Research infrastructure is one of the foundational pillars to the UK’s world-class strength in research. It is a national asset that supports researchers – not just from universities and academia, but from industry too – to undertake vital work which they otherwise would not be able to do. Last month NCUB submitted a response to the Public Accounts Committee on research infrastructure. It highlights that investment in research infrastructure, and the world-class strength of t

Whether you're looking to solve a technical challenge, access specialist labs, tap into cutting-edge research, or develop your workforce, the right university partnership can open doors that are hard to unlock any other way. If your business has never worked with a university before, the idea can sound more complicated than it is. Yet working with a university can give your business access to expertise, equipment, and research talent that would be difficult or expensive to

The UK Intellectual Property Office has launched a new Knowledge Asset Management Hub to help universities, research organisations and their business partners better identify, protect and commercialise intellectual property and wider knowledge assets.

For people living with long-term conditions like Parkinson's or long COVID, symptom management often means navigating a fragmented healthcare journey. Elaros, a UK digital health company, is working to change this. Through NCUB's konfer platform, they connected with Brunel University London's RIEm programme - a structured pathway helping innovative SMEs develop and validate healthcare technologies.

Getting set up on konfer is the first step. But for the universities seeing the biggest results, it's rarely where the journey ends. What we have consistently observed across the platform is that the teams generating real value - meaningful industry partners, active collaborations, and tangible impact - are the ones who treat konfer as a live part of their engagement strategy, not just a directory they occasionally dip into. They show up consistently, they refine their approa

New figures from the annual survey tracking how universities work with businesses and communities paint a mixed picture. Headline findings from the 2024–25 data: Knowledge exchange income - covering the full range of collaboration between universities, businesses and communities - reached £6.1 billion - broadly flat in real terms and representing a 1.4% decline following last year’s modest growth. University–business collaboration income - a narrower metric, which focuses