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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?