Natural Environment Research Council

British Research Council
Organization non_departmental_public_body Q4272261
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Natural Environment Research Council

Summary

Natural Environment Research Council is a non-departmental public body[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Natural Environment Research Council is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's instance of is recorded as non-departmental public body[4].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's instance of is recorded as research council[5].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's headquarters location is recorded as Polaris House[6].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as National Oceanography Centre[7].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as National Centre for Atmospheric Science[8].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as British Oceanographic Data Centre[9].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as British Geological Survey[10].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology[11].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's Commons category is recorded as Natural Environment Research Council[12].
  • 1965 marks the founding of Natural Environment Research Council[13].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's parent organization or unit is recorded as UK Research and Innovation[14].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's official website is recorded as https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/[15].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural Environment Research Council[16].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NERC'}[17].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-02b5d8509[18].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:3a::/47[19].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:30a::/48[20].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:3c5::/48[21].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:3c7::/48[22].

Body

Founding

1965 marks the founding of Natural Environment Research Council[13].

Identity

Natural Environment Research Council's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NERC'}[17].

Operations

Natural Environment Research Council's headquarters location is recorded as Polaris House[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as UK Research and Innovation[14]. Subsidiaries include National Oceanography Centre[7], a research institute[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 2010[25]; National Centre for Atmospheric Science[8], a research institute[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 2002[28], headquartered in University of Leeds Campus[29]; British Oceanographic Data Centre[9], an organization[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1969[32], headquartered in Liverpool[33]; British Geological Survey[10], a geological survey[34], in United Kingdom[35], headquartered in Keyworth[36]; and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology[11], a research institute[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1994[39], headquartered in Wallingford[40].

Why It Matters

Natural Environment Research Council has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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  20. [22] . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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