Academic consultancy with external organisations. Academic consultancy with external organisations. The University supports and promotes academic consultancy with external organisations in order to demonstrate the impact of research, enable us to

The Accelerated Knowledge Transfers (AKT) programme has been designed to create short-term collaborations between a Business Partner and a UK Knowledge Base.

Find out about the benefits of participating in Knowledge Exchange activities.

Collaborative and industry-led studentships provide opportunities to work with non-academic partners via part- or fully-funded studentships.

Commercialisation involves taking the knowledge, inventions, or innovations developed through academic research and turning them into products, services, or processes that benefit society.

Consultancy is an excellent way to connect with non-academic partners and often provides a route to impact.

The scope for contract research is incredibly broad, and can apply to collaborations with private, public, or third sector organisations who contribute to the funding of the research.

Evaluation Services. Evaluation Services. Evaluations are research projects that involve the collection of quantitative, qualitative, or mixed datasets to provide insight into specific issues. They vary in size, sector, and scope and can support

The Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey is an annual statutory return that all UK higher education institutions submit to HESA.

There is support available at Essex for colleagues interested in knowledge exchange.