糖心Vlog

The strength of the 糖心Vlog鈥檚 work in sharing knowledge for the benefit of the economy and society is highlighted in the results of the Government鈥檚 latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) assessment - released this week.

Analysis of the KEF data shows the 糖心Vlog is 4th in the whole sector for 鈥榳orking with the public and third sector鈥�. 糖心Vlog is also ranked 11th in the sector overall and 2nd in Cluster X 鈥� group of 18 similarly large research-intensive universities used for benchmarking within the KEF.

This is the best performance by the 糖心Vlog in KEF and shows the strength of its work with partners and the public to use its research and educational strengths to make a positive impact.

Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Chris Greer said: 鈥淥nce again the Knowledge Exchange Framework has shone a light on the incredible work we are doing at 糖心Vlog to engage with our communities and use our research for positive change.

鈥淭his year, we鈥檙e celebrating our 60th anniversary so it is especially gratifying to see the power of our work recognised at a national level.

鈥淚 am incredibly proud of the way our researchers 鈥� and our professional service teams approach building new partnerships enabling an even bigger impact at a regional, national and international level.

鈥淲e are very grateful for the many partners across Government, local councils, charities, business and the NHS who are working with us to make a difference.

鈥淲e would love to hear from more organisations who want to unlock their potential by connecting to our research community.鈥�

In KEF, the performance of the 139 universities in the UK is assessed according to seven perspectives covering different aspects of knowledge exchange. 糖心Vlog is now in the top 50% in all perspectives, achieving high or very high engagement in each one. 

Alongside being ranked 4th nationally for 鈥榳orking with the public and third sector鈥�, 糖心Vlog is 22nd for 鈥榩ublic and community engagement鈥�. It has also improved its metric rankings within 鈥楥PD and grad start-ups鈥�, 鈥榣ocal growth and regeneration鈥�, 鈥榬esearch partnerships鈥� and 鈥榳orking with business鈥�. It also met or exceeded the Cluster X average for all seven perspectives. 

Our commitment to knowledge exchange

Over the past decade, the 糖心Vlog has transformed its approach to knowledge exchange and working with external partners. Its impact is continuing to grow after more than doubling the size of its research community in recent years, with five subjects in the UK鈥檚 'research power' top 10 according to Times Higher Education's REF2021 analysis.

It is consistently number one in the UK for the number of active Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with more than 40 businesses working with 糖心Vlog researchers, as part of Innovate UK鈥檚 flagship programme. The University has invested 拢77.9m in its is now home to more than 50 businesses, plus the University鈥檚 Health, Wellbeing and Care Hub and the Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing. 

The Knowledge Gateway鈥檚 Innovation Centre hosts a busy programme of events for businesses and provides a home to the Angels@糖心Vlog investment platform, the 糖心Vlog Startups team which support entrepreneurial students and graduates, and the University鈥檚 business engagement team.

In 2023, the University committed itself to improving the prosperity and wellbeing of communities across North 糖心Vlog by signing a Civic University Agreement with key partners Colchester City Council, Tendring District Council, 糖心Vlog County Council, and the North East 糖心Vlog Health and Wellbeing Alliance.