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Title: Sheila Deighton


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Sheila Deighton
Regional Development Agency HEI Innovation
AURIL Conference 25 April 2008
  • Knowledge Transfer Manager

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NW OF ENGLAND
  • 111 Bn Economy
  • UKs largest University
  • Largest Regional Airport
  • Most diverse English Region

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Knowledge Base
World Class Higher Education Institutions
  • 15 Universities
  • 25 units 5 rated
  • 59 units 5 rated
  • 50,000 students pa studying STEM subjects
  • 15,000 graduates pa in STEM subjects

Agency spends approximately 15 of its total
budget with the HEIs, the majority of which comes
from the Science, Innovation and Cluster budgets.
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Regional Benefits
  • Increase HEI impact a priority for the Agency
  • Stimulate interaction with SMEs to increase
    innovation within the Region
  • Engagement with industry and introducing new
    knowledge into the economy
  • Significant contributors to the economy in 2005/6
  • 396m Research Development Spend (2004)
  • 41m income from CPD course
  • 43.7m income from regeneration activity
  • 9m from the sale of IP

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Working with Lancaster University
  • Long history of support
  • Developing projects to meet the Regions
    priorities
  • gt20m of support over 4 years
  • Important strategic relationships with Lancaster
    University
  • Clear benefits to both the University the Region

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Just a Few Examples of Our Collaborations
  • Infolab21
  • Environment Centre
  • Northern Leadership Academy
  • Daresbury Science Innovation Centre
  • Cockcroft Institute
  • Manchester Science Park
  • Liverpool Science Park
  • University of Cumbria
  • UMIST/Manchester University Merger
  • Zoonosis Centre

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Websites
  • www.nwda.co.uk
  • www.northwestscience.com
  • www.businesslinknw.co.uk

Contact Sheila Deighton Sheila.deighton_at_nwda.co.u
k 01925 400466
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