Evaluation of the UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF)

Descriptions

The Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) is a new competitive funding scheme that funds: multi- and inter-disciplinary research and innovation (MIDRI); research and innovation that crosses the boundaries between the nine UKRI Councils and Other Governmental Departments (OGDs) to address Government research and innovation priorities; and strategically important research and innovation that cannot be supported through other mechanisms. UK Research and Innovation have a requirement for an evaluation of the SPF. The aim of the evaluation is to inform ongoing and future improvements of the fund, to maximise the value of public funding (in particular, the possibility of future growth of the SPF), to demonstrate what the fund delivered for taxpayers, and to help UKRI build the evidence base on ‘what works’ in successfully supporting high quality MIDRI and ensuring R&I responds to strategic opportunities and priorities.