Blog: KE Matters

Biotech YES! Let the challenge commence...

20 Aug 2015

Guest post from Caroline Wood, a PhD student in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield. This blog post was originally published on Caroline's blog, Science as a Destiny. Photographs courtesy of Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship). 

 

Event Report: Training in Shanghai

7 Aug 2015

Nessa Carey and Phil Clare (University of Oxford) travelled to Shanghai in July to deliver the first training block for a cohort of Chinese professionals, in a new programme which will see PraxisUnico deliver an entire curriculum over the course of a year.  The group of 20 trainees includes IP lawyers, patent agents, university and private sector KEC specialists and representatives from science parks and incubators. 

Summer reading at the ready....

23 Jul 2015

PraxisUnico's Policy Officer, Tamsin Mann, reviews recent releases and reports from Government affecting our sector.

Collaboration: the driving force behind UK manufacturing

16 Jul 2015

Guest post from Dr John Conti-Ramsden, Director of the Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry (KCMC).

These days, there is a common misconception that the UK has moved away from its manufacturing roots, but for myself and the team at the Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry (KCMC), the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. 

Event Report: TCCE Annual Conference - "Culture, Creativity & The Academy - Exploring the New Normal"

15 Jul 2015

Chris Blincoe of the University of East Anglia attended the The Culture Capital Exchange's (TCCE) annual conference on behalf of PraxisUnico.

TCCE is a company promoting the exchange of universities' knowledge and expertise with London’s cultural and creative sectors. On 15th July 2015 I attended their Annual Conference at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama as a Praxis Unico representative.

Event Report: The Meetings Show 2015

15 Jul 2015

PraxisUnico Events Manager, Lisa Newman reports on insights gained at The Meetings Show.

Now in its third year, The Meetings Show, is proving to be a must attend event for all event professionals. Offering a focused education programme, it provides a rare opportunity to hear first hand about the latest technology and best practice in the events sector.