Natural Environment Research Council

British Research Council
Organization non_departmental_public_body Q4272261
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Summary

Natural Environment Research Council is a non-departmental public body[1]. It draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (non_departmental_public_body category, ranking #16 of 58).[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 http://www.nerc.ac.uk/[15].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's official website is recorded as https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/[16].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural Environment Research Council[17].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NERC'}[18].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-02b5d8509[19].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:3a::/47[20].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:30a::/48[21].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:3c5::/48[22].
  • Natural Environment Research Council's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:3c7::/48[23].

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'}[18].

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[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 2010[26]; National Centre for Atmospheric Science[8], a research institute[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 2002[29], headquartered in University of Leeds Campus[30]; British Oceanographic Data Centre[9], an organization[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1969[33], headquartered in Liverpool[34]; British Geological Survey[10], a geological survey[35], in United Kingdom[36], headquartered in Keyworth[37]; and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology[11], a research institute[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1994[40], headquartered in Wallingford[41].

Why It Matters

Natural Environment Research Council draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (non_departmental_public_body category, ranking #16 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] ↑ . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The independent topic id → natural-environment-research-council
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  2. 15w ago · Gwirex · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → UK Research and Innovation
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    Child organization or unit → National Oceanography Centre, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, British Oceanographic Data Centre +2
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