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

Connecting Academic Research to Workplace Wellbeing and Productivity Sheela Hobden, founder of Bluegreen Coaching, is among the first participants in a groundbreaking University of Sussex study exploring the impact of a four-day working week on wellbeing and productivity. Driven by her own research into the effects of workplace coaching on wellbeing, Sheela saw a clear synergy with the Sussex 4 Day Week programme. Although she had never previously collaborated with a univers

Earlier this month the NCUB team took to the crease at Edgbaston for the inaugural Knowledge Exchange UK (KEUK) conference. Over two...

How university–business collaborations are transforming the future of healthcare is explored in NCUB’s latest edition of the ‘Showcasing Collaboration’ series.

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The NCUB’s latest collaboration showcase ‘Nature’s Nexus’ shares the varied and impactful partnerships between universities and...