Research capital funding - the Science and Research Investment Fund (SRIF)

The aims of the Science Research Investment Fund (SRIF) are to address a historic backlog of upgrading and updating required by the physical university research infrastructure across the UK, and to assist the Northern Ireland universities to operate on a sustainable basis.  Introduced in 2002, it comprised funding provided by the then Office of Science and Innovation (OSI) and the Department for Employment and Learning.

£7m of government funding was invested through the first round of SRIF, supporting the establishment of four projects.  The second round (SRIF 2) runs from 2004 to 2007 and will invest a total of £19.3m of government funding, supporting fourteen projects.  This consists of £11.6m from the OSI and £7.7m from the Department.  A third round (SRIF 2006-08) will invest a total of £23.5m between 2006 and 2008.  As with SRIF 2, it comprises funding provided by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) external link (formerly the Office of Science and Innovation) and the Department for Employment and Learning. This funding consists of £15.1m from the OSI and £8.4m from the Department. A list of projects being supported is available by clicking the following link: SRIF Projects

For further information, please contact Martin Fullerton external link (tel: 02890 257 693).