University of Exeter Business Engagement Strategy 2017-22
University Business Engagement Strategy 2017-22
The University of Exeter seeks to build exceptional partnerships through our Business Engagement Strategy. We work collaboratively with industry on research and development, enable organisations to recruit and train talented staff, and drive a thriving innovation ecosystem in the South West.
Exceptional Partnerships in Key Sectors
New approaches to engage businesses in key sectors in longer-term, transformational partnerships and networks generating income from a variety of sources.
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New approaches to engage businesses in key sectors in longer-term, transformational partnerships and networks generating income from a variety of sources
Pillar 1 | Pillar 2 | Pillar 3 |
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Collaborative R&D services | Highly skilled people | Regional innovation |
Strengthening existing ad-hoc approaches to research partnership with industry with a more thematic, customer-focused, engaged approach. | A stronger focus on business engagement around training programmes, employability and student and staff entrepreneurship. | A place-based investment focus which puts the University of Exeter at the heart of a thriving innovation ecosystem in the South West. |
Principles
These pillars are underpinned by the following general principles:
- Impact - developing an inspiring environment for impact as a driver for engagement with users
- Effective governance including the role of senior managers in encouraging and rewards required behaviours
- Engagement of all Colleges and Services and changes to working and attitudes to drive efficiency
Mechanisms
And the following general mechanisms:
Recruiting new academic staff in key fields including Industrial Research Fellows Academic staff incentives including time allocation, promotion and reward and income generation Exchange of academic staff and research students with external partners Active marketing campaigns across themes |
Leverage from research funders, the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and Innovate UK Using the Open Innovation Fund to support projects, plus new translational funding from sponsors to reduce calls on our own funds Streamlining contracting and promoting new approaches to IP licensing to encourage business |
Together, this leads to the delivery of:
Internal outcomes, including: | External outcomes, including: |
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Contribution to University strategies: Research and Impact, Education, Employability, Regional, International |