The work of the Policy Studies Research Centre (PSRC) has been funded by a variety of bodies; it has strong links with leading academic institutions nationally and internationally, and has influenced policy and practice at local, national and international levels. Staff associated with the PSRC have, over recent years, undertaken research and consultancy funded by:
- Research councils (Arts and Humanities Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council)
- Local government (City of Lincoln Council, Essex County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Youth Offending Service)
- Central government (Home Office, HEFCE)
- Charitable foundations (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Nuffield Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, The Wellcome Trust)
- National voluntary organisations (SWAP, CSAP)
- Regional and local voluntary organisations (Lincoln Business Improvement Group, Lincolnshire Action Trust)
- Quangos (Housing Corporation, Communities Scotland, Higher Education Academy, Children’s Workforce Development Council, Boston Community Safety Partnership, Sure Start Partnerships, Children’s Fund, British Academy)
- European organisations (EU Tempus)