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General aspects of working in HE

 

“But we're a university! We have to have a library!" said Ridcully. "It adds tone. What sort of people would we be if we didn't go into the library?"

"Students," said Senior Wrangler morosely.” 

― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

 

Guest blog post by Dr. Odette Dewhurst, Senior Research Development Manager at Lancaster University

 

PraxisAuril and UKRI unveil the finalists for the 2019 KE Awards


The KE Awards are a new initiative organised by PraxisAuril, the UK’s world-leading professional association for Knowledge Exchange (KE) practitioners, to celebrate the contribution of KE professionals in enabling and facilitating the societal and economic impact of research. Sponsored by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a new body creating the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish, the KE Awards will recognise and celebrate the people behind the best KE achievements. 

 

How do R&D teams evaluate new opportunities?

GUEST BLOG by IN-PART

Written by Daniel Judd. Edited by Alex Stockham. Originally published on the IN-PART website

 

Presenting the right information

When an R&D professional reviews an opportunity to collaborate with a university, the decision to pass or to learn more ultimately comes down to whether they have all the relevant information to hand. If a project summary doesn’t have the right information, the perfect company will often pass or lose interest. 

CRACK IT Solutions: In vitro platform for retinal toxicity assessment and disease modelling

In vitro platform for retinal toxicity assessment and disease modelling

Newcells Biotech Ltd. seek companies able to provide ocular compounds and corresponding in vivo/in vitro data, to validate their retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) model.