Case studies

University of Warwick – bringing recycled materials to industry

Recycled carbon fibre reinforced polymer means industry can use lighter carbon fibre materials

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London School of Economics: Exploring corporate climate risk and low-carbon investment

Researchers at LSE devised a bespoke methodology for evaluating how companies are responding to climate risk, giving investors valuable information to help make decisions

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Durham University - turning student ideas into new North East businesses

Student entrepreneurs at Durham University are able to access wraparound support to help develop ideas in a state-of-the-art new facility that will help build a network of new businesses in the North East.

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University of Leeds – driving cost transparency in pension funds to boost investment outcomes

Research at University of Leeds has helped standardise data around pension investments, improving simplicity and transparency for the costs and fees in the industry. By making it easier to collect data, new templates designed by Leeds academics alongside the FCA and enhanced transparency are saving pension funds trillions of pounds.

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Imperial College London - Breaking new ground in the field of medical technology

The MedTech Superconnector based at Imperial College London's White City Innovation District is supporting researchers to break new ground in the field of medical technology and apply work from the arts and science to early-stage technologies. It has been backed by Research England to expand across the UK

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University of York - Putting the UK at the forefront of the global Esports sector

Researchers at the University of York are helping five British esports businesses understand how the public engages in immersive online experiences. The work is helping UK companies establish themselves in a $25billion global market.

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University of Warwick - Making green carbon fibre viable for business

Researchers at the University of Warwick have helped to develop new recycled carbon fibre that is more business friendly. Thanks to their work annual sales of the recycled product grew from £300,000 to £2million in two years and delivered huge ecological benefits.

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UCL - Developing lifesaving COVID-19 technology at pace

Doctors and engineers from UCL worked with experts to design and build a breathing support device for Covid patients in just one month. The device which swiftly adopted by the NHS is now being used to save lives in countries around the world. 

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University of Southampton - Building a world leading photonics cluster

The University of Southampton has used quality related (QR) funding to set up the Zepler Institute and establish the city as one of the UK's top tech superclusters. Examples of the tech it has commercialised include fibres used by NASA in the Mars Explorer.

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University of Sheffield - Helping Yorkshire lead the way in high-value manufacturing

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, set up at the University of Sheffield in 2001, has a global reputation for helping companies overcome manufacturing problems and works with over 125 companies including Rolls-Royce, McLaren and BAE.

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