Research England is a new council within UK Research and Innovation. As a key component of the research funding system, Research England will 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; overseeing the £900 million UK Research Partnership Investment Fund; and the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).
For more information please visit: https://re.ukri.org/.
UK Research and Innovation brings together nine Councils including Research England into a single organisation that aims to be the best research and innovation organisation in the world. Visit www.ukri.org