The KE Awards celebrate the people, partnerships and creativity that underpin the UK’s knowledge exchange (KE) activity. KE is at the heart of innovation and fundamental to creating economic and social impact from our world-leading research base.  

The NCUB has launched the fifth edition of its 'State of the Relationship' report. It is an annual assessment of the health of the partnerships between business, higher education institutions, UK government, devolved administrations, and their agencies. The report was launched against the background of major changes in the landscape including the creation of UKRI and the launch of the UK's Industrial Strategy, which puts high expectations on universities and business to deliver against the 2.4% R&D target.

PraxisAuril members have helped to inform our response to the KEF consultation launched by HEFCE's Technical Advisory Group. Since 2015 we have worked with HEFCE to understand better the characteristics of good and effective practice in KE and support whole heartedly the work of the McMillan Group on which some of our members sit. We welcome the KEF as a next step in this work and will continue to engage fully to represent our members’ views as expert KE practitioners working across the UK's university sector. 

PraxisAuril Patron, Dr David Secher, will address the 2017 Conference for Presidents/Vice-Presidents and Technology Transfer Officers of Universities and Research Institutions which will be held in Osaka, Japan, this week.

Spinouts UK has released its quarterly report on the