A new market layer for commissioning academic research.
Open Research Shop connects funders, institutions, and researchers through demand-led, commissionable research opportunities — outside traditional grant cycles.
Funding is slow and scope-led
Calls and programmes define the work. Researchers and institutions adapt to fit.
Make research commissionable
Define opportunities as briefs that can be funded, executed, and delivered.
Faster coordination
Capital meets credible research capacity with clearer incentives and structure.
Open Research Shop is developing infrastructure where research can be proposed, commissioned, funded, and executed with clearer structure and incentives.
- Demand-led briefs that define scope, method, timelines, and outputs
- Clear participation roles for institutions: enablers, originators, or suppliers
- Execution-ready proposals aligned to delivery and accountability
- IP and governance pathways designed to be practical and compliant
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Note: The platform is in early-stage development. Access is intentionally limited while pilots and governance are formed.
Open Research Shop is collaborating with, or has been recognised by, organisations across research, higher education, and innovation.
Business Sheffield
Emerge
UK Government
Cooper Project
Logos shown where permission has been granted. Additional partnerships announced as pilots progress.
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