UK Research and Innovation

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national research funding agency non-departmental public body

UK Research and Innovation is the United Kingdom’s national funding agency that supports and coordinates research and innovation across multiple disciplines through its various councils and institutes.

Aliases (5)

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ×1
Economic and Social Research Council ×1
Research Councils UK ×1
Research England ×1
UKRI ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national research funding agency → non-departmental public body →
abbreviation	UKRI →
budget	multi-billion-pound annual budget →
coordinatesWith	UK universities → government departments → industry partners → research institutes →
country	United Kingdom →
employerOf	chief executive officer →
fieldOfWork	higher education research funding → innovation policy → scientific research →
formedByMergerOf	Higher Education Funding Council for England (research and knowledge exchange functions) → Innovate UK → Research Councils UK →
fundingSource	UK government →
governs	UK-wide research council funding system →
hasPart	Arts and Humanities Research Council → Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council → Economic and Social Research Council → Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council → Innovate UK → Medical Research Council → Natural Environment Research Council → Research England → Science and Technology Facilities Council →
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom →
headquartersLocation	Swindon →
inception	2018 →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
legalBasis	Higher Education and Research Act 2017 →
operatesInSector	higher education → innovation and technology → research and development →
parentDepartment	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology →
predecessor	Higher Education Funding Council for England (research functions) → Innovate UK → Research Councils UK →
purpose	coordinate UK research funding → fund research → support innovation →
regionServed	England → Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales →
supportsProgram	doctoral training → fellowships → innovation grants → research grants →
website	https://www.ukri.org/ →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UK Research and Innovation ("Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council") → UK Research and Innovation ("Economic and Social Research Council") → UK Research and Innovation ("Research England") →	hasPart
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology → Medical Research Council →	parentOrganization
UK Research and Innovation ("UKRI") →	abbreviation
Newton Fund →	administeredBy
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills ("Research Councils UK") →	hasMinisterialResponsibilityFor
Medical Research Council →	operatedBy
British Geological Survey →	parentOrganisation
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit →	partOf