UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

« UK Research and Innovation (better known as UKRI) directs the UK government’s research and innovation funding across all disciplines, to the tune of £8b annually, making it a force to…

« Since the launch of the UKRI open access (OA) policy for research articles in August 2021, we have delivered targeted interventions to help libraries and researchers meet the policy’s requirements.…

« How to Begin the OA Transition: a guide for smaller and specialist publishers provides detailed
advice and guidance for both independent book publishers and those who work with larger

« Our annual report 2023 to 2024 sets out our milestones and achievements for the year. It incorporates UKRI and our nine councils and has been laid before Parliament. (…) »

« The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) digital research infrastructure committee (DRIC) aims to understand the potential for a ‘federated’ approach to the UK’s digital research infrastructure (DRI): what it might…

« The UK Government has released its response to the independent review of research bureaucracy, with recommendations that Jisc helps improve digital platforms to reduce costs and free up researchers.. (…) »

« From 1 January 2024, monographs, book chapters or edited collections acknowledging funding from UKRI or any of its councils must be made open access (OA) within 12…

« From 1 January 2024, UKRI’s open access policy will apply to monographs, book chapters and edited collections that need to acknowledge UKRI funding. (…) »

« This report presents the findings of a study commissioned by UKRI to review interventions to the peer review processes used in R&I award funding. (…) »

« The findings of 3 reports initiated as part of the Future Research Assessment Programme (FRAP) have been published today (12 December 2022).
Together the reports caution against moving to…