The Programme focuses on advancing understanding of the practices, policies and professional roles designed to accelerate the translation of public R&D across the traditional boundaries between academia and industry; and between different stages of invention and innovation. In particular, the Programme examines evolving practices and policies responding to the following trends and drivers:

• Decreasing long term, high risk “basic” industrial research
• Increasing levels of external collaboration by industry and academia
• Enhanced global competition for R&D skills, infrastructure and investment
• Accelerating levels of technological complexity and scientific knowledge

Research Projects

The R&D Interfaces Programme research projects address a range of issues issues and associated with the translation of public R&D, inlcuding:

• R&D trends & drivers
• Professional R&D interface roles
• University-industry collaborative structures
• R&D inward investment mechanisms
• Technology development review criteria

Stakeholder Forum

The R&D Interfaces Forum provides an opportunity for practioners and policy makers to exchange emerging insights, practices and lessons learned related to the industrial translation of public R&D. In addition to events related to the research outputs of the R&D Interfaces Programme itself, the Forum also hosts external workshops and symposia on themes closely related to the goals of the R&D Interfaces Programme. Please click here for further details of this event hosting and facilitation service. More...

Resources

A range of R&D Interfaces Programme outputs will be made available on this website, including: publications, working papers and workshop reports.This website also hosts an R&D Policy Portal with links to external online resources, including: best practices manuals, policy studies, and trend & investment data sources. More...