1. ESRC Regional Knowledge Exchange Event Oisin MacNamara Director, Research, Business and Innovation ESRC Regional Knowledge Exchange Event Oisin MacNamara Director, Research, Business and Innovation Northumbria University 24 th February 2010

2. Statutory Reporting – HEBCIS (HE Business and Community Interaction Survey) Annual survey by HEFCE, now HESA Financial and activity data Proxy for measuring demand of HEI services from business and community Source of financial data for formulaic core funding for HEIs

3. Broad system of knowledge exchange infrastructure Knowledge exchange support functions and infrastructure Leadership, Strategy and Institutional Structures Leadership and governance StrategyInstitutional culture Incentives and rewards Building internal capability within the HEI Internal courses Informal networks Mentoring Facilitating the research exploitation process Access points for external orgs Business development Technology transfer Consultancy support Patenting / IP advice Corporate Relations Press / communications Investment fund management Skills and human capital development CPD / short courses Lifelong learning Careers services Work placements / project experience Joint curriculum development Stimulating interactions Provision of public space Alumni networks Academic – external organisation networks KE professional networks Exploiting the HEI’s physical assets Science parks Incubators Facilities / equipment Civil / community Outreach Volunteering Widening participation Awareness raising / knowledge diffusion Social cohesion / community regeneration Staff exchanges AcademicsKE staff Internal / external coursesBest practice networks RecruitmentWorkshops / seminars Organisational systems Enterprise / entrepreneurship training Marketing External fundraising for research Contracts / legal support © Tomas Ulrichsen 3

4. Higher Education –Business and Community Interaction Survey Figure 4 Selected HE-BCI income streams 2003-2008 (real terms) Source: HE-BCI 2003-2007 Part B Tables 1b, 2, 3 and 4c

5. Higher Education –Business and Community Interaction Survey Figure 2 Income by activity and partner 2007-08 Source: HE-BCI Part B Tables 1b, 2 and 4c

6. Diversity of knowledge exchange engagement mechanisms Sources: PACEC/CBR survey of academics 2008, PACEC/CBR analysis Numbers in bubbles is the % of academics engaging at least 3 times over the past 3 years in that mechanism. (For commercialisation mechanisms, at least once in past 3 years) © Tomas Ulrichsen 6