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
• Research funding in the United Kingdom