Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE)
Five faculty teams (2 Pre-award, 2 Post-award and 1 Research Environment & Development (RED)) provide the following support for academics.
This team provides support for departments and is primarily organised by departmental portfolios.
Meet our Faculty Teams and find out how they can support you.
Development teams
Support the development of our researchers, partnerships and strategic projects through grant applications, training, events, communications and the management of external relationships.
Coordinate research initiatives, applications, partnerships and development activities.
Coordinate and deliver training for researchers and professional services staff aligned to research.
Championing and supporting public involvement and participatory approaches in research across the University of York.
Connecting Postgraduate Researchers across the university and supporting them to make the most of their research project
Connecting people, ideas and evidence to drive policy change in the pursuit of public good.
Business and Knowledge Exchange teams
Support staff to increase the impact of their research or teaching through knowledge exchange activities including short courses, consultancy, public engagement activities, spins outs and licensing.
Support staff in creating external training and professional development activities focussed on applying research and teaching into practice.
Help staff turn ideas, activities, discoveries or designs into commercial processes, services or products.
Coordinate knowledge exchange and impact activity across the University; supporting the interaction and development of businesses with our researchers.
Organogram
View an organogram of the RIKE directorate: RIKE Org chart - June 2026 (PDF
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