SME-University links and their innovation and productivity

benefits

Inception Meeting

16th May 2016

Co-design

ERC

Project Team

Background

Innovation, exporting and productivity

Research Intensity; Incubators; Spin-outs; TT Performance; Curriculum Innovation

SME-University links; Geographical distribution

Knowledge & Gaps

UK IS

HE-BCI

BSD

% Collaboration; Characteristics of collaborators; Geography of Collaboration; Determinants of Innovation; Innovation & Exporting relationship

TT Activity # Mechanisms, How this varies by Research Intensity

Characteristics of SMEs by LEP area

HEFCE

ERCWP.1

HESA Characteristics of Universities

Questions

RQ 1: What effect do University links have on innovation and productivity?

RQ1a: Do firms’ characteristics complement university links to achieve productivity gains?

RQ1b: Does the effect of University links on innovation and productivity vary for local as compared to national or international links?

RQ1c: Is there a learning effect whereby SMEs graduate from local to national to international University links?

Are there other angles on the relationship between Business-University links and Innovation and productivity performance that we should consider?

In maximising the payoff to you from this project, how best can we achieve this?