Research and innovation

We help universities secure the resources they need to carry out cutting-edge research. We also provide leadership in areas such as researcher career development and research integrity.

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11 May 2022 UUKi blog

Is there hope on the Horizon or is the UK going its own way?

Following nearly 18 months of stalemate, we are closer than ever to the UK deciding to go its own way, but there is still time to rescue the deal.

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31 Mar 2022 Invitation to tender

Invitation to tender: Research concordats and agreements review phase 2

We are jointly commissioning a project with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Trust to bring stakeholders from the research and innovation community together to reflect on the impact of concordats and agreements.

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25 Mar 2022 Data and case study

25 Mar 2022 Data and case study

How do universities support the creation of new businesses?

How much of an impact do start-ups and spin-offs have, and how do they support the UK Government’s levelling up agenda? We’ve taken a look at the data and one of the many success stories coming out of universities.
16 Mar 2022 News

16 Mar 2022 News

Researcher Development Concordat primed to deliver on government’s people and culture strategy

We are working in tandem with signatories of the Researcher Development Concordat to help deliver on the UK Government’s People & Culture Strategy.
9 Mar 2022 Publications

9 Mar 2022 Publications

Research concordats and agreements review

Universities UK, UK Research and Innovation and the Wellcome Trust commissioned Basis Social to gather insights on the adoption and impact of various concordats and agreements currently in place across the UK’s research landscape.
8 Feb 2022 UUKi news

8 Feb 2022 UUKi news

Research and Innovation community urges European leaders to take action on Horizon Europe

A new campaign asks European leaders to place science collaboration before politics, as the UK’s and Switzerland's participation in the EU's world-leading research and innovation programme Horizon Europe hangs in the balance.
13 Dec 2021 Data

13 Dec 2021 Data

Higher education in facts and figures: 2021

An overview of the data on students, staff and university finances from our member institutions.
22 Nov 2021 Research and innovation

22 Nov 2021 Research and innovation

Concordats and agreements

Concordats are agreed sets of expectations for the conditions under which research and innovation happen. We contribute to concordats and help government and universities implement them.
22 Nov 2021 Explainer

22 Nov 2021 Explainer

How can we make a real change to research culture in the UK?

Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President of Brunel University London, makes the case for the importance of the Researcher Development Concordat.
3 Nov 2021 Explainer

3 Nov 2021 Explainer

What does the Spending Review 2021 mean for university research and innovation?

The biggest announcement for universities was the government’s plans to invest in research and innovation (R&I). But what does this mean for universities?
29 Oct 2021 Opinion

29 Oct 2021 Opinion

A foundation for the future: how collaboration is delivering the skills people and businesses need

Rajay Naik from Skilled Education talks about the role of the Help to Grow scheme in supporting businesses.