This research provides context in terms of the effectiveness of grant support for R&D and innovation in Northern Ireland and the comparative impacts of grants from Invest NI and UKRI, as well as the relationship between accessing one or both sources of funding.
This paper, carried out by Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC), explores the growth and productivity effects on R&D and innovation of both Invest NI and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant support to firms in Northern Ireland, in the period from 2006-2016.
Assessing the business growth and productivity effects of Invest NI and UKRI grant support for R&D and innovation