Research, Innovation and Business Engagement (RIBE) empowers our research community to transform ideas into impacts through their projects.
The RIBE team help you to identify opportunities and apply for research grants, to assure the good, ethical, contractually-sound conduct of research and to disseminate your findings while protecting commercially valuable results and maximising their impact.
Support is available to current staff and students, Fellowship applicants and prospective staff colleagues seeking to move to Bradford to undertake research.
There is a huge amount of information available designed specifically for the University of Bradford research community on our SharePoint pages (login required).
We can also help promote your projects and successes through the Research and Innovation channels and the University of Bradford networks, and advise you on potential marketing strategy.
Here is an overview of the support Research, Innovation and Business Engagement provide in four key areas:
Workshops and tools to identify fundingResources and help on preparing proposals and managing your projectCompetitive internal investment funds are available for researchers to get support to travel overseas, shape and build a collaborative research bid and promote your publications. There is a particular focus on international and partner research and early career research development.
Training and resources to support research impact skillsOne to one support for developing research impact plans in grant applicationsSupport for the development of REF Impact Case StudiesSupport for Data Management Plans (DMPs) and Data Access StatementsGuidance for Open Access Publishing
Support is available through the Bradford Researcher Development Framework (BRDF) (login required)
Applying for ethics approvalApplying for patentsSpinning out novel ideas into companiesLegal contract development
There are also services within the University of Bradford that can assist and support you in the course of your research. We have networks and facilities with specialist staff and equipment which can enhance your project outcomes.
Find some of our key services right, and see more about our research centres across the University on our research themes pages.
Frequently referred to as the Researcher Development Concordat, the University of Bradford is a signatory to this national agreement to improve support for researchers and researcher careers in UK HE.