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Bid Development Forum. Building and developing partnerships Facilitated by Marie-Claire Micuta, Research & Enterprise with contributions from Derek McKenzie, KITE Innovation and Professors Adele Jones, Helen Colley and Joe Sweeney. What we will cover. W hy partnerships are important
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Bid Development Forum Building and developing partnerships Facilitated by Marie-Claire Micuta, Research & Enterprise with contributions from Derek McKenzie, KITE Innovation and Professors Adele Jones, Helen Colley and Joe Sweeney.
What we will cover • Why partnerships are important • Creating the right mix, balance, developing a partnership (Prof Adele Jones) • How to find partners (Prof Helen Colley and Derek McKenzie) • Managing a partnership (Prof Joe Sweeney) • Benefits of partnership working • Support/Internal funding available
Way partnerships are important • We can’t always do it by ourselves! • To benefit your research • opportunities to apply research to real-world situations and create “impact” • Funders require it • increase access to research and development funding • Creates additional income streams for the institution • Improve student/graduate employability • giving opportunities to work with employers through projects, placements and case studies
Support available • Susan Lipthorpe, Business Development Manager (ext 2049) • Barry Timmins, Head of Business Development (ext 1165) • Internal funding: • Collaborative Ventures Fund (CVF) • provides an opportunity for an academic to work with an external organisation as a stepping stone to developing a long term relationship • Researcher Developer Fund (REF) • Discuss with your UoA co-ordinator