Time returned
Spend less time searching across multiple funder documents for routine questions.
In use · RKE Companion
Give people practical funder guidance at the point they need to act.
RKE Companion turns approved funder terms, policy and working guidance into a more accessible route through common research operations questions. It supports consistent decisions without pretending every case is the same.
Illustrative workflow
From source information to a clearer next action.
Post-award teams, research grants officers, managers and people onboarding into funder requirements.
- 01
Ask the real operational question
→ - 02
Find relevant approved guidance
→ - 03
Review the answer and source context
→ - 04
Act, clarify or escalate with confidence
→
What it changes
Three outcomes the solution is designed to support.
More confident answers
Support clearer responses to PIs while keeping professional judgement visible.
Learning through use
Help staff build familiarity with different funder terms as they work.
The operating model
A solution with expert services wrapped around it.
- Input
- Approved guidance, policies and funder requirements
- Method
- Question-led navigation with source-aware guidance
- Output
- A clearer answer, next action and route to human review
- Human role
- Your team retains ownership of the decision; RKE Support helps configure, review and improve the working method around it.
In use
Book an operations review
We will begin with your current process, data constraints and the people responsible for the decision. No sensitive project data is needed for an initial conversation.
Book a 30-minute operations review