Knowledge Transfer Grant Dr Joe Irvine UHI Head of Knowledge Exchange

Source: Cullen 2008 Knowledge Transfer

Knowledge Transfer Grant The allocation of KTG is driven by historic income data collected as a set of metrics Relative success in securing external income is rewarded with a greater share of funding Horizon Fund –Strategic use of KE support ~£ million to Scottish universities UHI KTG ( ) £639,000

KTG Funding allocations for individual universities - March 2012 –Focus on: Larger scale projects –to stimulate sustainable linkages between academia and industry Support for strategic projects that demonstrably support economic growth New conditions of grant: “easy access IP” model in place by Establishment of a single KE office within the next 2 years Individual outcome agreements

Changes to KTG reporting Institutions must now return 4 sets of information/data: 1.Strategic KE documents 2. Information on the use of KTG 3. Statistics for the output from KE activity 4. Narratives describing the impacts of KE activity

KTG weighting MetricDescriptionWeighting OutreachKTP, ESF, etc.5 Enterprise schemes POC, Link, etc.4 ConsultancyExpert advice3.5 CPDSelf financing2.5 Grants & contractsUK industry, central and local, government, etc LicensingIncluding income from sale of companies 1.5 VenturingVenture capital1

UHI KTG returns

KTG Distribution to Academic Partners

Now –Ensure optimal capture –Ensure optimal reporting Future –KT Strategy Optimising revenue from KTG