University Industry Relationships and Spillover Effects

In this project, we attempt to increase our understanding of university knowledge commercialisation pathways building on existing research in the subject.

In recent years, the role of universities as “anchor institution” has increased in attention. In particular, their role of acting as “connective anchors” working with different local stakeholders has become vital in many local environments. In this context, universities have increased their interest in getting a better understanding of the potential application, exploitation and final use of their knowledge by the private sector and in the context of universities’ civic responsibilities with the financial fallout of Brexit and the COVID19 crisis. 

Identify the mechanisms and pathways, as well as the challenges and obstacles supporting these highly diverse relationships, is key to ensure their development and continuity. 

WMREDI

Research Theme 2

Firms and Industrial Demography

Objectives

In this project, we take a mix-methods approach, to extend our understanding of university knowledge commercialisation pathways building on existing research in the subject. In particular, our project aims at: 

  1. Developing a typology of prototypical university-industry relationships, 
  2. Analysing their relationship to and dependency of the regional context, sectors and disciplines in which they occur, 
  3. Identify new institutional level pathways with significant yet underused potentials for the economy.

Research team

Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles (Project Director)

Dr Juliane Schwarz (Project Lead)

Dr Chloe Billing

Dr Pei-Yu Yuan

George Bramley

Contact details

Project lead contact details: 

Dr Juliane Schwarz

Project Support contact details: 

Matthew Patterson, Administrative Assistant, City-REDI / WM REDI 

 

Reports and Policy Briefings

Clean Growth Case Study: Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) and Tyseley Energy Park
Juliane Schwarz, July 2022

University-Industry Relationships Facilitated: The Case of Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Hub
Freya Williams, Juliane Schwarz, Alice Pugh, July 2022

Blogs

Innovation Policy: The Role of Universities, Priority Sectors and Micro-enterprises                Dr Juliane Schwarz, City-REDI Blog, October 2023

University-Industry Relationships Facilitated: The Case of Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Hub
Dr Juliane Schwarz, City-REDI Blog, July 2022

Clean Growth Case Study: Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) and Tyseley Energy Park
Dr Juliane Schwarz, City-REDI Blog, July 2022

Growth Hubs as an Intermediary of University Business Support: The Case of Coventry University Services Ltd
Freya Williams, City-REDI Blog December 2021 

Business Support: Referrals to Regional Universities by the GBSLEP Growth Hub
Freya Williams, Alice Pugh and Juliane Schwarz, City-REDI Blog, October 2021

University-Industry Relationships and Spill-over Effects in the West Midlands: The Case of the ARLI Collaborative Research Project
Dr Juliane Schwarz, City-REDI Blog, February 2021

Regional Resilience: The Co-dependence of Business and Regions in Recovery
Dr Tasos Kitsos, City-REDI Blog, January 2021

Civic Engagement, Universities and Inclusive Growth: Responding to COVID-19
Professor John Goddard, City-REDI Blog, September 2020

Commercialisation of University Research as a Pathway to Regional Growth
Dr Chloe Billing, City-REDI Blog, August 2020

Optimising Entrepreneurial Development Processes for Smart Specialisation in the European Union
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles, City-REDI Blog, May 2020

COVID-19 Diversification Measures: What Local and Regional Governments Can Do?
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles, City-REDI Blog, May 2020

COVID-19 Business Support Measures: Insights from the UK, Spain and Ireland
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles, City-REDI Blog, April 2020

Universities and Regional Economies: A Peek Into the Wild Side
Dr Diana Gutierrez Posada, City-REDI Blog, February 2020

The Structure of the West Midlands Economy: West Midlands in the UK context
Dr Andre Carrascal Incera, City-REDI Blog, January 2020

Related work

The State of the Relationship 2020
The National Centre for Universities and Business, December 2020

IP filing habits of UK Higher Education Institutions Intellectual Property Office, April 2020

Handbook of Universities and Regional Development
Attila Varga and Katalin Erdős, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019

Modern Regional Innovation Policy
Phillip McCann and Raquel Ortega- Argiles, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, May 2013

WMREDI is funded by Research England and the WMREDI partnership

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