Welcome to the first KE newsletter of the year. It has been an excellent start to the year with new projects won and existing projects completing key milestones.
In this edition, we’ve shared some key KE highlights.
In this issue...
DMU KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) Project updates
DMU currently has six live KTP projects. The management KTP with FABRIC CIO and Hui Man Chan and Sally Doughty has begun as we have onboarded our new KTP associate, Ebenezer Apata. All the other projects are progressing well and our KTP with Genvolt and Prof Zeeshan Ahmad has now entered its final quarter.
Accelerated Knowledge Transfer (AKT)
We are pleased to announce that all seven AKTs have passed the threshold set by Innovate UK (IUK). The call received over 500 applications. IUK had a limited pot of funding and therefore despite many projects passing the threshold IUK have only been able to fund 177 projects. As a result, four of our projects have received funding and will be beginning in the next few weeks. The projects are one in CEM with Dr Andrew Wright and Marlow Foods (t/a Quorn Foods) and three in HLS with Prof Zeeshan Ahmad and Genvolt, Dr Urszula Krzeminska Ahmadzai and Alpha Bio Labs and Prof Geoff Smith and Micron Design.
Well start
KE events
Innovate UK ICURe (Innovation-to-Commercialisation of University Research) is a pre-accelerator programme for researchers, designed to help explore commercial application and potential. There is a range of funding and commercialisation training with industry experts delivered through ICURe’s 4 key programmes: Engage, Discover, Explore and Exploit (see below image for an overview of the 4 programmes)
Through the programmes researchers have the opportunity to define their proposition and test this with prospective target markets.
To find out more about the ICURe programmes join us at this session with Paul Edwards, Head of Hub – Midlands Region on Thursday, 7 March, 11am-12pm at the Innovation Centre, with open access to all academic colleagues.
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Save the Date: Boost your Research Impact with Commercialisation Workshops
Back in March 2023, the Enterprise and Business Services team launched the Engage with Knowledge Exchange (KE) initiative, a series of training, workshops and events to support colleagues who want to learn how they can apply their research with businesses, public sector organisations and the third sector. Please see the full schedule below:
Big Hairy Audacious Goals for Knowledge Exchange
Friday 22 March, 9.30am-1pm
DMU Innovation Centre
Sometimes, a simple vision statement with one clear goal is what is needed to focus resources, attention and activity for your project. This session provides a deeper dive into objective setting for knowledge exchange. Building on Jim Collins’ concept of Big Hairy Audacious Goals, we will investigate your inner hedgehog and find out if a Big Hairy Audacious Goal is right for you!
Mapping your Stakeholders for Effective Knowledge Exchange: An Introduction
Wednesday 24 April 9.30am-1pm
DMU Innovation Centre
This interactive workshop will introduce aspects of stakeholder mapping to those new to planning for KE or those who want a refresh. The session will cover an introduction to stakeholder mapping, investigate how to map your stakeholders and when you should do it in the lifecycle of any project/activity. We will also discuss how to use your stakeholder map to aid planning and delivery.
Introduction to Evidencing Success in Knowledge Exchange
Wednesday 22 May, 9.30am-1pm
DMU Innovation Centre
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This workshop introduces ideas around evaluating and evidencing success across a range of knowledge exchange activities, including objective setting/defining success, when to consider evaluation, approaches to evaluating and evidencing success and where to go for additional support.