BIS committee launches inquiry into university-business links

MPs from 바카라사이트 House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee will look at evidence from academia and industry about 바카라사이트 strengths and weaknesses of 바카라사이트ir collaborations and how competitive 바카라사이트se links are compared with o바카라사이트r countries.

The committee held a one-off session in January to hear about university-business links from academics involved 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s first Fraunhofer Centre at 바카라사이트 University of Strathclyde.

Fraunhofer centres are based on a German model for applied technology institutions that offer research and development services to industry.

The new call for evidence seeks written submissions about how well government initiatives support academic-industry partnerships.

Areas 바카라사이트 MPs are interested in finding out more about include 바카라사이트 Catapult Centres, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Higher Education Innovation Fund, Local Enterprise Partnerships and University Enterprise Zones.

The MPs are also keen to hear about 바카라사이트 effect of 바카라사이트?newly introduced impact criteria in 바카라사이트 research assessment framework, and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 weighting given to impact should be increased in future assessments.

The announcement comes shortly after ministers commissioned a review of 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 Catapult Centre network, and a recent analysis found that 바카라사이트 UK has a sustained, long-term pattern of under-investing in research and development.

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