Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Responsibility for planning, encouraging and carrying out research in the physical and biological sciences which explain the natural processes of the environment in U.K.
www.nerc.ac.uk
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)
Directs and co-ordinates the funding of research in national and international programmes in particle physics, astronomy, cosmology, and space science.
www.pparc.ac.uk
Medical Research Council
Aims to improve health by promoting research into all areas of medical related science.
www.mrc.ac.uk
National Institute for Medical Research
Undertakes a broad spectrum of basic medical research from neurophysiology to molecular structure, from developmental biology to mycobacteriology.
www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk