The new service, built to current government digital standards, allows anyone to search projects funded by UKRI’s research councils and Innovate UK. It provides details on who is involved, the funding awarded, and project outcomes, offering a comprehensive view of the research and innovation landscape. The platform now holds information on over 191,000 UKRI-funded projects, more than 1.2 million publications, and over 1 million outcomes.
Gateway to Research is utilised by a wide range of users, including researchers seeking collaborators, businesses looking for expertise, policymakers analysing the innovation landscape, and the public interested in how public money is spent. Following a review of publication rules, GtR now publishes a more complete record of UKRI investment, with data updated monthly instead of quarterly.
Dr Ian Viney MBE, UKRI Chief Data Officer, stated that the new service builds on over a decade of GtR's function as a public window into funded research, offering a faster, more complete, and reliable way to explore UKRI investments. The service was developed and tested with users, resulting in significant improvements in usability scores and overall satisfaction.
“"My research spans brain imaging and experimental medicine, so I’m often trying to find researchers working on related questions and what they’ve already found. The new Gateway to Research makes that much quicker. I can go from a project to its publications and outputs, then follow the links to the people involved and their other work, all in a few clicks. It’s a genuinely useful tool when I’m planning a new study or looking for potential collaborators."
A new application programming interface (API) has also been introduced. Users of the current API will need to update their tools to accommodate the changes. Further information and resources for getting started with the new API are available on the Gateway to Research website.
