Member News

June expression of interest: UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme

Submitted by jerry.hoffmann@... on Thu, 06/07/2018 - 09:21

The UK Aerospace Research and Technology (UKART) Programme represents a £3.9 billion joint government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive position in civil aerospace.

This programme is co-ordinated and managed by:

the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Innovate UK

the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)

We work in collaboration to deliver a portfolio of projects to meet the objectives of the Aerospace Technology Strategy, Raising Ambition

How Transport Innovation will power the Oxford-MK-Cambridge Corridor

Submitted by jerry.hoffmann@... on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 13:39

 

The Transport Systems Catapults (TSC) would like to invite you to their latest showcase event in Oxford, this time focusing on 'How Transport Innovation will power the Oxford-MK-Cambridge Corridor'.

The event will take place on Tuesday 17th July between 9:30am and 1:30pm at the Said Business School, University of Oxford and will be held in partnership with Mobox and Oxfordshire County Council.

Investing in medical innovation - the role of seed funds

Submitted by jerry.hoffmann@... on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 08:52


With a wealth of innovative scientific research emerging from academic institutions and technology transfer offices (TTO) across the UK, it is fair to say that we are truly in a golden age of medical research innovation. As the newly appointed Head of Seed Funds at the medical research charity, LifeArc, I am driven by the question: where does investment and funding of cutting-edge research sit and what role do seed funds play in advancing medical research?  

The KE Mentoring Programme by Jennie Shorley, Associate Head RKE, Manchester Metropolitan University

Submitted by jerry.hoffmann@... on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 12:15

This is, in many ways, great news for us in Knowledge Exchange, at the coalface of our university’s relationship with the outside world. The definition of impactful activities and reach should be “deepened and broadened”, which means that the roles of those tasked with developing impact should also be. It is, for some at least, disproportionate in terms of our university’s lack of development of knowledge exchange and impact staff.

Winners of the British Expertise International Awards 2018 have been announced

Submitted by jerry.hoffmann@... on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 14:23

Congratulations to Public Health England (PHE)’s Business Development Team for winning the British Expertise International Awards 2018 under “international healthcare project” category for “Fast-track global collaborations to conquer emergencies such as Ebola and Zika”. 

PHE’s Senior Business Development Manager Professor Seshadri Vasan collected the award on his team’s behalf from HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO. It is worth noting that this team also received the 2015 RCUK-PraxisAuril Impact Awards for “contribution to society” for their Ebola response.