How we are funded

The RIN is funded by the four higher education funding councils, the three national libraries and the seven research councils:

• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
• Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
• Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)
• Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI)
• British Library
• National Library of Scotland
• National Library of Wales ? Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
• Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
• Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
• Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

The RIN’s work is overseen by a Funders’ Group that provides a line of accountability back to all the bodies that are fund us, listed above.