University of Portsmouth: It's official, we're great at working together
This is the second KEF produced by Research England as a way of measuring the impact universities have on businesses, their community and the wider world.
The KEF results placed Portsmouth in the top 20 per cent of all universities in England for our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Graduate Start-Up activities.
The University improved and continues to demonstrate strong national performance of knowledge exchange across all the criteria:
- Working with Business - top 40 to 20 per cent
- Working with the Public and Third Sector - top 40 to 20 per cent
- Research Partnerships - top 40 to 20 per cent
- IP and Commercialisation- top 40 to 60 per cent
- Local Growth and Regeneration - top 40 to 20 per cent
- CPD and Graduate Start-Ups - top 20 per cent
Professor Jeremy Howells, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Portsmouth, said: “Knowledge exchange is becoming ever increasingly important for universities to ensure research and innovation activities maximise their benefit to society, our economy and the planet. These KEF results demonstrate our achievements of our staff across the full range of knowledge exchange activities benchmarked against other UK universities.”
“Today’s results and other recent performance assessments demonstrate progress towards our long-term ambition to be the top modern UK university and in the top 100 young universities in the world by the end of the decade.”
The results are a recognition of collaborative projects including the ‘Respect the Water’ campaign with the RNLI, which has saved thousands of lives around the world, and a 10-year relationship with Hampshire Constabulary through The Forensic Innovation Partnership.
It also reflects excellent performance in delivering Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, such as the relationship with Entec International, the Enterprise Education programme, which is recognised for supporting our students with their entrepreneurial aims, and working with Gosport Borough Council to revitalise and transform the harbour edge of the town.
You can find our full list of Business Services at port.ac.uk/business-services
New EDI toolkit launched
The University has launched an equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) toolkit for employers.
The free online resource, developed in partnership with the Solent Apprenticeship & Skills Hub, is split into 12 subjects that impact the EDI of a workforce. These include ethnicity, age and sex bias, neurodiversity, ex-offenders and LGBTQ+.
Members will have access to resources, articles, and case studies of employers who have had success in recruiting and supporting staff from one of the subject areas. The site will also run a monthly Ted-style talk on the University campus with key speakers from organisations.
If would like to receive the free online toolkit, email [email protected]
Innovate UK funder visit
The University and Innovate UK are delighted to invite potential Innovate UK applicants to an Innovate UK Funder Visit on Wednesday 2 November.
The event, from 9am to 6pm in the University’s Eldon Building, offers a chance to find out about Innovate UK’s objectives, its funding schemes and additional support offered, as well as the intricacies of developing a winning grant application. There will be ample opportunities for networking with potential collaborators.
To book your free place, email [email protected]
Showcase event for SMEs in healthcare technologies
The Supporting Innovation and Growth in Healthcare Technologies (SIGHT) programme invites you to its Showcase Event at the University on Thursday 27 October from 1 to 5.30pm.
Join us to hear about our vision, goals and achievements, the impact the programme had on our SME members, our collaboration with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, and our future plans – SIGHT 2. During the event, you’ll have a chance to meet the SIGHT Team, our members, academics, clinicians and network with other stakeholders.
For more information visit port.ac.uk/events