Building Successful Strategic Partnerships David Hogg – University of Leeds Rachel Sandham - Arup Lesley Patrick – Opera North Katharine Carter & Megan Parsons – Marks & Spencer Research & Innovation Support Conference

Research and Innovation Service Building Successful Strategic Partnerships University of Leeds Strategic Partnerships Objective - Work with business, public and third-sector partners to create social & economic benefit create social and economic impact and benefit. be easily accessible to businesses. develop and maintain a defined number of high quality strategic partnerships. Work on a national and international scale. Refresh 2013 to highlight need for more partnership development? Research & Innovation Support Conference

Research and Innovation Service Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Government is keen to support work with industry Lambert Report (2003) Science and Innovation Investment Framework (2004 – 2014) HEIF programmes (2004 – ) Technology Strategy Board 2007 EU €10m Proof of Concept Fund (2011) TSB Catapults; Innovation and Knowledge Centres (2012) UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (2012) CIHE National Centre for Universities and Business (2013) Research & Innovation Support Conference

Research and Innovation Service Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Defining principles of strategic partnerships Defining principle should be that the University and its external partner have a formal mutually beneficial relationship based on shared values and goals which aims to deliver long term outcomes that neither party could achieve on its own. Research & Innovation Support Conference

Research and Innovation Service Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Introducing our guests Research & Innovation Support Conference

Memorandum of Understanding with Arup Rachel Sandham, Associate Ove Arup and Partners Ltd Research & Innovation Support Conference

Memorandum of Understanding with Arup – A bit about Arup – Why University of Leeds? – The partnership – Experience to date – Where next? – Lessons Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

A bit about Arup… Research & Innovation Support Conference

10,000 people in more than 90 offices around the world

Global Income (£m) £1bn+

Arup’s ambition is to Shape a Better World. That is why we strive to go further than just delivering the most high quality creative work for our clients. We also aim to leave a lasting and sustainable legacy for the future. Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Shaping a better world The Physical World

Research Review 2010

Why University of Leeds? Research & Innovation Support Conference

19 of the 45 staff in the Fire Engineering practice have achieved either undergraduate and/or post graduate qualifications with the University of Leeds For at least the past 5 years we have supported one, and sometimes two MSc work placement modules from the Catchment Dynamics and Management course, many of these placements have resulted in employment within Arup Leeds “Every year I give a lecture to the MSc Project Management course run by the Civil Engineering Dept entitled ‘The Role of the Project Manager’.” Arup sponsored Expert Event (one day conference) on the Water Framework Directive in January 2012 Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

The partnership Research & Innovation Support Conference

ANNEXES 1.Research 2.Business 3.Education 4.Policy Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Building Successful Strategic Partnerships University research and people Arup’s client applications and people Shaping a better world What could we achieve? Research & Innovation Support Conference

Experience to date Research & Innovation Support Conference

Intelligent Asset Management Improving Urban Resilience Food security Proposals – eg Marie Curie Initial Training Network ICE tutoring scheme Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Engineering Project Academy Executive Board Advisory Board Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Where next? Research & Innovation Support Conference

Organisation and process ANNEXES 1.Research 2.Business 3.Education 4.Policy Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) – Department of Civil Engineering and Arup Reservoir team – Key areas of interest include: Physical models vs CFD models Combining 3D design software and CFD modelling Modelling flow over earth embankments and movement of floating debris – Mutual benefits: Progress industry knowledge Show commercial use of research Provide projects for students Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Organisation and process ANNEXES 1.Research 2.Business 3.Education 4.Policy Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Lessons learned… Research & Innovation Support Conference

The Bad Process Communication Capacity issues The Good People Common values and aspirations Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Thank you Rachel Sandham, Associate Ove Arup and Partners Ltd Research & Innovation Support Conference

Lesley Patrick DARE Collaboration Opera North Research & Innovation Support Conference

“…an exemplar of visionary and far-reaching collaboration…” Mission Models Money

How it works… welcome to the kitchen

“Through DARE, Opera North is thinking, acting and engaging in new ways, mixing in new circles, developing new business and increasing profile in a way that could not have been achieved alone.” Richard Mantle General Director Opera North yijfhdfyijfhdf “A successful collaboration is more than a desire to work together, it thrives on common ambition, and it flourishes on a combination of complementary skills which together create a force far greater than the some of the parts” Martin Holmes Marketing Director University of Leeds

“If DARE wasn’t there we’d have to invent it. It was so far-sighted and timely” Dr Matthew Treherne, Director of the Leeds Humanities Research Institute

Katharine Carter Megan Parsons Marks & Spencer Research & Innovation Support Conference

IN PARTNERSHIP A LIVING, DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP Marks & Spencer Katharine Carter, Company Archivist Megan Parsons, Archive Relationship Manager

IN PARTNERSHIP “The Marks and Spencer Corporate Archive has the potential to be world-class... It is perhaps the most important corporate archive of any UK retailer and ranks among the most academically valuable I have seen” Professor Scott, University of Reading Over 70,000 Historical Items

Creating I mpact IN PARTNERSHIP Iconic Spencer Bear: Then And Now! Developing and Maintaining the Impact of Archives Ensuring Research has Economic and Societal Impact

M&S Company Archive: Activity Relationship with Special Collections PhD Students: ‘Social History of Food’ and ‘Energy Consumption & Consumer Behaviour’. Chair in Business History, Faculty of Arts Over 700 new scholars introduced to collection across Ethics & CSR; Advertising; Language; Design IN PARTNERSHIP

A partnership between a leading research- intensive university and a FTSE 100 business... driving innovation, generating increased impact within the business and across the research agenda.

IN PARTNERSHIP Research Theme: Business Challenges Functional Packaging & Waste Reduction Real-time Stock Inventory Improved Refrigeration Efficiency Sustainable Animal Food Strategy Factory Cleaning Technology Embedding Understanding/ Building Leadership Capability

Themes contd IN PARTNERSHIP Employability Culture Business-wide Internships Early Career Researchers International Opportunities Cultural Arena - Artists in Residence Program Exchange of Best Practice e.g. Customer Service, Student Education program

“BACK TO THE FUTURE” IN PARTNERSHIP

Contact details: Katharine Carter: Megan Parsons: