NCUB secures four-year Research England funding to strengthen university-business collaboration

"Unlike many sector bodies, NCUB combines government backing with membership contributions from both universities and businesses, a model it says ensures policy recommendations and practice are grounded in the realities of both sectors. Over the next four years, NCUB's strategy will focus on three core priorities: making the UK a more attractive destination for business investment, strengthening links between universities and companies to accelerate innovation, and building coordinated responses to global change across the skills, research and innovation system."

"Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Executive Chair of Research England, said the funding recognised NCUB's national importance: "This funding recognises the vital role of the National Centre for Universities and Business in strengthening the links between research and industry. By supporting collaboration at a national level, we can help turn research into practical innovation that boosts economic growth and addresses the UK's long-term challenges underpinned by our great university system.""

Research England provided a four-year funding commitment to the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) to boost collaboration between academia and industry. The funding underpins a Forward Plan to make the UK more competitive, more collaborative, and better prepared for future economic and societal challenges. The investment enables NCUB to expand as a national convener and trusted voice on research, innovation and talent development, offering insight, evidence and practical tools to translate research into real-world innovations and long-term community and economic benefits. The NCUB model combines government backing with university and business membership contributions to ground policy recommendations in sector realities. Strategy priorities include attracting business investment, strengthening university-company links to accelerate innovation, and coordinating responses to global change across skills, research and innovation systems.

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