A table summarising the engagement possibilities, the associated risks and commitments required and our collaboration examples
| Engagement opportunity | Level of risk | Time commitment (Duration) | Monetary investment | Benefits to industry partner | Benefits to university | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest lecture | Very low | 1–2 h | Travel costs | Recruitment networking | Education and inspiration for students | The Visible Lunch Laramee (2019b) |
| Project fair sponsorship/ exhibition | Very low | 1 day | None | Recruitment networking | Employment opportunities for students | Swansea University project fair Laramee (2019a) |
| Joint supervision/ sponsorship of final year/ MSc thesis | Very low | An average of 1 h per week (6 months) | None | Test high risk project(s) Recruitment | Real-world experience for student, possible employment | HEOR Ltd., QPC Ltd |
| Advisory board of funded projects | Very low | ∼5 h per quarter (up to 5 years) | None | Exposure to state-of-the-art research networking knowledge transfer | Knowledge transfer from industry | HEOR Ltd., QPC Ltd. Digital Health Labs, We Predict Ltd |
| Joint supervision/ sponsorship of MRes student | Low | An average of 1 h per week (1 year) | £4k per year | Recruitment knowledge transfer additional labour test high risk project(s) | Real-world experience for student, possible employment | KESS projects KESS (2019) |
| Joint publication | Low | A few hours per month (6–12 months) | None | Exposure to state-of-the-art research knowledge transfer additional labour test high risk project(s) | Applied research publications that advance the state of the art | Publications: Roberts et al. (2016), Rees et al. (2018), Roberts et al. (2018b), Roberts et al. (2018a), Rees et al. (2019), Roberts et al. (2019), Rees et al. (2020) |
| Local conference sponsorship/ exhibition | Low | 1 day | In-kind £100–5k | Recruitment Networking Exposure to state of the art | Employment opportunities for students | EuroVis (2014), Eurographics (2014), CGVC (2018), EGUK (2018) |
| Joint supervision/ sponsorship of PhD student | Medium | (3–4 Years) | £11k per year | Research Access to expertise Knowledge transfer Additional labour Recruitment | Real-world experience for student, possible employment | Leadin UK Ltd., QPC Ltd |
| Joint KTP, Industrial Case projects | Medium | (12–36 months) | £35k per year | Research Access to expertise Knowledge transfer Additional labour | Real-world project, facilitate larger project, knowledge transfer from industry | |
| Joint Innovate UK project | Medium | (6–24 months) | ∼£10k–100k | Research Access to expertise Knowledge transfer Additional labour | Real-world project, facilitate larger project, knowledge transfer from industry | Traydstream Limited Innovate UK (2018), QPC Ltd. Innovate UK (2015) |
| Engagement opportunity | Level of risk | Time commitment (Duration) | Monetary investment | Benefits to industry partner | Benefits to university | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest lecture | Very low | 1–2 h | Travel costs | Recruitment networking | Education and inspiration for students | The Visible Lunch |
| Project fair sponsorship/ exhibition | Very low | 1 day | None | Recruitment | Employment opportunities for students | Swansea University project fair |
| Joint supervision/ sponsorship of final year/ MSc thesis | Very low | An average of 1 h per week (6 months) | None | Test high risk project(s) | Real-world experience for student, possible employment | HEOR Ltd., QPC |
| Advisory board of funded projects | Very low | ∼5 h per quarter (up to 5 years) | None | Exposure to state-of-the-art research networking | Knowledge transfer from industry | HEOR Ltd., QPC |
| Joint supervision/ sponsorship of MRes student | Low | An average of 1 h per week (1 year) | £4k per year | Recruitment | Real-world experience for student, possible employment | KESS projects |
| Joint publication | Low | A few hours per month (6–12 months) | None | Exposure to state-of-the-art | Applied research publications that advance the state of the art | Publications: |
| Local conference sponsorship/ exhibition | Low | 1 day | In-kind | Recruitment | Employment opportunities for students | EuroVis (2014), |
| Joint supervision/ sponsorship of PhD student | Medium | (3–4 Years) | £11k per year | Research | Real-world experience for student, possible employment | Leadin UK Ltd., QPC Ltd |
| Joint KTP, Industrial | Medium | (12–36 months) | £35k per year | Research | Real-world project, facilitate larger project, knowledge transfer from industry | |
| Joint Innovate UK project | Medium | (6–24 months) | ∼£10k–100k | Research | Real-world project, facilitate larger project, knowledge transfer from industry | Traydstream Limited |
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