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Innovation, science and technology newsBusiness-University collaboration guideWe have produced a guide for members on business-university collaboration for research and innovation.The guide is based on a year-long project conducted by the Inter-Company Academic Relations Group (ICARG), a CBI working group of "inward knowledge transfer" professionals, who are experts in managing their companies’ relationships with universities in the UK and elsewhere to maximise the benefits of these links. The guide explains what these benefits are and contains advice and information on how other companies may be encouraged to take advantage of the resources which UK universities offer. Download the guide (PDF 719KB) CBI policy prioritiesWe have set out key priorities for policy on innovation, science and technology. Our policy brief emphasises that investment in R&D and innovation will be essential to drive the UK's economic recovery and underpin future growth in productivity and competitiveness.It points out that competition between countries to attract and retain R&D activities is intense, and calls for leadership, vision and ambition from government, involving: Universities and businessIn the second of two videos, Dr Alison Hodge recorded a further podcast on business-university links and how to improve them.Dr Alison Hodge visits CBIQinetiQ's Dr Alison Hodge, who chairs the CBI's Inter-Company Academic Relations Group (ICARG), talks about increasing the value of company links with universities in the current economic climate. London, February 2010 Watch this video in large formatResearch Excellence FrameworkWe responded to the consultation by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on the Research Excellence Framework (REF).The REF will replace the system of Research Assessment Exercises (RAEs) as the main basis for allocating research funds to universities in most of the UK. The CBI Higher Education Task Force report, Stronger Together, urged that the REF should be designed so that academics who want to work with business are not dissuaded by fear that this may be at the expense of other activities. Our response to the consultation makes clear that research which is driven purely by curiosity is of great importance and highly valued by many business sectors. But to achieve its objectives the REF must help researchers to regard excellence in impact as an appropriate goal. Read our response (PDF 347KB). Email david.cairncross@cbi.org.uk for more information. Click on this link to go to the Policy work page. |
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