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

Andrew Mackenzie, Director of Strategic Networks, NCUB This was my first Knowledge Exchange UK Conference, a few months into a new job at NCUB, and the theme was 'Knowledge Exchange for the Future'. I had the privilege of helping to open the conference with remarks at the drinks reception, where I said that the word "future" was doing a lot of work. It sets a direction, but it also asks something of everyone in the room: what do we need to do differently? Our own session, a

NCUB welcomed the new UKRI strategy which sets out how it will leverage the UK’s research and innovation strengths to support economic growth across the country. The new strategy outlines to businesses, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors on where the UK can take a more strategic approach in its funding of research and innovation activities, alongside improving the translation of our research strengths into economic growth that benefits society.

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

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.

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