Benefits to academics include:
- Access to data, equipment and funding
- Opportunity to address ‘real world’ challenges
- Generates impact
- Inspires new research ideas
- Industrial experience can benefit future careers
Benefits to external partners (e.g. representatives from industry, the third sector and the public sector) include:
- Access to a wider knowledge base
- Academics can devote time to conducting in-depth research
- Exposure to different methods and approaches
- Inspires staff
- Opportunity to recruit
Through the Knowledge Exchange Event Fund and the Knowledge Exchange Follow-on Fund, the ICMS supports activities that aim to foster collaboration and maximise the impact of the mathematical sciences. The support on offer is flexible, and the ICMS Knowledge Exchange Manager Lauren Hyndman is keen to engage with anyone interested in knowledge exchange, so please get in touch to discuss any ideas.
For supporting activities that aim to maximise the impact of the mathematical sciences by bringing academics together with external partners from industry, the third sector and the public sector.
For supporting activities carried out after knowledge exchange events, that aim to maximise impact and enhance the output of the original event.
