Business Partnerships
Collaborative research and consultancy
Our specialist business partnerships team work to develop mutually beneficial long term partnerships. This enables our business partners to easily identify, engage and collaborate with the appropriate science and technology specialists needed to underpin commercially valuable innovation projects.
Student Projects
We develop graduates who are technically and scientifically skilled and highly employable. By providing businesses with a wide choice of flexible ways to work in partnership with our students, such as placements, KTPs, CASE, internships, part-time work and project work, employers benefit from the simplicity of access to Science and Technology skills, whilst providing opportunities for our students to gain invaluable experience and develop and apply their skills throughout their studies and enhancing the student experience.
Award winning co-location buildings
Our award winning buildings enable global high-tech, knowledge intensive business to co-location onto the Lancaster University campus to work alongside our cutting-edge researchers in a unique collaborative environment. Businesses can also join and network with our established local, regional, national and international business communities and tap into a broad range of expertise, support, training and resources on site.
Professional training to businesses and other organisations
Drawing on expertise from across the themes, our portfolio of courses offers businesses great flexibly and choice- from short courses, workshops and seminars to improve knowledge on specific topics, to part-time and full-time courses, bespoke interdisciplinary training programmes and ongoing CPD provision, sharing expertise and increasing competitiveness and productivity through better use of knowledge, technology and skills.
Product Development and IPR
Our specialist team support the commercialisation of IPR via licensing and spin-out company formation. Collaborative partnerships with businesses and Science and Technology specialists bring together skills and resources, such as state-of-the-art design and manufacturing equipment, to put ideas into action and develop new products and processes for the global marketplace.