Donors and Funding Policy
Sense About Science is an independent charitable trust funded by donations from trusts and foundations, science bodies, industry and individuals.
Financial year ending April 2010
Figures submitted for independent examination in September 2010. These are income figures based on in-year cashflow and will be adjusted for brought forward balances or creditors and debtors.
Sense About Science is grateful to the following organisations for their support for both core and project-related costs in financial year ending April 2010:
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The Association for Clinical Biochemistry, the Biochemical Society, British Toxicology Society, British Pharmacological Society, COST, Institute of Biomedical Science, Institute of Food Research, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, John Innes Centre, Medical Research Council, NFU, NESTA, Physiological Society |
Research Information Network, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Agricultural Society of England, Royal College of Pathologists, Royal Meteorological Society, Society for Applied Microbiology, Society for Endocrinology, Society for General Microbiology, University of Brighton, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, |
University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews, University of Stirling, University of Sussex, University of the West of Scotland, the White Rose University Consortium, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Elsevier, GE Healthcare, Unilever, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Gatsby Charitable Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, John Innes Foundation, the Kenneth Miller Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, PHG Foundation, Rayne Foundation and The Wellcome Trust. |
Help with equipment, facilities and services has also been received from: The Guardian, Institute of Physics, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Understanding Animal Research, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vitae North West Hub and Vitae South West Hub
Our funding policy
- Sense About Science's principal funding is through grants and donations in respect of its core aims.
- Occasional direct sponsorship of activities will be by written agreement.
- Donations do not entitle any individual or organisation to decision-making authority. External funding will not divert Sense About Science from its agreed aims and values.
- Donations will normally be acknowledged in public reports and accounts.
Donations from individuals and small private trusts will be acknowledged at the request of the donor. Direct sponsorship of activities will also be acknowledged on related publicity.
Questions about funding should be addressed in writing, with a return postal address, to: The Board of Trustees, Sense About Science, 25 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7EG.
Last updated: November 24 2010