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.

Research and Knowledge Exchange Contracts

Draft and review of research-related contracts (excludes procurement contracts)

Research Operations Hub

Support the system wide coordinator and institutional oversight of all research project grants, funder compliance, financial reporting and audits.

Policy, Integrity and Performance

Research strategy and good practice, including compliance with funder and University policies and procedures.

Internal Funding and Programmes Team

Manage the internally distributed funds that are made available for pump-priming research and impact activity at the University.

Faculty of Sciences Research Operations

Five faculty teams (2 Pre-award, 2 Post-award and 1 Research Environment & Development (RED)) provide the following support for academics.

Faculty of Social Sciences Research Operations

This team provides support for departments and is primarily organised by departmental portfolios.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities Research Operations

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.

Research Development

Coordinate research initiatives, applications, partnerships and development activities.

Building Research and Innovation Capacity

Coordinate and deliver training for researchers and professional services staff aligned to research.

Involvement@ York

Championing and supporting public involvement and participatory approaches in research across the University of York.

York Graduate Research School

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.

Continuing Professional Development

Support staff in creating external training and professional development activities focussed on applying research and teaching into practice.

Commercialisation

Help staff turn ideas, activities, discoveries or designs into commercial processes, services or products.

The York Policy Engine

Connecting people, ideas and evidence to drive policy change in the pursuit of public good.

Business Development and Enterprise Team

Coordinate knowledge exchange and impact activity across the University; supporting the interaction and development of businesses with our researchers.

Economic Development

Development and coordination of strategic University activities that can impact local, regional and national economic development.

Organogram

View an organogram of the RIKE directorate: RIKE Organogram, October 2024 (PDF , 2,046kb)