Partnerships
The SPO can connect you with research expertise. We're always happy to explore research opportunities and new enterprises.
Partnering opportunities
Contacts in business, industry and other external organisations can work with our staff and students in a number of ways:
- Collaborate on co-funded research
- Placements in Data Science, Chemistry and Physics
- Participate in science-specific career events – share your journey and experience
- Academic consultancy
- Access to unique facilities
- Mentoring staff.
Aegis Professors
Our active cohort of visiting Aegis Professors are recruited from industry, business and government and represent a hugely diverse range of expertise. They contribute to research and teaching strategy, provide mentorship, and identify synergies between academia and industry.
Watch this video to learn more about how we collaborated with partners Malvern Panalytical to develop student skills in the growing sector of data science.
Case study: Ultraleap's haptic kiosk
The SPO partnered with Ultraleap, specialists in haptics and hand tracking, to bring their TouchFree technology to the University in the form of a kiosk. Staff, students and the public had the opportunity to take part in a thought-provoking survey provided by the University Sustainability Team whilst trying out this novel technology. At the same time Ultraleap benefited from extensive usage of their tech to understand how people interacted with it.