"The Knowledge Transfer Partnership has allowed us to establish and develop advanced quality planning capability in order to better meet the needs of our customers"
Dave Pike, MD Graphic PLC
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)
Research & Knowledge Transfer support Knowledge Transfer Partnerships throughout the lifetime of a programme - from project concept through to programme completion.
RKT set up partnerships, introduce company partners to academic teams, liaise with KTP Advisors and funding bodies, co-ordinate proposal submissions, arrange recruitment and undertake programme management. During the life of a project RKT co-ordinate quarterly meetings, ensure decisions regarding expenditure and overall direction of the project are taken jointly, provide admin support and ensure all partnership reporting deadlines are met.
RKT support Knowledge Transfer Partnerships to ensure successful programme delivery as demonstrated in the case studies below
Case study: Geevor Tin Mine
Geevor Tin Mine have been working with our Department of History in our Cornwall Campus on a project to develop an e-learning resource for everyone to access Geevor’s history. This resource is aimed at every stage of learning from early years to life long learners.
Case study: Wave of opportunity
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Exeter and A&P Falmouth, a ship repair firm, has allowed the company to enter the lucrative and important marine renewable energy field.
RKT put together an application for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between A&P and the University, and helped to secure a funding package of £130,000 awarded by the Technology Strategy Board. RKT drafted each stage of the KTP application and proposal, ensuring that the project was administered efficiently and leaving PRIMaRE and A&P Falmouth free to make the most of their new relationship.
More information on our support for research into marine renewable energy
Case study: Graphic plc
This Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), sponsored by The European Social Fund (ESF), has coupled Graphic Plc, a circuit board fabricator with the University of Exeter to improve business operations and competitiveness.
Find out more about this project: Case Study: Graphic plc (pdf)
Case study: Handle With Care Ltd (HWC)
The HWC Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Professor Irene Ng and Professor Roger Maull from our Business School was designed to address two strategic issues, better understanding of cost & Improved Operations, that were identified as central to the future growth and development of the company
Find out more about this project: Case Study: Handle With Care (HWC) (pdf)
Case study: Mines Rescue Service
The Mines Rescue Service Ltd in partnership with the Camborne School of Mines has been awarded a KTP project grant to develop smart sensor wireless mesh networking technology for underground mining applications. It will have applications within environmental data, machine diagnostics and tracking, although there is a possibility of exploiting this technology outside the mining industry.
Find out more about this project: Case Study: Mines Rescue Service (pdf)
Case study: Bristol Fluid System Technologies Ltd (BFST)
Working with the School of Business and Economics at the University of Exeter, BFST aims to further improve processes and operations that are important within the company.
Find out more about this project: Case Study: Bristol Fluid System Technologies (pdf)
