Research England blog

Helena Mills, Senior Policy Adviser at Research England shares her tips on how to write a brilliant Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) strategy.

Ben Johnson, Associate Director of Insight and Engagement at Research England discusses the importance of working in partnership with the universities and other Higher Education providers that we fund. 

The UK has a strong history of research collaboration with China, based on a growing understanding of mutual strengths. In fact, the UK is second only to the US as a partner in collaborative research for Chinese counterparts and together we have produced over 60,000 co-authored publications since 2013.

David Sweeney, Research England's Executive Chair, sets out Research England's role in sustaining the conditions in English universities that will enable the country to remain a world leader in the higher education sector.

A report published today by Research England shows that UK universities are working hard to ensure that they are compliant with funders’ open access policies.

We asked Imperial College’s Professor Christopher Jackson about his experiences as a researcher and the metrics culture, and his impressions of the February 2018 event on the responsible use of metrics.

We invited Professor Sir Ian Diamond, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen and chair of the Expanding Excellence in England (E3) assessment panel, to share his thoughts on developments in the UK’s research landscape and the potential for Research England’s first new funding scheme

A report published today shows that the UK is making huge strides towards open access. Over eighty percent of outputs that are within scope of the REF OA policy are meeting the policy requirements.