The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) is working on a range of initiatives to strengthen collaboration between the UK’s higher education and business sectors: from projects looking forward to 2030 and beyond, to schemes concerned with what is happening on the ground right now. Our work focuses on two broad themes. First, finding ways to improve the entrepreneurial and employabil
ity skills and opportunities of students in all stages of higher education in the UK. We are particularly concerned with understanding how collaboration can deliver high quality work placements that meet the needs of students and business. Through our Talent 2030 programme we are encouraging more young women to consider careers in engineering and manufacturing. And we are exploring what the reality of a truly global jobs market means for students studying in the UK and for companies hiring graduates. A second key theme is maximising the value of the UK’s strength in innovative research and development. The Growing Value Project will continue to explore how to make the most of the nation’s public research base while projects, such as London Creative and Digital Fusion and the Brighton Fuse, will pilot practical approaches to delivering productive relationships between university researchers and smaller creative, digital and IT companies. For further information please contact [email protected]
