Research England

Research England is a part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) that oversees the functions of UKRI in relation to university research and knowledge transfer in England.^[2][3] 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)^[4][5]
• 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)

Research England

Predecessor	Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Key people	David Sweeney Alice Frost Steven A. Hill[1] Rachel Tyrrell Alex Herbert
Parent organisation	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology UK Research and Innovation
Website	re.ukri.org

See also

• Higher Education Funding Council for England

References

1. Anon (2019). "Our People". re.ukri.org. Research England. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17.
2. 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.
3. Anon (2019). "Joint funding with Research England". officeforstudents.org.uk. Office for Students.
4. Coiffait, Louis (2018). "What's the latest with the knowledge exchange framework (KEF)?". wonkhe.com.
5. Hill, Steven A. (2019). "The differences between the Knowledge Exchange Framework and the Research Excellence Framework". re.ukri.org. Research England.