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Research England launches Knowledge Exchange Framework consultation
Research England has published a document detailing proposals for how the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) could work, for consultation, and would like to hear the HE sector's views on these proposals.
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Universities Minister highlights economic importance of university research on visit to Research England
Research England welcomed Chris Skidmore, Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, to its offices in Bristol today.
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New Year's Honours awarded to members of the higher education community
Research England congratulates the higher education figures who were included in the 2019 New Year Honours list.
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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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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).