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Coronavirus updates
The latest guidance and information on the vital work of UKRI and our community in response to the crisis
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UKRI launches consultation on Open Access policy
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today launched a consultation as part of its Open Access Review. The consultation will inform the development of a new open access policy, aimed at ensuring that the published outputs of research are widely and freely accessible to all.
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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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Research England report details how the first version of the Knowledge Exchange Framework will work
Following a consultation and a pilot exercise with the English higher education sector during 2019, Research England has published details of the first version of the Knowledge Exchange Framework.
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£29m available for research activity supporting evidence-based policy making
Research England is making an additional £29.1m of Quality-related Research (QR) funding available to institutions engaged in a range of research activity that supports evidence-based policymaking.
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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).
COVID-19 update: 7 April 2020
Following a recent request for HEIs to supply a principal point of contact (and alternative in case of absence) through whom requests for information and updates relating to research and knowledge exchange matters relevant to the COVID-19 outbreak can be addressed, Research England has begun making contact with HEIs informing them of updates and changes to funding programmes as a result of COVID-19, either directly or through established channels. If you have any queries not covered in these communications, please contact the relevant address below:
- Research Policy: researchpolicy@re.ukri.org
- Knowledge Exchange: KEPolicy@re.ukri.org
- RED fund: redevelopmentfund@re.ukri.org
- University Enterprise Zones uez@re.ukri.org
For all other funding queries please contact info@re.ukri.org.