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The latest news and opinions from the knowledge exchange community

The PraxisAuril blog is not just a place for us to communicate our content and opinions, but also a place for our members to get visibility on their opinions, content and events, as well as a platform to signpost the latest news from the key players in the KE sector.

Members are able to feature content on our blog, newsletters and social media channels as part of their membership package. Email your content to info@praxisauril.org.uk to get featured.

We are always looking for thought-leadership pieces from our volunteers. You can register interest in this opportunity on our volunteer form.
 

  
 

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LATEST NEWS: Leading lights in knowledge exchange celebrated for contribution to UK innovation

PraxisAuril and UKRI announce the 2020 KE Award Winners. Our seven winners embody the high standards of UK Knowledge Exchange and recognise the people, partnerships, deals and initiatives that generate this world-class activity.

The KE Awards celebrate the people who help to initiate and deliver impact and outcomes from publicly funded research through a diverse range of partners and activities.

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NEW BLOG: Mobilising the university-industry community against COVID-19

Written by: Alex Stockham Communications Manager at IN-PART

I’m sure everyone remembers when the realisation hit that COVID-19 was here to stay. The morning when the 2020 AUTM annual conference was cancelled I had my suitcase by the door. With the lockdown imminent, we realised that we needed to do something to support the university-industry community to find solutions, treatments and a vaccine for this new virus. 

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PraxisAuril Update: 

From PraxisAuril CEO, Maxine Ficarra

For PraxisAuril the future is all about flexibility. Our aim is to give you choice: to access PrA resources, events and networks in ways that work best for you.  As such, we will be offering a hybrid schedule of services which you will be able to tailor to suit your individual and organisational requirements.

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KEY SECTOR NEWS: Knowledge Exchange Concordat is launched

Universities UK (UUK) has released the long-awaited Knowledge Exchange (KE) Concordat to ensure that universities and other providers of higher education and research work as effectively as possible with each other, with businesses and with other organisations. This comes at a vital time as the UK continues to fight back against Covid-19 and as PraxisAuril members demonstrate the importance of knowledge exchange. 

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NEW BLOG: Tech Transfer in a Crisis

Written by: Dr Adam Stoten RTTP
Like any business that was able to keep operating during the pandemic, our initial priorities revolved around transitioning to remote working and managing the anxieties of employees who were faced with a raft of challenges, both professional and personal. The impact on our core business activities – IP commercialisation, academic consultancies and new venture formation – was an open question, and we searched for indicators that might provide clues on what the coming months would bring.

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NEW BLOG: LifeArc-AUTM technology transfer career training fellowships 2020

Is this you? An academic scientist at the graduate or post-doctoral level in life sciences? With little (less than a year) or no direct work experience in technology transfer? Who has a passion for innovation and would like to train to become a technology transfer professional?

If so, apply for a place on our technology training fellowship programme and get fast track training into the world of technology transfer.

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