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Staff Directory Home Knowledge exchange and commercialisation Knowledge Exchange Benefits of Knowledge Exchange

Benefits of Knowledge Exchange

Participating in knowledge exchange (KE) activities has many benefits:

  • Working with an external partner is an excellent way to gain ideas, insights and data from industry, which can inform and enhance your research.
  • Access to funding opportunities
  • An increased academic profile
  • Placement and employment opportunities for students
  • Inspiration for teaching and module development
  • Testing practical applications of ideas
  • Seeing the impact of research in organisations and society

For organisations and businesses, knowledge exchange is a way to work with the University to access facilities, knowledge and expertise to help solve challenges, innovate and grow.

When participating in KE at Essex you will also be fully supported by the Knowledge Exchange Team and/or Business Engagement Team depending on the project. This includes help and guidance with:

  • Identifying opportunities
  • Support to cost projects,
  • Facilitating the internal approvals process
  • Support with application documents and proposals.

Who can benefit from KE?

Whatever your career stages, you can participate in KE activities.

If you are an Early Career Researcher, or you have little experience with KE, an evaluation services or smaller consultancy project is a great way to get started.

If you are a mid-late career stage academic, you could be leading a large-scale consulting or evaluation project or may be commissioned to undertake a piece of contract research. You can also participate in innovation-led research partnerships with industry, such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, SMART Grants and other projects developed from thematic funding calls from the likes of Innovate UK and Research Councils.

Getting involved

Contact your departmental Knowledge Exchange Manager to see how you can get started on your KE journey. The team details can be found here.

Additionally, make sure your Staff Profile is up to date with your research and key areas of interest so you can be easily identified when projects are being developed for client partners.

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