Collection: Areas of Research Interest

ARI also include information on:

• departmental research systems
• research and data publication policies
• research and development strategies

Background

In response to the 2015 Nurse review of the UK Research Councils, the government accepted the review’s recommendation to provide:

• a more strategic approach to departmental research and development programmes
• a more sophisticated dialogue with academia
• documents that set out the most important research questions facing each department

Aims

ARI aim to improve how government departments:

• align scientific and research evidence from academia with policy development and decision-making
• access a wide range of suppliers
• engage with researchers
• access stronger policy evidence bases at better value for money
• share research commissions

Feedback

To help improve the ARI, please send your comments to:

ari.comment@go-science.gsi.gov.uk