R&D Interfaces projects address a range of critical themes associated with the translation of public R&D into an industry

Activities focus on policies and practice involving engagement across the interfaces between stakeholders; and transitions across boundaries from R&D to demonstration and deployment. Current research themes include: 

Collaborative R+D Structures
A comparative review of effective practices and review framework development for complex multidisciplinary, multi-partner research initiatives.
Professional R+D Interface Roles
A review of emerging embedded professional roles to facilitate the translation of university research into an industrial context.
R+D Inward Investment
A comparative review of R&D inward investment programmes; and the development of a comprehensive review framework for R&D inward investment.
R+D Trends and Drivers
Mapping trends in long term, high risk industrial research based on indicators from industry publication patterns in the scientific and technology literature.
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