Contact Us

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…our commitment to communication

Whatever your area of interest, we welcome your enquiries, questions, comments and suggestions.

You can contact us at:

Science and Technology Facilities Council
Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1SZ

Tel: +44 (0)1793 442 000
Email: STFC enquiries (general enquiries)
For Freedom of Information requests please contact the Freedom of Information Officer

Additional STFC contact points

• Chilbolton Observatory - tel: +44 (0)1264 860 391
• Daresbury Laboratory - tel: +44 (0)1925 603 000
• Rutherford Appleton Laboratory - tel: +44 (0)1235 445 000
• UK Astronomy Technology Centre - tel: +44 (0)131 668 8100

Find an STFC contact

• STFC Council
• Press, Media & PR Team
• STFC Events
• Digital
• Social Media

Other useful contacts

• UK Research and Innovation – tel: 01793 444 420
• UK Shared Business Services:
  • Procurement – tel: 01793 867 004
  • Finance – tel: 01793 867 004
  • Human Resources – tel: 01793 867 003

How to find us

For the location of our main offices and key facilities, just click on the links below:

• Swindon HQ
• Chilbolton Observatory
• Daresbury Laboratory
• Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
• UK Astronomy Technology Centre

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Data Protection and Freedom of Information

UK Research and Innovation aims to be as open as possible in informing others how we conduct our business through our publications, our website and face-to-face discussions.

We are committed to openness, transparency good record-keeping and effective communication in our handling of requests for information. All information will be made freely available unless there is a good reason not to do so, in line with relevant exemptions. Our website and those of our Councils and Research Institutes are developed with this goal in mind.

• The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 give you specific rights to obtain information about what we do and how we do.
• The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) (2016/679) gives you the right to see personal information we hold about you.

If the information you are interested in cannot be accessed through our website you can make a request in writing. To help us to locate the information please outline your request as clearly as possible, providing any relevant dates, organisations or names, and tell us if you would like to receive the information, either in hard copy or in electronic format.

We aim to provide as much information as possible free of charge although we reserve the right to charge fees in accordance the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulation 2004.

Please email or write to us:
Freedom of Information Officer
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House
Swindon, SN2 1FL

In the event that you believe we have not dealt your request correctly and fairly you may choose to contact the Information Commissioner for a decision:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
0303 123 1113

Details of how to take your complaint further can be found on the Information Commissioner's Office website.

Complaints policy

If you have a complaint of a more general nature the UK Research and Innovation complaints policy provides full details of how to make a complaint