PraxisAuril

PraxisAuril is a world-leading professional association for Knowledge Exchange practitioners  

PraxisAuril facilitates effective interactions between universities, public sector research organisations, industry partners and government. Our goal is to create the world’s most effective and best-informed Knowledge Exchange practitioners. We do this by focusing on three key areas: DEVELOP, PROMOTE and CONNECT.

We provide training programmes, discussion fora and information resources to help our members DEVELOP.

We PROMOTE the impact of Knowledge Exchange through our policy activity

We organise conferences and provide communication channels to help CONNECT our community.

PraxisAuril is part of a wider global community of partner organisations and key stakeholders that support Knowledge Exchange.

 

  

DEVELOP

NEW BLOG: UK Research and Development Roadmap

PraxisAuril will be responding to the questions posed in the Roadmap on behalf members, and this survey is your opportunity to contribute your view. If you haven't read the Roadmap, it can be found here and you can also listen back to our KE 'n' Coffee discussion of the Roadmap via our digital events page ("Putting the KE in R&D")

The deadline for responses is 5pm Wednesday 5th August 2020 (consultation closes 12th August). 

PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY

PROMOTE

NEW BOOK REVIEW:

'University Technology Transfer - What it is and How to do it'

Tamsin Mann, Director of Policy and Communicaton, PraxisAuril, reviews Tom Hockaday's new book on Technology Transfer which draws on his 30-year career in TT at UK universities and on the global TT community stage.

 

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CONNECT

NEW VIDEO: The 2020 KE Award Ceremony

The seven 2020 KE Award winners were announced live at the digital award ceremony hosted by PraxisAuril, on Wednesday 24 June 2020, presented by Sean Fielding RTTP (Chair, PraxisAuril), Dr David Secher (PraxisAuril Founder & Patron), and Dr Tony Soteriou (Director of Commercialisation, UKRI).

The seven winners embody the high standards of UK Knowledge Exchange and recognise the people, partnerships, deals and initiatives that generate this world-class activity.

WATCH THE RECORDING

DEVELOP

NEW VIDEO: KE 'n' Coffee - KE is a people business

Wednesday 15th July 2020 - 15:00 - 15:30
This week Alasdair and Tamsin will discuss ARMA’s member survey, published last week. There are few hard lines between Research Management and Knowledge Exchange. Many of our members work in teams that encompass the research, impact and innovation briefs. As KE has grown in size and stature alongside the established RM function the focus of roles in this area has changed, and in many cases expanded, with increased responsibilities but also opportunities to take new career directions.  

WATCH THE RECORDING

PROMOTE

NEW BLOG: £2.2 billion Research England Investment

Firm Foundations to Rise to the Challenges: Authored by: Alice Frost, Director for KnowledgeExchange, Research England and Sean Fielding RTTP, Chair, PraxisAuril

Research England confirms this week increased funding for KE with Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) rising to £250 million per annum and with greater flexibility in its issue and accountability to enable response to the current crisis.

Research England and PraxisAuril will work together to build on success and meet new challenges

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CONNECT

NEW OFFERING: PraxisAuril launches the Online Community

We launched our new Online Community where, for the first time, you can meet and interact with the entire PraxisAuril community.

As well as the usual discussion forums there is a directory of members to allow you to find and connect with all parts of the PraxisAuril community, resources to help you share files and start discussions on these documents, and join specialist communities for focused discussion on key topics.

Please drop by and say hello.

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