How CO2 PACMAN and konfer brought Mediterranean islands together with UK universities, researchers and businesses to tackle real-world climate challenges Mediterranean islands are on the front line of climate change. From water shortages and energy resilience to sustainable mobility and waste management, communities across the region are facing increasingly complex environmental challenges. As part of the Interreg Euro-MED project CO2 PACMAN, partners on the islands of B

When you post a collaboration opportunity, the messages you receive are often the first step towards a new connection. Someone may be offering expertise, suggesting a partnership, sharing an idea or simply exploring whether there might be an opportunity to work together. However they get in touch, they're taking the time to engage with your opportunity and start a conversation. Some conversations will develop into collaborations. Others may lead to useful introductions, new p

Finding the time, expertise or resource to tackle a new challenge isn't easy, especially for growing businesses. Through konfer, NCUB helps organisations connect with university talent and expertise, turning live industry challenges into Master's projects, research collaborations and innovation opportunities.

If you're looking for collaborators for an innovation project, research challenge or R&D opportunity, posting a Collaboration Opportunity on konfer can help you connect with organisations interested in working with you. A Collaboration Opportunity allows you to describe your challenge, project or collaboration need and share it with organisations across the konfer network. What is a Collaboration Opportunity? A Collaboration Opportunity is a short post explaining what you're

Working with a university doesn't have to mean a multi-year research programme, a six-figure budget, or a legal team on standby. Some of the most successful business-university relationships start with something much smaller: a short, low-commitment pilot that answers one question: is this worth doing properly? If the idea of university collaboration has always sounded like a big step, here's how to shrink it down to something you can test in weeks, not years. What's stopping

Meet the organisations using konfer to find new partners When organisations need fresh ideas or specialist expertise, the right people are not always the ones already in their network. Universities may have the knowledge and facilities businesses need, but not always the visibility of live industry challenges. Businesses may know what problem they need to solve, but not where to find the right research partner. And overseas organisations looking to work with the UK innovation