About ESRC
We are the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. We support independent, high quality research which has an impact on business, the public sector and the third sector. Our total budget for 2012/13 is £205 million. At any one time we support over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and independent research institutes.
What we do
Information about ESRC, including our history, mission and priorities, funding and training activities.
Our strategic priorities
We have sharpened our focus around three strategic research priorities.
Governance and structure
Find out about ESRC's organisational structure and how we are governed.
Policies and standards
ESRC policies on issues such as equality, freedom of information, data security, research ethics and transparency.
Our research
We fund a wide range of research, from individual projects to centres, programmes and ventures.