Research England

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Research England
Council overview
StatusCouncil within UK Research and Innovation
HeadquartersSwindon, Wiltshire, England
Annual budget£2,006 million (FY2024/25)[1]
Ministers responsible
Parent departmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology
Parent bodyUK Research and Innovation
Websitere.ukri.org

The Research England is a council[2] of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, responsible for overseeing the functions of UKRI in relation to university research and knowledge transfer in England.[3][4] This includes:

  • providing funding to English universities for research and knowledge exchange activities
  • developing and implementing the Research Excellence Framework (REF) in partnership with the UK Higher Education funding bodies
  • developing the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF)[5][6]
  • overseeing the sustainability the Higher Education research base in England
  • managing the £900 million UK Research Partnership Investment Fund
  • administering the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UK Research and Innovation Annual Report and Accounts 2024–25". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Higher Education and Research Act 2017: Section 92", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2017 c. 29 (s. 92)
  3. ↑ Anon (2019). "Editorial: A kinder research culture is possible". Nature. 574 (7776): 5–6. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02951-4. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 31576053.
  4. ↑ Anon (2019). "Joint funding with Research England". officeforstudents.org.uk. Office for Students.
  5. ↑ Coiffait, Louis (2018). "What's the latest with the knowledge exchange framework (KEF)?". wonkhe.com.
  6. ↑ Hill, Steven A. (2019). "The differences between the Knowledge Exchange Framework and the Research Excellence Framework". re.ukri.org. Research England.