Partnership options
Your standing in the Research Collaboration Index is earned, verified and public, at no cost. A partnership turns that standing into advantage: your enhanced fact file, access to your rivals' fact files, the Connected Research Institution mark, and a presence in front of 172,000 academics worldwide. Three packages, one clear ladder of value.
The index is not for sale. The Research Collaboration Index is computed from the open global research record on a fixed, published methodology, drawing on the award records of the world's major funders (NIH, NSF, UKRI, the European Research Council, the German Research Foundation, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Australian Research Council, the Canadian tri-agency and the European Commission's CORDIS, among many others). It is free, public, and identical for every university, partner or not. Nothing on this page changes any university's score or position. Partners licence the enhanced fact file, the Connected Research Institution mark, editorial features and academic memberships, not their result.
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The partnership
Three packages. One ladder of advantage.
Every package includes your own enhanced fact file and access to your rivals' fact files. The higher the tier, the deeper the benchmark, the larger your reach, and the longer your standing is licensed.
Recognition
Your standing, activated.
£4,900
one year
Access to 2 peer enhanced fact files
Claim your verified standing and land in the reputation season with your intelligence in hand.
- Connected Research Institution mark. Your verified standing, with the mark and evidence pack, licensed for the 2027 edition.
- Your enhanced fact file. The deep, cited version of your fact file: funding won and its named funders, six data visualisations of your collaboration network, where you lead the world by field, anchor partnerships, landmark papers, and the specific partners to win next with the funding route to each.
- Access to 2 peer enhanced fact files. Benchmark yourself against two named rivals in the same depth, their strengths, funders and white-space.
- 3 editorial features in the Research Network Report. Placed in the global academic report (172,000 verified academics), timed to the reputation-survey season (November to January).
- Membership for up to 250 academics. One year of Global Research Partnerships membership for your researchers, worth £81,000 at standard rates.
- Full campaign analytics and reporting. Open, click, geography and reach reporting on every feature.
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Most partners choose this
Partnership
Year-round advantage.
£14,900
per year, three-year partnership
Access to 5 peer enhanced fact files
A live presence in front of the world's academics, your intelligence kept current, your mark for three years.
- Everything in Recognition, plus:
- Three-year mark & result licence. The right to use your Connected Research Institution result and mark for three years, regardless of how the index moves. (The index is free and public; this licenses the use, not the score.)
- Access to 5 peer enhanced fact files. Full benchmark intelligence on five named rivals, refreshed each edition.
- Membership for up to 750 academics. Three years of membership, worth over £243,000 at standard rates.
- 10 monthly editorial features + 1 subject solus. Year-round presence in the Research Network Report, plus a dedicated feature to a single discipline of your choosing.
- Branded public profile. Your own page on the index with a video banner and featured academics.
- Subject-award eligibility. Partner-exclusive entry to the RCI Subject Awards ('Most Connected in [Field]').
- Quarterly intelligence refresh + embargoed preview + media pack. Your enhanced fact file kept current, and first sight of each edition under embargo.
- The Collaboration Hub. Your leading academics surfaced to the partners and funders seeking collaboration-ready institutions.
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Flagship
Category leadership.
£19,900
per year, four-year partnership
Access to 10 peer enhanced fact files
Maximum reach, the deepest benchmark, four-year category leadership.
- Everything in Partnership, plus:
- Four-year partnership, paid annually. Four-year result & mark licence, pricing locked for the term, with first right of renewal.
- Access to up to 10 peer enhanced fact files. Benchmark against your entire competitive set, ten named rivals in full depth, an intelligence asset in its own right.
- Membership for up to 1,500 academics. The largest cohort, worth over £486,000 at standard rates.
- 12 monthly features + 3 subject solus. Maximum presence across the Research Network Report.
- Bespoke region-and-subject email campaigns. Targeted editorial sends to the exact disciplines and regions where your research resonates most, with full reporting.
- Priority placement + annual thought-leadership feature. Top position, plus a co-authored editorial each year.
- Named partnership manager + annual strategy review. A dedicated contact and a yearly session on your collaboration and reputation strategy.
- Launch and awards spotlight. Featured in the 1 September launch and the Subject Awards.
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What each package includes
Membership value calculated at £324 per academic, the standard three-year rate. Newsletter reach is the verified global academic subscriber base of 172,000.
Places in the launch edition are limited and confirmed in order.
Enquire by 22 July 2026 to secure your place before the index goes public on 1 September 2026.