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¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ’s leadership in knowledge exchange has been recognised in the Knowledge Exchange Framework 2 (KEF2) results, published by Research England on 27 September 2022.

A 13th-century manuscript of Arthurian legend once owned by the Knights Templar is one of the star attractions of a new exhibition opening today at ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ University Library.

What are the implications of nanotechnology for the general public? What use is it to them? What are the risks and benefits? These are the types of questions that an online Knowledge Debate hopes to provoke.

An exciting venture dedicated to the sharing of knowledge and information, the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is creating a worldwide ecosystem of searchable data and the tools to interpret that data. Founded by ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ economist Rufus Pollock, OKF has big ambitions in fields that range from sonnets to statistics.

Academia makes a considerable and valued contribution to society that goes far beyond commercialisation of applied research, as Professor Alan Hughes, co-author of the first in-depth study of all UK university–business interactions, explains.

Dr Chris Tyler, Executive Director of ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ’s Centre for Science and Policy, explains how and why the Centre is helping the best scientific thinking to inform public policy.

Consultancy is an effective way for academics to share their knowledge and expertise, bridging the gap between research and industry.

PneumaCare, the first company to receive funding from the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Discovery Fund, is a new model for utilising academic expertise.

¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ will lead a consortium of universities awarded £2.2 million as part of an initiative to take an integrated approach to knowledge transfer.

Knowledge transfer (KT) is a term used to encompass a very broad range of activities to support mutually beneficial collaborations between universities, businesses and the public sector.