Science and Technology Facilities Council. (STFC). They are keeping the UK at the forefront of international science and tackling key challenges facing global society such as; the environment, energy, climate, biomedical research and global security. STFC support research, innovation and skills within particle physics, astronomy, nuclear physics and space science through UK universities and participation in major international collaborations. They design, build, operate and exploit world leading large scale facilities in the UK and enable access to international facilities.

Students can work for 12 months at either the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Oxfordshire), Daresbury Laboratory (Warrington) or the STFC Headquarters Swindon as part of their sandwich course.