Working with Industry/External Organisations for Researchers David Kirk Head of Corporate Partnerships TU Dublin – City Campus Early Career Researcher Development Programme Workshops Wednesday 12th March 2019 FOCAS Institute

Engagement: An Overview What is It? Who do we engage with? Why Bother? TU Dublin context Model of engagement Points of contact

What Do We Mean By Engagement? “…concerned with the generation, use, application and exploitation of knowledge and other university capabilities outside academic environments” (Molas-Gallart et al. 2002) Engagement University Teaching Research ..a wide range of research approaches and methods that share a common interest in collaborative engagement with the community and aim to improve, understand, investigate an issue of public interest or concern, including societal challenges. Engaged research http://www.campusengage.ie/sites/default/files/FINAL%20JAN%2016_ER%20Report%202016%20Jan%20v2.pdf

Creating Impact http://www.campusengage.ie/sites/default/files/FINAL%20JAN%2016_ER%20Report%202016%20Jan%20v2.pdf

Engagement Pyramid Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Relationship Development Guest Lecturing Facilitating Student/Class Visits Attendance at TU Dublin organised Events Contributing to university surveys Student prizes/ awards Letters of support Attendance on TU Dublin programmes Programmatic Reviews Committees Student Placement Custom Training Scholarships Event Sponsorship Research Collaboration Accreditation Advisory Board Career Days/Open days/School Visits Philanthropy Community Support Level 4 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 5 Relationship Development

Who Are Our Stakeholders? Public Sector General Public Civil Society Industry Potential Stakeholders and Engaged Research Partners Communities of place Communities of Interested Community orgs and societies Voluntary orgs and charities Social enterprises Businesses/ SMEs Local authorities, strategic bodies Regional /national government Health and wellbeing agencies Cultural and leisure services Schools colleges and life long learning Industry association Philanthropic organisations Media Based on NCCPE Stakeholders Guide

Why Is Engagement Important? Researcher Stakeholder University Recognition Validation Research profile and reputation Opportunity to build capacity Leverage funding Delivering impact Furthering research career Increasing capacity Accessing resources New product development New business development Decision making Building a talent pipeline Sharing knowledge Strategic Imperative – connected to stakeholders Increased competition and funding pressure Increasing emphasis on ROI and societal impact National Policy - role in national and regional innovation , economic and societal ecosystems

Stakeholder Engagement Policy Context

Sustainable Engagement Engagement - A TU Dublin Perspective Strong linkages and reputation Broad range of engagement Goodwill – Enterprise, Community, Alumni Discipline Diversity Shifting HE/stakeholder landscape Core Strengths Different cultures Engagement primarily activity driven and short term Individually led and tacit Complex and multifaceted Often intangible outputs Coordination Issues Shifting HE/stakeholder landscape Challenges Sustainable Engagement Integral part of local, regional and national economic, social and innovation ecosystems Boundary spanning From transactional focus towards relationship focus Shared understanding of challenges and co creation of solutions Sustainable IC management

Engagement Evolution Ad Hoc Isolated Short Term Proactive Anticipating Regular Relationship Driven Co Creation Long Term and Strategic Progressive Managed Reactive Towards managing the relationship and not just the transaction

Model Of Engagement Organisation Level Project Level Strategic Focus Enterprise Access Point   Strategic Focus Relationship Driven Long Term Operation Focus Activity Driven Short Term   Building Awareness Facilitating Influencing Contributing Regional Engagement Strategy and Management Planning Strategy development Policy and process development Relationship Development and Stewardship Organisational level Long Term and Sustainable Management and analysis Data Capture & Analysis Management Development Business Intelligence Engagement Coordination Information sharing Internal networks Communities of Practice   Identifying and Defining Engagement Opportunities Project definition, organisation and implementation Project agreements and contracts Project and Relationship Management Organisation Level Project Level

Supporting Research Engagement at TU Dublin Access and Civic Engagement Office https://www.dit.ie/ace/ Research, Enterprise and Innovation Services http://www.dit.ie/researchenterprise/enterpriseinnovation/ Hothouse ( Knowledge Transfer): http://www.dit.ie/hothouse/ Office of Business and Industry: http://www.it-tallaght.ie/obi/ LINC Centre: https://www.itb.ie/IndustryInnovation/index.html Corporate Partnerships http: //www.dit.ie/industrycommunity/