Welcome to the Knowledge Exchange – Case Studies page of EPC’s Crucible Project toolkit. Click here for the toolkit homepage.
This page lists the case studies which come under the Knowledge Exchange theme, one of the five themes identified during the the EPC’s landmark 2020 Annual Congress, Industry & Academia: Supercharging the Crucible. On this page you will find case studies focussing on this area from a wide range of HE providers and industry partners:
| Case Study Title | Other Themes/Keywords | Authors |
|---|---|---|
Partnership approaches in a new, engineering-focussed HEI | Universities’ and businesses’ shared role in regional development, Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Challenge-based Learning, Timber Technology, Levelling-up, Skills, Future of Work | Ben Ricketts, Prof Beverley Gibbs and Harriet Dearden |
Using an Innovation Standard Framework to Drive Knowledge Exchange Growth, Value and Impact | Universities’ and businesses’ shared role in regional development, Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Research, Innovation Benchmarking, Innovation Portfolios, Innovation-driven Leadership, ISO 56002, Industrial Collaboration, Growth | Prof Sa’ad Sam Medhat |
Auxetic Materials and Tennis Rackets | Sport, Tennis, Material, Auxetic, Mechanics | Dr Tom Allen, Prof Andy Alderson and Dr Stefan Mohr |
Sheffield Innovation Programme | Universities’ and businesses’ shared role in regional development, Research, Graduate employability and recruitment, Innovation, SMEs | Alex Prince and Prof Wayne Cranton |
Industry and Engineering Academics – Collaboration Starts with Discovery | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Industry, Academic Expertise, Collaboration, Knowledge Exchange, Commercial Engagement, Content, Search, Discovery, Innovation, Invention | Deanne Taenzer and Kendra Gerlach |
Timber Technology Engineering and Design (TED) – an educational approach for future built environment delivery | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Timber, Built Environment, Collaboration, New Educational Model | Prof Robert Hairstans, Dr Mila Duncheva, Dr Kenneth Leitch, Dr Andrew Livingston, Kirsty Connell-Skinner and Tabitha Binding |
Improving User Experience Skills in Health Informatics in Wales | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Research, Knowledge transfer, User Experience, Data Visualisation, Health Informatics | Associate Prof Nik Whitehead, Prof Wendy Dearing and Prof Ian Wells |
Inclusive Innovation: Harnessing Industrial and Academic Research Collaboration for Solving Industry Problems | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Digital Twin, Model Driven Engineering, Inclusive Innovation | Prof Balbir Barn, Prof Tony Clark, Vinay Kulkarni and Dr Souvik Barat |
E21 – ‘Engineering the Future’ at the University of Exeter with a USP of Entrepreneurship and collaboration with Royal Society Entrepreneurs in residence | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Graduate employability and recruitment, Gold Standard Project Based Learning, EntreComp, 21st Century Skills, Entrepreneur in Residence, Collaboration | Dr Corrina Cory, Nick Russill and Prof Steve Senior |
| Revising Approaches for a Joined Up Methodology | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Graduate employability and recruitment, Industry, Engineering, Education, Authenticity, Collaboration | Dr Gareth Thomson, Dr Jakub Sacharkzuk and Paul Gretton |
Newcastle University and brightening the future for the North East | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Universities’ and businesses’ shared role in regional development, Research, Graduate employability and recruitment, Electrification, Collaboration Skills, Newcastle | Prof Matt Boyle OBE |
Planning Multiple Active Space Debris Removal using Machine Learning and Quantum-Inspired Computing | Research, Space, Debris Removal, Sustainability, Optimisation | Dr Matteo Ceriotti, Niven Payne, Giulia Viavattene, Ellen Devereux, Dr David Snelling and Matthew Nuckley |
Maximising Benefits of Regional Development Funding to Companies, Academics, and Students | Universities’ and businesses’ shared role in regional development, Regional Development Funding, Innovation Enterprise Zone | Prof Tony Dodd, Marek Hornak and Rachel Wood |
Connected Curriculum: Partnering Academia and Industry | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Research, Graduate employability and recruitment, Digitalisation, Partnership, Collaboration, Network | Steve Jones, Associate Prof David Hughes, Prof Ion Sucala, Dr Aris Alexoulis and Dr Martino Luis |
Stimulating Growth of an SME to Support Railway Infrastructure | Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning, Universities’ and businesses’ shared role in regional development, Graduate employability and recruitment, Knowledge Transfer Partnership, Design and Innovation, Student Projects, Railway Infrastructure | Prof Simon Barrans, Harvey Kangley, Greg Jones and Mark Newton |
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