There are seven government-funded research councils offering a variety of grants which can pay post graduate study fees in full .
Scientists would though still have to go through the usual channels of winning grants from the Research Councils to support their experiments.
As well as receiving funding from various research councils, there could be a strong case for channelling assets seized from drug-related crime, the UKDPC suggested.
For the past twenty-five years he has worked on and supervised some sixty projects sponsored by the UK Research Councils, government and industry, the US government and the EU, amongst others.
This is likely to consider developments across the UK. Lord Mandelson's responsibility is primarily for English higher education, but much university funding comes via research councils which are UK-wide.
The STFC was formed as a new research council in April 2007 through a merger of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC) and the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PParc).
The STFC was formed as a new research council on 1 April 2007 through a merger of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC) and the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PParc).
BBC: The UK retains its involvement in the Eiscat radars for now
"Government and research councils' funding wants you to test hypotheses and produce very specific, short-term high-impact results, " said Chris Newman, one of the researchers from the university's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) who will be making the presentation.
Its research suggested 48% of councils would no longer be able to meet in full the rents of half of all claimants - the present proportion - by 2017.
"The government has acted to control surveillance by local councils but this research shows more than ever before public bodies are using private detectives to do their snooping, " he said.
They will also unveil research on how much it will cost individual councils to stage the referendum.
Local Government Association (LGA) research suggests that one-in-three councils are worried about the density of fast food outlets.
Research carried out by MORI for the NCDL also found 17% of councils now offer a microchipping scheme.
It is hoped the research project, which is the first of its kind in Scotland, will help councils and leisure trusts plan future health programmes and facilities, including new outdoor spaces, "Green Gym" environmental programmes, and walking routes.
Road damage compensation claims made against London councils increased by more than 37% over a three-year period, BBC research has revealed.
Research for the Sunday Politics Midlands on BBC One has established that more than two-thirds of the councils concerned have no local plans in place.
"The leasing idea seems ideal for local city councils and governmental departments running small fleets, " says Andrew Fullbrook, a senior manager at automotive research group CSM Worldwide.
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