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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. Name Dr Gillian Rysiecki KTP Adviser. ‘Europe’s most successful Knowledge Transfer Programme…’. KTP Mission.

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

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  1. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Name Dr Gillian Rysiecki KTP Adviser

  2. ‘Europe’s most successful Knowledge Transfer Programme…’

  3. 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.’

  4. Partnership Structure

  5. Features • 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

  6. Live Partnerships

  7. 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

  8. Company benefits • 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

  9. 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

  10. Company benefits • Long-term, strategic relationship with University partner • Recruitment of the ‘right’ people • Transfer of knowledge/expertise • Embedding of innovation culture

  11. The Associate • Recently qualified with: • First degree ~ 77% hold 1st or 2(i) • Higher degree ~ 38% • Average age 28 years • All disciplines

  12. 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

  13. 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%)

  14. 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.

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