gill smylie business development manager research and innovation services introduction to ljmu
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Gill SmylieBusiness Development
ManagerResearch and Innovation
Services
Introduction to LJMU
Dream, Plan, Achieve
“…if you want to enough you can achieve anything…”
Sir John Moores1896 – 1993
LJMU Vision
“To be recognised as a modern
Civic University delivering solutions
to the challenges of the 21st century"
Professor Nigel WeatherillVice-Chancellor and Chief ExecutiveLiverpool John Moores University
. . . . . . driven by its core aims of delivering an exceptional student experience, excellence in teaching and learning, embedding research and scholarship in everything we do and developing key partnerships.
A Civic University
• Established 1825, a small mechanics college
• Liverpool Polytechnic, post 1992 University, strong vocational base
• LJMU employs 3,000 staff and has 25,000 students studying from a range of 250 degree courses
• 13 research centres, four research institutes, and 550 postgraduate research students, we are ranked in the top 25 English universities for PhD completion rates
• £160 million invested over the past 10 years on award-winning buildings and improving existing facilities for all students
How we are doing
• The Times Higher Education Table of Excellence: placed 61 out of 128 universities
• LJMU has jumped 29 places up the Guardian’s University League table 2014 - now ranked 69th in the UK
• For Business Engagement ranked 41st in the UK for value for contract research, 48th for CPD for business and community, 51st for collaborative research
• £250 million invested on Cutting-edge technology and facilities, many unique in the UK and Europe
• Appointing inspiring academics to support our research and teaching as part of a significant investment in scholarship, learning and research
LJMU and Business Engagement
• LJMU can provide Research, Consultancy, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Bespoke Training and Development, Facilitation services
• Specific sector projects: Open Labs, GERI, Low Carbon Hub
• We value our well-earned reputation for being in touch with the realities of the business world and having a team of academics who are not only experts in their fields but skilled and experienced in applying their knowledge to commerce and industry
• It does not matter whether you are an established organisation or a start-up, a major employer or a sole trader, a private sector company, public sector body or charity
Case Study – J. Hesketh Ltd
Academic support microbiological testing
Access to Business Consultancy
The BusinessSME working in flood damage restoration
The Business NeedRigorous proof that his innovation of a sanitizing device works and then moving it closer to market
Contacted LJMU Research and Innovation Services
Improvements to product design gaining improved efficiency and greater effectiveness