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Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE)

Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE) supports and develops research, knowledge exchange and impact activities.

Operations teams

Support academic and professional services departments with contracts, grants, and compliance.

Draft and review of research-related contracts (excludes procurement contracts)
Support the system wide coordinator and institutional oversight of all research project grants, funder compliance, financial reporting and audits.
Research strategy and good practice, including compliance with funder and University policies and procedures.
Manage the internally distributed funds that are made available for pump-priming research and impact activity at the University.
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

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.
Connecting people, ideas and evidence to drive policy change in the pursuit of public good.
Coordinate knowledge exchange and impact activity across the University; supporting the interaction and development of businesses with our researchers.
Development and coordination of strategic University activities that can impact local, regional and national economic development.

Organogram

View an organogram of the RIKE directorate: June Organogram (PDF , 2,123kb)

Training opportunities