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Research England welcomes new approach to access regulation at the Office for Students
Research England Executive Chair David Sweeney has welcomed the Office for Students’ new approach to regulating access to higher education and support for students from under-represented backgrounds.
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The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre opens
£15 million of Research England funding has enabled a £60m, world-class research facility to open today with a mission to explore the huge potential for UK and international industry of a new material called graphene.
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Panel membership for REF environment panel agreed
The four UK higher education funding bodies have confirmed the membership of a panel that will pilot the assessment of the institutional-level environment submissions alongside the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
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Research England publishes first KEF documents ahead of consultation
Research England has today published three documents that will help higher education institutions (HEIs) prepare for the upcoming consultation on the future Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
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Research England launches £4m international fund to support HEIs' international collaborations
Research England has launched a new, competitive, £4m fund designed to help English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) expand their existing research collaborations with universities and research organisations outside of 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).