Post on 05-Jan-2016
INTRODUCING OXFORD BROOKES
OXFORD BROOKES IN FIGURES
3 campuses in and around Oxford over 18,000 students over 2,500 staff ‘best modern university’ in the Sunday Times University
Guide for 11 years over 75% of research ‘internationally recognised’ in the top 10 UK universities for IP earnings 24 subjects rated ‘excellent’ for teaching university status in 1992 – but 150th anniversary in 2015
WHAT WE DO
BUSINESS HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND
ENVIRONMENT
Business Biological and
Medical SciencesEducation Architecture
Hospitality Management
Clinical Health CareEnglish and Modern
LanguagesArts
Publishing PsychologyHistory, Philosophy
and Religion
Computing and Communication Technologies
Social Work and Public Health
Law
Mechanical Engineering and
Mathematical Sciences
Sports and Health Science
Social Sciences Planning
Public CareReal Estate and
Construction
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS
Research & Development Funded by research councils or industry
Consultancy Solutions to problems and training
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Part funded by Technology Strategy Board Generating nearly £1bn pa in new sales for UK business and 1000 new jobs Established over 30 years
WHAT IS KTP?
A partnership between a Company and a University
A defined project, 6 months – 3 years long
Embedding University knowledge in the Company
Bringing £240k average increase in profit, 3 new jobs
83% find KTP ‘significant to future performance’
81% ‘plan further collaboration’
WHO IS IT FOR?
UK businesses of all kinds and in all sectors, especially SMEs
Employing at least 4 people, established and trading profitably for at least 3 years
Needing knowledge to develop
A KTP ASSOCIATERecruited on the open market, from anywhere in the world
Average age 27
‘Master’s level’ graduate with relevant experience
Salary £20 – 30k+
Excellent career development package
70% recruited on completion
YASA MOTORSTo develop sustainable joining technologies for mass manufacture of high reliability high torque, low mass electric motors
Academic: James Broughton, Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment
One Associate, two years
Total value £170k
• UTC Swindon: a new engineering and enterprise academy for 14 to 19 year olds
• Opening September 2014 in former GWR buildings
• Sponsored by Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells and Oxford Brookes University
• Part of a national movement for technical education
• www.utcswindon.co.uk
MORE INFORMATION
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/business_employers
www.brookes.ac.uk