Support for Researchers
The Research and Enterprise Directorate supports our researchers in a number of ways, providing guidance on ethics and governance, funding projects, working with partners, and commercial developments.

Funder Advice Relating to COVID-19
Guidance and support information
Funder information and advice on the impact of COVID-19.
COVID-19
Funding Information
Opportunities, Funder Policies and Support
UK, EU and International Funding Support
Funding Information
How to apply for funding
Guides for grant applications
UKRI, EU, Charity and Invest NI grant application guides
How to apply for funding
Costing and Pricing
Costing and Pricing application support
Information on support available for costing and pricing research grant applications
Costing and pricing
Contract Support
Application and award contracting support
Terms of engagement and our process
ContractsGovernance Support
Governance, ethics and integrityPure Support
Pure support
IP & Innovation
Supporting invention
Got an idea? Inventor's Guide, Innovation Programmes & Sources of Funding
IP and innovation
Establishing Business Partnerships
Business engagement
KTPs, Collaborative Research and Consultancy support
Establishing business partnerships
Career Development
Learning and Development Support
Training and Internal Support funds
Career development
Outputs and Outcomes
Impact, Data & Publication
Policies on impact, data and publication management
Outputs and outcomes
REF 2021 Support
Guidance and support information for REF 2021
Latest communications and information for REF 2021, plus best practice guidance, the support team and archive of communications and documentation from REF 2014.
REF 2021KTP Support
Knowledge Transfer PartnershipsConsultancy Support
Consultancy servicesRESEARCH PORTAL POLICY & RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT POLICY
Content displayed on the Research Portal is subject to the following licence arrangements:
Research data management is subject to the following policy: