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Oxford launches North American start-up scheme that will create 4,000 UK jobs
Research England supports University of Oxford science and technology commercialisation initiative set to raise £1bn in private finance and lead to thousands of UK jobs.
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New report scopes the landscape of future research assessment
A new report draws on contributions from more than 3,700 researchers to look at the current research landscape, including systems of research assessment, and to look ahead at how it may change over the next five to ten years.
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Minister announces new direction for knowledge exchange funding
Universities Minister Chris Skidmore has today announced a new strategic direction for university knowledge exchange funding to drive the high performance needed to deliver the government’s commitment to raise research and development investment to 2.4% of GDP.
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Higher education labs to boost local innovators and fuel growth
Government funding announced today, Friday 20 September 2019, will help universities stimulate growth in their local economies, providing vital support for innovative new companies and creating jobs in emerging industries.
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Boost for pioneering international collaborations in energy, healthcare and artificial intelligence
Eight universities have been awarded £3.6 million of funding by Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation, to scale up international research collaborations with universities and research organisations outside the UK.
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Research England
Research England is a new council within UK Research and Innovation. We oversee UK Research and Innovation’s England-only functions in relation to university research and knowledge exchange. This includes providing grant funding to English universities for research and knowledge exchange activities; developing and implementing the Research Excellence Framework in partnership with the UK Higher Education funding bodies; overseeing the sustainability of the Higher Education research base in England; managing the £900 million UK Research Partnership Investment Fund; and administering the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).