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Science and Technology Facilities Council

UK science funding organization
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Science and Technology Facilities Council

Summary

Science and Technology Facilities Council is a non-departmental public body[1].

Key Facts

  • Science and Technology Facilities Council was a member of Research Data Alliance[2].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's instance of is recorded as non-departmental public body[4].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's headquarters location is recorded as Polaris House[5].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Rutherford Appleton Laboratory[6].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Daresbury Laboratory[7].
  • 2007 marks the founding of Science and Technology Facilities Council[8].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's parent organization or unit is recorded as UK Research and Innovation[9].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's official website is recorded as https://stfc.ukri.org/[10].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Science and Technology Facilities Council[11].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's short name is recorded as STFC[12].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-057g20z61[13].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:2d::/48[14].
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:58::/48[15].

Body

Founding

2007 marks the founding of Science and Technology Facilities Council[8].

Identity

Science and Technology Facilities Council's short name is recorded as STFC[12].

Operations

Science and Technology Facilities Council's headquarters location is recorded as Polaris House[5]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as UK Research and Innovation[9]. Subsidiaries include Rutherford Appleton Laboratory[6], a laboratory[16], in United Kingdom[17], founded in 1957[18] and Daresbury Laboratory[7], a facility[19], in United Kingdom[20], founded in 1967[21].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . rd-alliance.org. Retrieved . rd-alliance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Gwirex · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → STFC
    Member of → Research Data Alliance
    Domain name → stfc.ac.uk
    Gnd id → 1090608632
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13305]]: GB-COH-RC000817"
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