The Knowledge Exchange Newsletter
The Knowledge Exchange Newsletter is a monthly update, which goes out to all University of Exeter academics. The newsletter aims to provide academics with an overview of the main news stories, events and opportunities coming out of Exeter Innovation each month.
Keep scrolling to view all past editions and to find out how to submit your own entry to the Knowledge Exchange Newsletter.
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- Janurary
Nominate your project for the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2024; learn about the Technology Readiness Level; and hear from academics helping people to live better with dementia. Read here.
- February
Celebrate National Apprenticeship Month with us; learn how to explore the Ideas Hub; and hear from Dr Grace Twiston-Davies, founder of Wildflower Collective. Read here.
- March
Explore the KE Jargon Buster; and Dr Felicity Thomas, Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Culture and Health, shares her experience working on international policy. Read here.
- April
Discover the Idea's Hub How-to-Guides and Resource Library; hear from Dr Victoria Salmon, Women’s Health Research Fellow and Programme Manager at Health Innovation South West. Read here.
- Janurary
Exhibit in AI Fest 5; hear from the Director of the Centre for Future Clean Mobility, Professor Chris Smith; discover the National Trust Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP); and learn more about the Entrepreneurial Researchers Programme (ERP). Read here.
- February
Learn about our partnership with the National Trust; hear from Dr Natalia Lawrence, founder of the healthy eating app, Food-T; find out how to influence policy through research. Read here.
- March
Celebrate the impact of the ESIF and ERDF-funded projects with us; discover the Public Engagement with Research Fund; learn about our partnership with IBM; hear from Professor Ilke Inceoglu on her project with Channel 4, Friday Night Blues; and find out about Industrial Studentships. Read here.
- April
Hear from Associate Professor Luna Dolezal on her work with Devon and Cornwall Police around shame; and learn about protecting your research with intellectual property. Read here.
- May
Find out how Dr Diana Tingley works with partners on the Sustainable King Prawn Project; read some advice on approaching a partner for the first time; and explore our range of news and opportunities. Read here.
- June
Discover the new University of Exeter initiative, GreenFutures Solutions; hear from Professor Tamara Golloway on working with businesses to reduce microplastics; and read our tips on communicating your research to stakeholders. Read here.
- July
Celebrate the achievements of Venture Creation and IP Licensing at the Unviersity; lean more about what knowledge exchange is; hear from COO of the University spin-out Our Rainwater, Dr Sarah Bunney; and discover the ARC Accelerator, supporting SHAPE academics commercialise their research. Read here. - September
Find out more about the upcoming launch Exeter Innovation, the University of Exeter's business engagement and innovation brand, along with the Ideas Hub, a toolkit for academics interested in knowledge exchange; and hear from Marine Conservation academics on working with businesses to shape policy. Read here.
- October
We introduce Exeter Innovation, the new business engagement and innovation brand; the Ideas Hub launches, a new SharePoint site to support researchers and academics with knowledge exchange activities, providing useful tools, resources and guides;and hear about our collaborations with external partners. Read here.
- November
The knowledge exchange awards are back for 2024; discover the business engagement toolkit on the Ideas Hub; and hear from Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) associate, Dr Hailun Xie. Read here.
- December
The Ideas Hub launches in Penryn; get support in developing impact; and hear from Professor Frances Wall from the Cambourne School of Mines on the importance of working with industry for the circular economy. Read here.
- March
Hear from environmental economist Professor Ian Bateman; learn about the upcoming Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste; discover the marine tech project, Marine-i; and find out how ACCESS supports social scientists to have a key role in the UK's climate goals. Read here.
- April
Discover the KE Culture programme; explore the 2022 South West Tech Analysis Report; hear from Kindling founder Professor Rachel Fenton; and read about the upcoming Community Partnership Hub. Read here.
- May
Explore Translational Funding at the University of Exeter; hear from Professor Paul Francis, Associate Dean for Commercial Research and Innovation for the College of Medicine and Health; find out about Exeter's new Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence, Susannah McClintock; learn about knowledge transfer partnerships; and find out how to get involved Exeter Food Network. Read here.
- June
The Knowledge Exchange Awards return in 2022; celebrate the REF21 results with us; Professor Maria Rosaria Marsico discusses her journey into entrepreneurship through the Entrepreneurial Researchers Programme (ERP); and discover SETsquared Exeter, the business incubator. Read here.
- July
Learn about the Green Futures Network; hear from the co-founder of DigiLab, Professor Tim Dodwell; find out about Industrial Studentships; and get involved in the Community Partnership Hub. Read here. - September
Discover The Exeter Entrepreneur, offering tools and guidance to Exeter's entrepreneurial community, learn about accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs); hear from Associate Professor, Stefano Pagliara, discussing his studentship project with Dstl; and find out about Entrepeneurs in Residence. Read here.
- October
The winners of the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2022 are announced; hear from Dr Chico Camargo on his work with the Mozilla Foundation; and find out more about Translational Funding at the University of Exeter. Read here.
- November
Hear from Dr William Short on his search engine company, Senseful AI; learn about Degree Apprenticeships; and explore our new Strategic Partnership website with IBM. Read here.
- December
Get involved in the Cyber Defence and Innovation Challenge; hear from embedded Devon and Cornwall Police Research Fellow, Dr Dreolin Fleischer; and discover how to create impact through commercialisation. Read here.
How to include an entry
If you have a news story, opportunity or event that you would like featured in an upcoming edition of the Knowledge Exchange Newsletter, please contact Georgia Brown. The deadline for the upcoming edition is typically the last Thursday of the month.
Submitting an event or opportunity
- Please provide an event title, bio and registration link/email.
- Please ensure this totals a maximum of 70 words.
- If applicable, please send over any supporting images you'd like used (portrait preferred).
Submitting a news story
- Please send us a sentence or two which summarises the key message of the news story.
- If applicable, please provide a link to where academics can read the full story.