Collaboration opportunities
Work with our researchers and technical specialists on shared projects
Whether you're tackling global sustainability, advancing health tech, or driving net-zero innovation, we can connect you with academic expertise and knowledge exchange opportunities, such as KTPs, innovation funding and PhDs for industry, to deliver commercial success and measurable impact.
We also support academics who want to connect with industry to maximise the impact of their research.
Explore current opportunities below and connect with the team today to discuss how we can work together.
Email us at ipandcommercial@plymouth.ac.uk
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Research groups looking for partners
Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS)
Addressing the challenge of sustainably feeding a global population of 9 billion, founded upon research excellence in aquaculture, agricultural technology and soil health.
Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy (C-DORE)
Accelerating sustainable developments aligned with the UK's net zero, energy security and clean maritime agendas.
Centre for Health Technology
Transforming lives and supporting an economy of wellbeing through the development and application of health technology innovations in health and care.
Join us in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
The KTP scheme forms a valuable partnership between businesses, academics at the University, and graduates. Part-funded by government, the project promotes innovation and commercialisation, leading to increased productivity, profitability, and an average £1.6m of increased turnover for businesses.
Proof of Concept funding
The Â鶹´«Ã½ offers Proof of Concept funding to help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between academic research and commercial application. This funding supports early-stage development of ideas, technologies, or services that have strong potential for real-world impact.
Whether it's validating a prototype, conducting market research, or demonstrating feasibility, Proof of Concept funding empowers innovators to take the crucial first steps toward commercialisation and societal benefit.
To express interest and be the first to know when this funding becomes available, please email ipandcommercial@plymouth.ac.uk.
Collaborate with students
PhDs for industry
With the need to develop new ideas and new products in an ever-evolving marketplace, getting genuinely independent, expert and objective input from a PhD student is a unique way of accelerating any form of research and development.
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Make your business challenge a student project
We are always looking for clients with project ideas for our students. By participating, your business challenge will be tackled as part of a module by our talented undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Send your project ideas to ipandcommerical@plymouth.ac.uk.
Turn your ideas into reality with the Cube
The Cube offers support to businesses, freelancers, the self-employed, students, researchers, academics, and social enterprises; you can come to us with anything from an idea to a fully-fledged business, and we will help you to advance it.
The Cube's services are open to students from all schools, all levels of study and graduates.
STRIDE
Through STRIDE, we work with businesses across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to help shape new ideas, test them, and bring them to market. Whether you're building something from scratch or refining a product, we provide practical, hands-on support that fits around your business.
Our team of designers, strategists and researchers are ready to help you explore opportunities, unlock funding, and move your business forward.
Net-Zero Exchange
The South West is on an ambitious journey to become the first region in the UK to achieve net zero, a challenge that will require sustained and coordinated action across a number of different systems and all sectors in society. The Net-Zero Exchange project will support this ambition by bringing researchers and enterprises from a wide range of fields together so we can take a whole-systems approach to net-zero research, engagement and solutions.
