Innovate UK has also introduced the Management KTP to help companies expand management capability by partnering with business schools. Find out more about Management KTP here.
We are here to help support your KTP activities and any publicity you may be planning around your project.
Please see the Publicity Guidelines here.
We have also created a family of assets to help promote the programme. They are available in two print formats (commercial and non-commercial) and in two versions (one with space for you to customise). You can download:
We also have templates for creating a Twitter ad for KTP Associates; and a KTP certificate for use when awarded KTP funding. Just use the Contact form to request or email ktpenquiries@ktn-uk.org.
Please consult the document here and request a quote from your KT Adviser to form part of any press release about your KTP project. Do share your stories with us too: the more we work together, the more effective we can be in communicating the benefits of participation in KTP – so keep in touch with your plans and the progress of your projects. Email ktpenquiries@ktn-uk.org.
Please also see the Publicity Guidelines here.
We are always keen to work with you to spotlight the success of your partnership. You’ll find an outline of what we look for in a case study here. To submit a case study, click here.
We want to do all we can to raise the profile of the exceptional opportunities of the KTP Associate role. If you would like to suggest a profile for one of your KTP Associates, please see the guidelines attached here. To submit a KTP Associate case study, click here.
Discover inspiring knowledge base stories from Innovate UK KTP Awards 2021:
Already involved in a KTP?
Interested in participating in a KTP?
Part funded by Innovate UK, other government co-funders and the participating company, KTP projects apply the world-leading knowledge and expertise of academics to business-critical projects.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are a three way collaboration between:
Each KTP project lasts between between 12 and 36 months, depending on the time required to deliver real outcomes.
Introduced in 2019 to help companies expand their management capability, Management KTPs work exactly like KTPs but have a specific focus on introducing transformational change through improved management strategy and process; and, with a Management KTP, companies are partnered with a Business School. Visit our Management KTP page to find out more.
KTP provides academics with opportunities for the practical application of their research. This supports the increasing demand to provide evidence of the economic impact of research investment, whilst informing the direction of ongoing and future research.
Importantly, the papers and publications developed through KTP, and the research income, can contribute to the REF rating of an academic department.
KTP provides academics with in-depth, high level strategic interaction with the business community, which adds value to teaching and research. This also means that KTPs can provide excellent potential for collaborative work outside the core project, providing opportunities for student projects, work based activities and feeding current business information and issues into teaching materials.
KTP is delivered on a full economic cost basis, which means that the 10% of the academic’s time involved in KTP is 100% funded.
Typically, academics can expect to commit half a day of their week to a KTP project, mainly at the premises of the business partner. This is important to build and maintain an understanding of the project environment and relationships with the people.
KTP provides an opportunity for academics to engage with the business community. Around 70% of KTP Associates are offered full time employment with the host organisation on completion of their KTP, which means that academics fulfil a vital role in supporting employment for the graduates and contributing to the ongoing development of an innovation culture within the region’s economic community.
KTP projects strengthen the relationship between the academic and the business community, providing opportunities for ongoing collaboration.
Businesses and organisations from the full range of sectors and sizes are eligible to participate in KTP, as are charities and businesses from the not for profit sector.
All businesses must be financially viable and committed to strategic change. A KTP is expected to deliver a step change in the organisation’s capability and performance.
In the early stages of developing a KTP application, a dedicated, highly experienced KTP Adviser will be allocated to work in partnership with you. The role of a KTP Adviser is to facilitate the development of new partnerships, guiding the partners through the approval process. Once a KTP is approved, the Advisers also monitor and support progress throughout the life of the partnership.
Advisers are key in guiding and supporting academics to ensure that their objectives are met – in the short term and in the longer term.
Advisers provide guidance on the implementation of Associate training and development policy, and on the conditions governing payment of grants. Advisers also provide access to the body of KTP experience and encourage best practice in knowledge transfer.
All KTP Advisers have extensive knowledge of higher education and business.
The Management KTP initiative is fantastic for any growth-oriented SME, such as RBP, and we cannot recommend this programme highly enough”.
"KTP provides a superb pathway for knowledge transfer, enabling academic research to be applied to deliver impact to real world solutions".
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical SciencesArtificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are transforming the way we live and work and driving real changes in every sector and industry. Pioneering, legally-grounded AI models…
From footwear to cell culture, kit homes to biotech, we hear from women leading innovation-focussed businesses about how a highly successful academic collaboration model helped…
The power of collaboration: in the first of our mini series, we hear from leading business women about how they used a highly successful academic…
Innovation is the beating heart of progressive, successful companies; so making it happen is key. That’s why thousands of businesses – big and small,…