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Page 1: Growth and Collaboration - Dr Michael Kitson, UK Innovation Research Centre

Eight Features of Knowledge Exchange

Michael Kitsonwww.michaelkitson.orghttps://twitter.com/MichaelKitson

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Survey of 2,500

Businesses

Survey of 22,000

Academics

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1Broaden the

focus beyond technology

transfer

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Licensedresearch

Patenting

Spun-outcompany

Formed/runconsultancy

Commercialisation activities

Community-basedactivities

Lectures forthe community

Community-based sports

Publicexhibitions

People-based activities

Giving invitedlectures

Studentplacements

Participatingin networks

Standard-settingforums

Enterpriseeducation

Curriculumdevelopment

Attending conferences

Sitting onadvisory boards

Format adapted from Ulrichsen (2009)

Abreu, Grinevich, Hughes and Kitson (2009)

Commercialisation Activities of UK Academics

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9Setting of physical facilities

Contractresearch

Consultancyservices

Externalsecondment

JointPublications

Prototyping and testing

Informaladvice

Researchconsortia

Hostingpersonnel

Jointresearch

Problem-solving activities

Licensedresearch

Patenting

Spun-outcompany

Formed/runconsultancy

Commercialisation activities

Community-basedactivities

Lectures forthe community

Schoolsproject

Community-based sports

Publicexhibitions

People-based activities

Giving invitedlectures

Studentplacements

Participatingin networks

Standard-settingforums

Enterpriseeducation

Curriculumdevelopment

Attending conferences

Sitting onadvisory boards

Employeetraining

Source: Hughes , A. and Kitson. M. (2012), Cambridge Journal of Economics,

All Interactions for UK Academics

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All Interactions for UK Business

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joint publications

Creation of physical facilities

Prototyping and testing

Joint research

informal advice

Secondment to HEIs

Hosting academics

Consultancy services

Contract research)

Research consortiaProblem solving activities

Academic Publications

Licenses owned by HEIs

Spun-outcompany

Licences owned by non-HEIs

Commercialisationand research

activities

Community basedactivities

Lectures for the community

Schools projects

public exhibitions

Community based sports

People based activities

Attending conferences with HEIs

Attending conferences organised by HEIs

Supervising student projects;

Participation in networks

Sitting on advisory boards

Participation in standard setting forums involving HEIS

Training at HEIs

Invited lectures

Enterprise Education

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Curriculum development

Source: Data from Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2013), Connecting with the Ivory Tower: Business Perspectives on Knowledge Exchange in the UK, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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2Broaden the

focus beyond STEM

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Interactions with private sector companies (% of respondents)

Source: Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2009), Knowledge Exchange between Academics and the Business, Public and Third Sectors, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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3Its not just

about business

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Interactions with public sector organisations (% of respondents)

Source: Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2009), Knowledge Exchange between Academics and the Business, Public and Third Sectors, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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Interactions with the third sector organisations (% of respondents)

Source: Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2009), Knowledge Exchange between Academics and the Business, Public and Third Sectors, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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4Not just about

technology

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Why businesses interact with HEIs?

Source: Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2013), Connecting with the Ivory Tower: Business Perspectives on Knowledge Exchange in the UK, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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5Constraints: not the usual

suspects

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Constraints on interactions with external organisations (% of respondents – All and Engineering)

Source: Cambridge Centre for Business Research Survey of Knowledge Exchange Activity by UK Academics (Hughes, A., Kitson, M., Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Bullock, A. and Milner, I.) UK Data Archive Study Number 6462

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Academic and business perceptions of constraints on interactions

Source: Data from Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2010), Connecting with the Ivory Tower: The Business Perspective on Knowledge Exchange in the UK, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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6The danger of

focusing on ‘impact’

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7Realistic

expectations

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Number of Businesses and Academics (FT) in the UK (2013)

Sources: HESA and Department for Business Innovation and Skills

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THE MYTH OF THE ACADEMIC IVORY TOWER