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ESRC Investments Conference
How to Engage with Business
ESRC Knowledge Transfer
12.00pm to 1.15pmTuesday 17th November 2009
Format of session
Introduction
Liz Thomas, Communications Manager, Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS)
Prof. Tim Coles, Capacity Building Cluster in Sport, Leisure and Tourism, University of Exeter
Workshop session
Film clip – Entrepreneurs in residence
Knowledge Exchange and Impact
Knowledge Exchange and Impact
Knowledge exchange and impact generation – firm Government priority for the future
Knowledge exchange can have significant economic and societal impact i.e. environment, public health and quality of life
• Encourage high levels of engagement between academia and key priority sectors (public, private and third sectors)
• Translation and application of research into innovation and policy
Need to increase knowledge exchange and collaboration to get research into policy and practice
Make an impact
Benefits of Knowledge ExchangeAcademic Perspective:
Gain an understanding of the needs and priorities of potential research users
Inform academic research
Increase the prospects of academic research being applied and generating a wider impact
Apply evidence-based knowledge and expertise to important policies
Research User Perspective:
Research-informed evidence to develop and review policy and practice
Access to innovative ideas and expertise
Add value and enhance organisational creativity, performance and productivity through collaborations and partnerships
Gain access to collaborative funding
Generating impact: relationships
Key factors identified for generating impact include:
Established relationships and networks with user communities;
Where appropriate, the involvement of intermediaries and knowledge broker as translators, amplifiers, network providers, etc
Good infrastructure and management support;
Generating impact: co-production
Involving users at all stages of the research;
Well-planned user-engagement and knowledge exchange strategies;
Co-production of knowledge – scope for generating higher impact;
Portfolios of research activity that build reputations with research users;
Knowledge Exchange and Impact Generation Opportunities
A life course approach
Social Science Workplace Experience Programme
CASE Studentships
Student Internships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Placement Fellowship – Business Public and Third Sector Schemes
Follow-on Funding
Business Engagement Opportunities
Capacity Building Clusters – Business and Third Sector
Additional Opportunities and ResourcesAdditional Opportunities and Resources
Collaborative ResearchCollaborative ResearchSeminar and WorkshopsSeminar and Workshops
Publications and Electronic ResourcesPublications and Electronic Resources
Knowledge Transfer Training and DevelopmentKnowledge Transfer Training and Development
Knowledge Exchange Mechanisms & Opportunities
Seminars & Workshops
• Public Policy
• Third Sector & Business
Knowledge & People Exchange
• Some ESRC-run; others part of national schemes run by government or other bodies
Knowledge Transfer Training and Development
Range of opportunities across academic lifecycle
How we can help
Networking● Well established networks and working relationships with
businesses, public sector and third sector organisations and academic researchers
Knowledge Brokering●Conduit between researchers and research users●Knowledge transfer schemes●Engagement seminars and training workshops during the year
Advice●Advice, support and training●Help research users find and develop new research programmes, partnerships and placements●Help research centres and individual researchers engage with potential users and develop their research programmes
Thank youFor further information:
VisitESRC Knowledge Transfer Guide:www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Support/knowledge_transfer
ESRC Knowledge Transfer Opportunities: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/KnowledgeExch/index.aspx
Contact Fiona Armstrong (Head of Knowledge Transfer, ESRC)[email protected]
How to Engage with BusinessWorkshop Session
Having heard the presentations and case studies and drawing on your own experience, what are the key issues you need to consider when engaging with business?
You have 20 minutes to discuss the key issues and present them in the form of a map to the other groups. You will have 2 minutes to present your map which can be in any format you think is best for communicating to others e.g. mind map, table, rich picture, diagram etc.