Economic and Social Research Council

Not to be confused with National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Economic and Social Research Council

Council overview
Formed	1965 (1965)
Status	Council within UK Research and Innovation
Headquarters	Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Annual budget	£134 million (FY2024/25)
Ministers responsible	Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
Council executive	Stian Westlake, Executive Chair
Parent department	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Parent body	UK Research and Innovation
Website	esrc.ukri.org

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is a council of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, responsible for funding and support for research and training in the social sciences. It is the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues.