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The independent, not-for-profit organisation invests any surplus funds directly back into its programme of research to address key questions in education. Originally founded in 1946 as the Centre for Educational Research and Development in England and Wales, NFER's head office is located in Slough, with a separate regional office located in York.
Research England is a part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) that oversees the functions of UKRI in relation to university research and knowledge transfer in England. [2] [3] This includes: providing funding to English universities for research and knowledge exchange activities
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a membership association and learned society committed to advancing research quality, building research capacity and fostering research engagement. BERA's aim is to inform the development of policy and practice by promoting the best quality evidence produced by educational research.
Established on 1 April 2018 by the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, UKRI brought nine organisations into one unified body. [2] [3] UKRI was created following a report by Sir Paul Nurse, the President of the Royal Society, who recommended the merger in order to increase integrative cross-disciplinary research.
The IOE is the largest education research body in the United Kingdom, with over 700 research students in the doctoral school. It also has the largest portfolio of postgraduate programmes in education in the UK, with approximately 4,000 students taking Master's programmes, and a further 1,200 students on PGCE teacher-training
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is an education policy think tank that aims to promote high-quality education outcomes through research and analysis. [2] It is based at 150 Buckingham Palace Road, in central London .
Janet is a high-speed network for the UK research and education community provided by Jisc, a not-for-profit company set up to provide computing support for education. [2] It serves 18 million users and is the busiest National Research and Education Network in Europe by volume of data carried. [3]
The National Centre for Social Research is a registered charity trading as NatCen Social Research and is the largest independent social research institute in the UK. [30] [31] [32] The research charity was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell [33] and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out rigorous social policy research to improve society.