Welcome to the Knowledge exchange – Case studies page of the EPC’s Enterprise Collaboration toolkit (formerly known as the Crucible Project). 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 focusing 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-focused 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 |
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