Gateway to Research dataset

Data from the UKRI portal onto publicly funded research.

We're collecting an updated data snapshot every week.

Data tables

To import the data tables, initialise the GtR data getter class

from getters import gtr

Gtr = gtr.GtrGetter()

Projects

Gtr.projects

Information about funded projects. Note that some columns are empty but are kept in the list below for the sake of completeness.

Column	Description
links	Links to other tables in the dataset
ext
id	Unique database entry id
outcomeid
href	Link to the API endpoint detailing the particular project
created	Timestamp indicating when the record was created
updated
identifiers	Project reference numbers (can be more than one)
title	Title the project
status	Current status of the project: 'Active' or 'Closed'
grantCategory	Type of grant, such as 'Research Grant', 'Studentship', 'Collaborative R&D' and others
leadFunder	Lead funding organisation, usually a research council or Innovate UK
leadOrganisationDepartment	Department in the funded organisation leading the project
abstractText	Description of the project
techAbstractText	Technical description of the project (if available)
potentialImpact	Statement describing the potential impact of the project or research (if available)
healthCategories
researchActivities
researchSubjects	Research categories
researchTopics	Research categories (unclear what's the difference with researchActivities
rcukProgrammes
start
end
participantValues	Organisations participating in the project (if available)