Public research database becomes faster and easier to explore
A rebuilt public database makes UK-funded research easier to find and follow. UK Research and Innovation says its new Gateway to Research is now live, free to use and open without registration.
The service links more than 191,000 funded projects with 1.2 million publications and over one million reported outcomes, including products, partnerships, spin-outs and research used in policy. Clearer project pages let researchers, businesses and the public move between awards, people and results.
UKRI tested the redesign with users. Its System Usability Scale score rose from 74.8 to 88.3; satisfaction moved from 76% to 100%; and the share unable to complete a project-page task fell from 38% to zero. Data will now update monthly rather than quarterly.
The figures come from UKRI's own testing, and its data guide warns that coverage and reporting can have limits. The service does not judge whether every project succeeded. It does, however, turn a large public record into a quicker route from public funding to published work and practical outcomes — helping people spot expertise, avoid duplicated effort and build on what already exists.
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