Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Name Dr Gillian RysieckiKTP Adviser

‘Europe’s most successful Knowledge Transfer Programme…’

KTP Mission

‘To strengthen the competitiveness, wealth creation and economic

performance of the UK by the enhancement of knowledge

transfer and skills and the stimulation of innovation through

collaborative projects between business and the knowledge

base.’

Partnership Structure

Project length 12 – 36 months

Associates recruited by University and Company partners

Employed by University partner

Project located at business premises with company supervisor

University Supervisor spends ~ half day per week at company premises

Features

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March 2007

17 sponsors (TSB, SE, WAG, Invest NI, Defra, DoH, EPSRC,

ESRC, NERC, BBSRC, PPARC, AHRC, One North East, SEEDA,

SWRDA, EMDA, Northern Way)

£32.7m Grants committed

£81.5m company contributions

1048 live Partnerships (22% increase since 2005)

1157 live Projects

Benefits per Associate project:

Annual profit up >£227k (highest £20m)

Invest. in plant & machinery >£106k (highest £7m)

New jobs created ~ 4

IP applied commercially > 65%

New research projects initiated ~ 3

Company benefits

Benefits per £1m Government spend:

Jobs created 77

Company staff trained 263

Annual increase in profit before tax > £3m

Investment in plant and machinery > £1.5m

Company benefits

Long-term, strategic relationship with University partner

Recruitment of the ‘right’ people

Transfer of knowledge/expertise

Embedding of innovation culture

Company benefits

Recently qualified with:

First degree ~ 77% hold 1st or 2(i)

Higher degree ~ 38%

Average age 28 years

All disciplines

The Associate

The Associate

Part of country’s largest graduate recruitment scheme

Competitive salary

Fast-track career development

51% registered for higher degree during project

74% offered employment by host company

Training & development with qualification in Management to National Standard

Knowledge Base Benefits

Income

Published papers

Teaching materials, case studies and projects (87%)

New research themes - commercial relevance (89%)

Staff development – commercial awareness (91%)

Higher degree registrations

Graduate career opportunities

IP – negotiated with the company (20% expect commercial benefits)

Strategic relationship with company (76%)

HLST Case Studies

The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow and University of Brighton. Growth of the retail operation by developing a Retail Business Strategy.

Scher International (now Taylor Nelson Safres) and Oxford Brookes University. Development of a software tool for benchmarking customer service in the hotel industry

Cardiff International Airport and UWIC School of Management. Development of a marketing strategy in order to increase market share.