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Knowledge (KTPs) Click Transfer to editPartnerships Master title style Details • RIS leads on KTP applications • Project duration 12 – 36 months • Must be strategic and innovative • Challenging for Associate & Academic
• Associate employed by University • BUT work at company premises • Nominated company and academic supervisor • 0.5 day academic support per week
• Associate can register for PhD
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Knowledge (KTPs) Click Transfer to editPartnerships Master title style 2 ‘Open’ Calls 8 Themed Calls Emerging and Enabling Technologies (x2) •
Identifying and investing in technologies and capabilities that will lead to the new products, processes and services of tomorrow
Health and Life Sciences (x2) •
Focused on agriculture and food and healthcare, underpinned by bioscience and medical research and enabled by engineering and physical sciences
Infrastructure Systems (x2) •
Optimising transport and energy systems and integrating them with other systems such as health and digital
Manufacturing and Materials (x2) •
Advancing manufacturing readiness so R&D and technology developments increase productivity and capture value in the UK
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Knowledge (KTPs) Click Transfer to editPartnerships Master title style Cost and benefits to the company of a KTP
• Cost to SMEs typically around £22-25k per annum (33% of total budget)
• Cost to Large companies around £30-34k per annum (50% of total budget) • Average benefits can include an annual increase in profits of over £220,000 • Creation of three jobs (in 75% of projects this includes the Associate.) • Budget includes £2,000 per annum for Associate Development, £2,250 for travel & subsistence and £1,500 for equipment & consumables
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Knowledge (KTPs) Click Transfer to editPartnerships Master title style Benefits to the University
• Income
• Publication of papers • Graduate career opportunities • Commercial awareness of staff • Long term relationship with company • Case studies • Student projects • Feeds back into teaching
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Knowledge (KTPs) Click Transfer to editPartnerships Master title style Key statistics • Currently 700 live projects (has been as high as 1,200) • Average Duration – 26 months
• Large companies account for less than 1/3 of portfolio • SME – more than 2/3 of all KTPs • Highly rated research divisions generally have high success rate
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Definition and Overview Consultancy is defined as the undertaking of work by the University’s academic and professional service staff within their professional areas of expertise while utilizing existing knowledge.
• Approved October 2015 • Client-driven problem solving • Currently an untapped opportunity • Private consultancy no longer applies • Approval by Dean required • Standard contract • UoD Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance
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Benefits • Enriches the University’s knowledge exchange activities • Provides good opportunity for 1st engagement with company • Impact stories • Case studies • Source of income
“For universities, consultancy may increase the volume of research collaboration and may also improve the effectiveness of technology transfer” “For companies, consultancy offers a chance to get to know the researcher before embarking on larger research contracts” Source - Lambert Review of Business-Uni Collaboration
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Eligible Activities: • Academic staff (i.e. professors; readers; senior lecturers; and lecturers); professional service staff are all eligible to do consultancy • Consultancy relies on no University resources, simply the intellectual capacity of the
person “Consultant” • Expert witness
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In-eligible Activities: • Honorary staff; research staff (i.e. a person employed to work on a specific research project or projects); students CANNOT do consultancy • Service work • Teaching and related activities • Conference presentations • Peer review • External examining
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Costing • Traditionally academics undervalue their expertise • Unique knowledge and expertise • Should be prepared to charge reasonable commercial daily rates
University Standard Costs (based on fEC, but not inc. Estates costs)
Daily Cost
Daily Cost
Academic Grade 7
£375 Professor Life Sciences & Medicine
£700
Academic Grade 8
£415 Professor Non-medical
£600
Senior Academic Grade 9
£475
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Example An academic (Grade 8) is offered 3 days work at £900 per day (excluding VAT and expenses). Total income to be invoiced (net of VAT) £2,700 Cost of the work (based on table) £1,245 Surplus available for sharing £1,455 Therefore the fee will normally be split as follows: School £1,536 (£1,245 covering the cost of the 3 days work plus 20% of £1,455) Academic £1,164 (equating to 80% of £1,455) This can be placed in a research account within the School. Alternatively, 50% of the payment to the member of staff may alternatively be taken as a personal payment subject to approval from the Vice-Principal, Academic Planning & Performance Transforming lives
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3(b) Calculation of Share of Surplus on consultancy Calculation of surplus
Consultancy Fee (3 days at £900per day – excluding VAT) Less: University standard cost to be covered (3 days at £415) – payable to School Less: any travel costs/expenses to be incurred TOTAL Surplus available for distribution*
Share of surplus
Share of surplus to Academic Staff member (80%) Share of surplus available to School (20%) TOTAL Surplus available for distribution*
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Alternative day rates 900
1000
1200
2,700
3,000
3,600
1,245
1,245
1,245
1,455
1,755
2,355
Alternative day rates 900
1000
1200
1164
1404
1884
291
351
471
1455
1755
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Jamie Henderson Consultancy and KE Manager 01382 385649 j.z.henderson@dundee.ac.uk
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