Quality of Research (QR) Funding

Lancaster receives funding from Research England to support our research and knowledge exchange activities.

Applications to these funds are now open for 2024-2025. Applicants can apply for between £5,000 and £25,000 and must submit their forms by 9am on Monday 18th November 2024.

Please see further details of the criteria for each fund along with the application forms below. The application fund contains details of how to submit and the subsequent review process.

An information webinar on Thursday 17th October was held by Dr Amy Mayfield, Research Culture Manager, Janine Bickerstaff, Policy Impact Manager and Jess Shaw, Public Engagement Manager. The slides are available here: QR PSF PR Webinar.pptx

Policy Support Fund

This funding supports universities in undertaking research with local, regional, national and international structures.

Eligible activity includes:

  • new and extended research activity working in partnership with policymakers
  • use of existing research and the exchange of knowledge between universities and policymakers
  • activity and training to better equip academics to communicate effectively with policymakers
  • partnerships and collaborations aimed at supporting evidence-based policymaking
  • the exchange of people, for example, staff secondments, contributing towards professional doctorates in policy, joint PhDs

Link to application form - QR PSF Application Form_Final_2425.docx

Participatory Research

Participatory or co-produced research strengthens research outcomes by involving the communities and users of research, better recognising their experience, needs and preferences, and giving greater agency to communities to put findings into practice.

Cover the costs of co-produced research and to run capacity-building activities such as:

  • pilot projects using innovative models and methodologies for participatory research
  • the development of materials to support researchers interested in developing their skills in participatory research, and public engagement activities that are related to participatory and co-produced research
  • case studies and evidence of the impact of co-produced research, and evaluations of the effectiveness of co-production from different institutions or disciplines

Link to application form - QR PRES Application Form_Final_2425.docx