Partners

RoRI has 19 core partners from 13 countries, who are responsible for the co-design and delivery of the RoRI programme

Claire Forsyth
Ke Zhang

An independent body reporting to the Australian Government Minister for Education and Youth. The ARC administers a significant component of Australia’s investment in research and development, provides advice to the Minister on matters related to research, and assesses the quality, engagement and impact of university research.

Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

King Baudouin Foundation

An independent and pluralist foundation for the public interest. For over 45 years, the King Baudouin Foundation has been acting for the common good together with numerous partners, experts and donors. Their activities aim to foster sustainable and positive change in society, in Belgium, Europe and around the world.

"la Caixa" Foundation

The major philanthropic institution in Spain and, with an annual budget of 600 million euros in 2024, one of the biggest in Europe. Its mission is to contribute to building a better and fairer society, giving more opportunities to those most in need, with the values of trust, excellence and social commitment. With 120 years of existence, the “la Caixa” Foundation main areas of action are social welfare, education, research and innovation and culture.

Michael Smith Health Research BC

An integrated health research organisation created from the consolidation of Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) and British Columbia Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN) to support the growth and evolution of BC’s vibrant health research system and life sciences sector.

National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF-SA)

The primary public sector agency tasked with providing funding across the research system in South Africa. As the single largest funder of human capital development in the country, through its Research, Innovation and Impact Support and Advancement (RIISA) programme, the NRF offers funding opportunities along the entire research pipeline – from the next-generation researchers to emerging researchers and established researchers.

Novo Nordisk Foundation

An independent Danish foundation with corporate interests. Their aims are to provide a stable basis for the commercial and research activities of the companies in the Novo Group (Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S (Novonesis), and to support scientific, humanitarian and social causes.

Steven Hill

We are responsible for funding and engaging with English higher education providers, to create and sustain the conditions for a healthy and dynamic research and knowledge exchange system in the higher education sector.

Board representatives
Steven Hill
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

UK Research and Innovation

University College London (UCL)

London’s leading multidisciplinary university and London’s research powerhouse, with a commitment to transforming lives in the capital, across the UK and around the world. 

Volkswagen Foundation

Wellcome

ZonMw

A leading Dutch organisation in the field of health research and healthcare innovation. It funds knowledge development ranging from fundamental scientific research to practical implementation and evaluation research, knowledge utilisation and infrastructures, including consortia, (learning) networks, living labs, academic workplaces, partnerships and data infrastructures.