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UK higher education funding bodies publish draft guidance and criteria on detailed arrangements for REF 2021
The UK’s four higher education funding bodies have published the draft guidance and criteria on making submissions to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, for consultation.
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Capital projects funded by Research England attract £1.73bn of co-investment for research at UK universities
A flagship Research England scheme has so far attracted £1.73bn of co-investment from industry partners, charitable organisations and philanthropic donors since its launch in 2012, according to a report published today.
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New £25m research and knowledge exchange fund to support innovative projects
The Research England Development (RED) Fund is set to support innovative projects in higher education institutions that can respond to Research England’s strategic priorities for research and knowledge exchange.
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£900M Future Leaders investment will sustain the UK as global home of research talent
Business Secretary Greg Clark unveiled a major new £900 million investment in the UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme.
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Over 80% of research outputs meet requirements of REF 2021 open access policy
Sixty one per cent of research outputs known to be in scope for the REF 2021 are meeting open access deposit, discovery and access requirements, with a further twenty per cent reporting a known exception, a report published today shows.
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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).