Knowledge Transfer Account - University of Bath

影响评估小组(IAG)将邀请EPRSC资助的学者介绍他们对他们的研究对商业或社会未来影响的理解，并讨论他们的研究对商业或社会的未来影响。IAG将捕捉这些影响，并选择大约20个高影响项目，他们将以项目开发团队的形式为这些项目调动以下资源，该团队将包括：KT导师：来自企业的成功企业家，将协助和指导开发团队(行动学习)，并参加培训讲习班(针对项目开发团队和更广泛的受众)；KT冠军：来自大学内部的学术导师，成功地将研究产生的知识转化为企业。我们计划在第一年后任命这些人，并预计大多数(如果不是全部)将是从该计划中受益的个人；KT奖学金：一种奖学金，要么从大学内部购买学术时间，要么从第三方(企业和/或研究机构)聘请某人直接在巴斯大学工作，从事利用EPSRC资助的研究所需的活动。IAG还将批准以下拨款：将拨出概念证明(PoC)资金，使项目开发团队能够进行少量的技术开发或营销，以帮助了解或测试特定市场和进一步的合作伙伴关系发展项目；伙伴关系发展奖将资助伙伴关系发展项目，在这些项目中，开发伙伴将承诺在成功结果后进行进一步投资(将在授予任何奖项之前商定标准)。伙伴关系发展奖将以知识转移伙伴关系(KTP)、持续专业发展(CPD)补助金和/或全新的商业收养补助金(CAGs)的形式颁发，具体如下：KTP：我们将采用国家KTP模式，资助一名或多名毕业生从事特定项目的工作。毕业生在公司工作，在一名高级经理的日常监督下工作。一名大学工作人员在知识转移过程中为毕业生提供支持，并与毕业生和公司内的高级经理进行频繁接触。巴斯大学在课程期间聘用这名毕业生，这使他们能够像其他工作人员一样接触大学的设施和系；商业收养补助金将共同资助企业利用EPRSC资助的想法进一步开发技术或进行测试/可行性研究。这项赠款的一个主要特点是，英国最终用户必须(与项目开发团队一起)为成功的结果设定标准，并且必须承诺在成功后投资于技术的商业化或利用。持续职业发展(CPD)赠款：将通过企业与巴斯大学合作创建和资助的定制模块，共同资助吸引雇主参与的活动以下活动还将捕捉和庆祝KTA的影响：联网和展示活动，以庆祝EPRSC资助的研究的知识转移，讨论概念，并向企业展示研究成果和原型；对参与的学者、行业合作伙伴和支持合作伙伴进行反馈问卷和访谈；在该计划范围内发起的新的幼儿园活动的案例研究开发。影响评估小组令人振奋的早期战略干预与项目开发团队的建立以及概念验证基金和伙伴关系发展奖的分配的创新结合，将产生更多的经济和社会影响，并在大学内形成可持续的创新和创业文化。

An Impact Assessment Group (IAG) will invite EPRSC funded academics to present their understanding of, and to discuss, the future impact of their research on business or society. The IAG will capture these impacts and select ca. 20 high-impact projects to which they will mobilise the following resources in the form of a Project Exploitation Team which will consist of:KT Mentors: successful entrepreneurs from businesses who will assist and mentor the Exploitation Teams (action learning) and participate in training workshops (for Project Exploitation Teams and a wider audience);KT Champions: an academic mentor from within the University, successful in the transfer of knowledge arising from research to business. We plan to appoint these after the first year and expect that most if not all will have been individuals who have benefited from this Programme; KT Fellowships: A fellowship either buying out academic time from within the University or engaging someone from a third party (businesses and/or research institutions) to work at the University of Bath directly on activities required to exploit EPSRC funded research.The IAG will also approve the allocation of:Proof of Concept (PoC) funding will be set aside to enable Project Exploitation Teams to carry out a small amount of technical development, or marketing, to help understand, or test, a particular market and scope further partnership development projects;Partnership Development Awards will fund partnership development projects, in which the exploitation partner will be expected to commit to further investment following a successful outcome (the criteria for which will be agreed before any award is made). The Partnership Development Awards will be delivered in the form of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Grants, and/or brand new Commercial Adoption Grants (CAGs) as follows:KTPs: we will adopt the national KTP model which funds the employment of one or more graduates to work on a specified project. The graduate works in the company, under the day-to-day supervision of a senior manager. A University member of staff supports the graduate in knowledge transfer process with frequent contact with both the graduate and the senior manager within the company. The University of Bath employs the graduate for the duration of the programme, which gives them the same access to the University facilities and departments as other staff;Commercial Adoption Grants will co-fund the further development of technologies or testing/feasibility studies to be undertaken utilising EPRSC funded ideas, by businesses. A key feature of this Grant is that the UK end-user must set (with the Project Exploitation Team) criteria for a successful outcome, and must commit to either investing in the commercialisation or utilisation of the technology upon success. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Grants: will co-fund activities to engage employers through tailored modules created and funded in partnership between businesses and the University of BathThe following activities will also capture and celebrate the impact of the KTA:Networking and showcase events in order to celebrate knowledge transfer of EPRSC funded research, discuss concepts and showcase research outputs and prototypes to businesses;Feedback questionnaires and interviews with participating academics, industrial partners, and supporting partners;Case Study Development from new KT activities initiated from within this Programme.The innovative combination of the exciting early strategic interventions by the Impact Assessment Group together with the establishment of Project Exploitation Teams and the allocation of both Proof of Concept funds and Partnership Development Awards, will lead to a greater number of economic and societal impacts, and a sustainable culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the University.