The Office of Research and Enterprise aims to provide a facilitative role in the engagement of local employers and businesses. The Business Development team convenes employer networks to facilitate the alignment of UCS' curriculum and research activity with the needs of the local economy.
By successfully partnering with external organisations, UCS seeks to draw on the synergies of collaborations, becoming a key enabler of knowledge transfer, community enhancement and regional development.
Some of the organisations UCS is currently working with include:
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Adnams
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Age UK
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Archant
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Arts Council
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Arts University College Bournemouth
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Association of the Universities of the East of England (AUEE)
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BBC
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BT
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Canon
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EEDA
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European Union
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Geron
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Hutchison Ports
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Ipswich Borough Council
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Keio University Japan
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MTV
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Mid Suffolk District Council
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New Venture Partners
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NHS
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Suffolk Chamber of Commerce
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Suffolk County Council
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Suffolk Police
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Suffolk Fire Service
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Technology Strategy Board (TSB)
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The Dominic Barker Trust
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University of East Anglia
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University of Essex
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University of Twente, Netherlands
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Warwick Business School
Contact
For further information on Employer Engagement and Leadership provision within UCS, please contact Sarah Waller, Research and Enterprise Manager
E: sarah.waller@ucs.ac.uk|
T: 01473 338613
For more details as to how a KTP or Low Carbon KEEP could take your business forward contact Charles Wilby, Senior Business Development Manager
E: charles.wilbyucs.ac.uk|
T: 01473 338628
M: 07872 420427