Last week saw the launch of Queen Mary, University of London’s ground-breaking new knowledge transfer project - ImpactQM. With funding of nearly £3m from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) over three years, ImpactQM aims to create a new generation of science and engineering professional – one who is equally at home in both the world of academia and in industry.

The launch event on the 16th November, focussed on some of the key issues surrounding knowledge exchange and impact in research today. Professor David Delpy, Chief Executive of EPSRC explained, ‘Here in the UK we need to be seen as equally great at knowledge transfer as we are at research. We need to create an environment in which impact and knowledge exchange can be encouraged, and seen as a natural part of the research process.’

ImpactQM will link early career researchers with selected industry partners, allowing them to work on projects which transfer Queen Mary’s leading edge EPSRC-funded research into business, exploiting our existing strengths in materials, electronic and mechanical engineering, and computer science. In turn, the early career researchers will be mentored in the skills required to transfer research into economic impact for the UK, leading to a new breed of researcher with both the technical and business abilities to succeed in an increasingly competitive environment.

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Content added on 23rd November 2009.

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