The Research Council has been formally established and today launches its official website at research.gov.vin, where its funded programmes, funding calls and standards of research integrity are published.
Funding and integrity
- Programmes
Six funded programmes established on 6 September 2026, with 38 awards worth 25,000,000 credits held under them.
- Applying for Funding
Open Round 2026 opens on 21 September and closes on 13 November 2026. The fellowship call opens on 5 October.
- Awards
The awards made at establishment, their value by programme and by site, and the conditions that attach to them.
- Research Integrity
Seven standards apply to all research funded by the Council. Concerns are received by the Integrity Office.
- Open Research
What funded researchers must publish, deposit and retain, and the deadlines for each kind of output.
- Frequently asked questions
Who may apply, how proposals are assessed, how awards are paid and how to raise a concern.
Latest announcements
All news- Research Council Confirms First Round of Funded Programmes
Six programmes and 38 awards worth 25,000,000 credits in total were confirmed on establishment, consolidating research previously funded separately by member organisations under a single register.
- Research Council Publishes Standards of Research Integrity
Seven standards of research integrity apply from today to all research funded by the Council. An Integrity Office receives concerns and a published procedure governs how they are assessed and investigated.
- Research Council Announces Open Round 2026 Funding Call
The Council's first open funding call opens on 21 September 2026 and closes on 13 November 2026, with up to 12,000,000 credits available across five programmes. A separate fellowship call opens on 5 October 2026.
About the Council
The Research Council of the Velocity Interoperability Network is responsible for research programmes and research integrity across the Velocity Interoperability Network.
It funds research carried out by member organisations, administers the awards made under its programmes, requires the results of funded research to be openly available, and sets and upholds the standards of research integrity that apply to every researcher it funds.
Milestones
6 September 2026
Council established
Responsibility for research programmes and research integrity across the Network, with a Secretariat and three offices at Eastfield Campus.
6 September 2026
research.gov.vin launched
Press releases, the register of programmes and awards, guidance for applicants and the standards of research integrity published on the official website.
6 September 2026
First round of programmes and first funding call confirmed
Six programmes and 38 awards confirmed at establishment; Open Round 2026 announced, opening on 21 September and closing on 13 November 2026.
Forthcoming
Open Round 2026 outcomes and the first integrity report
Outcomes of Open Round 2026 will be notified in February 2027, and the Council's first annual report on research integrity will be published in the first quarter of 2027.