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Research England investment of £221m attracts £500m for 11 state-of-the-art research facilities
Research England is investing £221m in 11 brand new university research facilities across the UK that will support cutting-edge research and innovation in a wide range of specialist areas.
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Uplift for Research England Quality-related Research funding to support the Government's 2.4% commitment to R&D
Research England has published overall budgets for university research and knowledge exchange for the year 2019-20. Research England will invest an additional £91 million in funding for research and knowledge exchange in English universities for the year 2019-20, bringing the full investment for 2019-20 to nearly £2.2 billion.
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University staff see positive and negative impacts of Research Excellence Framework, study shows
A report published today by Research England, Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield has revealed that academics have a range of opinions about the Research Excellence Framework (REF), seeing it as having a positive impact but with room for improvement.
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Do you want to play a vital role in the UK's research and innovation system?
Research England, as part of UKRI, is using Green Park to recruit one additional post – if you have relevant expertise and experience, we would like to hear from you.
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Research England awards £2.2m to project to improve and increase open access publishing
A new Research England funded project is set to help universities, researchers, libraries and publishers to make more, and better, use of open access book publishing. It will enable greater access to world-leading research and increase its impact.
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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).