Donors & Funding Policy

Sense About Science is an independent charitable trust funded by donations from trusts and foundations (over 50%), science bodies, industry and individuals. In the past year, financial contributions for both core and project-related costs, have been received from:

ABPI, the Association for Clinical Biochemistry, AstraZeneca plc, the Biochemical Society, BAMA, British Toxicology Society, Blackwell Publishing, BP plc, British Institute of Radiology, British Pharmacological Society, Elsevier, EPSRC, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, GE Healthcare, Health and Science Communication Trust, Institute of Food Research, Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, Institution of Chemical Engineers, John Innes Centre, John Innes Foundation, Medical Research Council, Motor Neurone Disease Association, Multiple Sclerosis Society, NESTA, New Scientist, Oxford University Press, Parkinson’s Disease Society, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, PHG Foundation, Physiological Society, Research Councils UK, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Astronomical Society, Royal College of Pathologists, Royal College of Radiologists, Royal Meteorological Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Royal Society of Chemistry, St John’s College Research Centre, Science Careers.org, Society for Applied Microbiology, Society for Endocrinology, Society for General Microbiology, The Times, University of Dundee, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews, University of Stirling, University of West Scotland.

Help with equipment, facilities and services has also been received from: The Guardian, Institute of Biology, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Physics, John Innes Centre, RPSGB, The Lancet, PA Consulting (IT), Research Defence Society, Royal Society of Edinburgh, University College London.

Around 20% of funds in 2007 were donated by individual scientists, members of the public and small charitable trusts.

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 W1D7EG.

Last updated: May 29 2008