Knowledge exchange

Resources on knowledge transfer in higher education including industry-university exchanges, international partnerships and reputation building to maximise impact.

By Eliza.Compton, 17 February, 2025
With higher education institutions adapting their programmes to prepare students for future jobs, they risk producing corporatised graduates to a detriment of innovation or even business’ best interests, writes Stéphane Bouchonnet
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 21 January, 2025
Professional certifications not only align students’ skills with real-world industry demands but can also lead to unexpected improvements in academic outcomes. Ekaterina Ipatova shares how her students responded to this innovative mode of assessment
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 16 January, 2025
Flexibility and an open mindset can help health researchers work with healthcare professionals and patients to create better adapted services. Here, Gary Hickey shares ways to navigate through the process
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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 13 January, 2025
By collaborating with businesses, researchers can apply their expertise to real-world problems with tangible outcomes. Here, academics outline how they established an effective knowledge transfer partnership to reduce water waste
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 6 December, 2024
Universities have a pivotal role to play in inspiring the next generation to find sustainable energy solutions, from uniting researchers with business to translating innovation into practice to growing the future workforce, writes Deborah Greaves
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 2 December, 2024
Harnessing citizen science to progress research enriches our findings and leads to innovative solutions to real-world problems. Addressing the potential challenges of working with non-expert volunteers from the start makes for more effective research
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4minutes