Science and Technology Facilities Council

"STFC" redirects here. For other uses, see STFC (disambiguation).

Science and Technology Facilities Council
Council overview
Formed2007 (2007)
StatusCouncil within UK Research and Innovation
HeadquartersSwindon, Wiltshire, England
Annual budget£608 million (FY2024/25)
Ministers responsible
Council executive
  • Michele Dougherty, Executive Chair
Parent departmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology
Parent bodyUK Research and Innovation
Websitestfc.ukri.org

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a council of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, that carries out research in science and engineering, and funds UK research in areas including particle physics, nuclear physics, space science and astronomy (both ground-based and space-based).

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