Find your local Knowledge Base
Find your local Knowledge Base
Select your region to find your closest knowledge base below and get in touch with them about your innovation project idea. A knowledge base is usually a university, college, research and technology organisation or catapult who will recruit a suitably qualified graduate with a Master’s or PhD (known as the Associate) to work on the innovation project based at your company.
Not sure which knowledge base to contact? Your local Knowledge Transfer Adviser (KTA) can help you decide; the right knowledge base for your project might not be the closest. Check for the right adviser in your region.
Knowledge bases in East Midlands
Bishop Grosseteste University
Kay Purle:
kay.purle@bishopg.ac.uk
De Montfort University
Darsheet Chauhan:
KnowledgeExchange@dmu.ac.uk
0116 207 3998
Loughborough University
Kathryn Burchell:
k.d.burchell@lboro.ac.uk
01509 228 493
Nottingham Trent University
Joshua Woods:
joshua.woods@ntu.ac.uk
0115 848 4544
The University of Northampton
Adam Lawton / Sam McKay:
ktp@northampton.ac.uk
01604 893 560
The University of Nottingham
Paul Yeomans:
paul.yeomans@nottingham.ac.uk
0115 8468479
University of Derby
Amanda Baxendale:
a.baxendale@derby.ac.uk
01332 597815
University of Leicester
Anjuu Trevedi:
anjuu.trevedi@le.ac.uk
0116 252 3354
University of Lincoln
Marta Villafranca Valls:
mvalls@lincoln.ac.uk
01522 837892
Knowledge bases in East of England
Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge Campus)
Ben Hooson:
ben.hooson@anglia.ac.uk
01223 695952
Cranfield University
Sandra Messenger:
sandra.messenger@cranfield.ac.uk
01234 758171
John Innes Centre
Jonathan Clarke:
jonathan.clarke@jic.ac.uk
01603 450842
Norwich University of the Arts
Sarah Steed:
s.steed@norwichuni.ac.uk
07725073350
The University of Essex
Holly Leonard:
h.leonard@essex.ac.uk
01206 873571
University of Bedfordshire
Rachel Perry:
ktp@beds.ac.uk
01582 489193
University of Cambridge
Simon Daly:
simon.daly@admin.cam.ac.uk
01223 336107
University of East Anglia
Jon Carter:
jon.carter@uea.ac.uk
01630 591577
University of Hertfordshire
Helen Podmore:
h.podmore@herts.ac.uk
07892 760749
University of Suffolk
Jenni Carberry:
ktp@uos.ac.uk
01473 338424
Knowledge bases in London
Brunel University London
Rachel Burch:
rachel.burch@brunel.ac.uk
01895 268190
City, University of London
Ian Gibbs:
ian.gibbs@city.ac.uk
0207 040 4124
Goldsmiths University of London
Trudi Hamer:
enterprise@gold.ac.uk
0208 194 0393
Imperial College London
Enterprise:
enterprise@imperial.ac.uk
King’s College London
Catherine Tate:
catherine.tate@kcl.ac.uk
Kingston University
Cassie Talfourd-Rich:
c.talfourd-rich@kingston.ac.uk
0208 417 3198
London Metropolitan University
Claire Renwick:
tscrenw1@londonmet.ac.uk
07828908871
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Alex Anderson:
innovation@lshtm.ac.uk
020 7636 8636
London South Bank University
Neil Pearce:
neil.pearce@lsbu.ac.uk
0207 815 6956
Middlesex University
Anna Pavlakos:
a.pavlakos@mdx.ac.uk
0208 411 6153
Queen Mary University of London
Kalpana Chaturvedi:
k.chaturvedi@qmul.ac.uk
0207 882 5579
Royal College of Art, London
Jessica Rana:
jessica.rana@rca.ac.uk
0207 590 4126
The School of Pharmacy (University of London)
Chuck Obi:
chuck.obi@pharmacy.ac.uk
0207 753 5983
University College London
Rachel Corcoran:
ktp@ucl.ac.uk
0203 108 7005
University of Birkbeck
Helen Lawrence:
h.lawrence@bbk.ac.uk
0207 631 6676
University of East London
Mansour Moniri:
m.moniri@uel.ac.uk
0208 223 4241
University of Greenwich
Linda Hyder:
l.m.hyder@gre.ac.uk
0208 331 8638
University of Roehampton
Jose Magalhaes:
jose.magalhaes@roehampton.ac.uk
0208 392 3619
University of the Arts London
Alisdair Aldous:
a.aldous@arts.ac.uk
0207 514 9366
University of West London
Alka Sharma:
alka.sharma@uwl.ac.uk
0208 231 2980
University of Westminster
Christine Rashid:
collaborate@westminster.ac.uk
0203 506 6296
Knowledge bases in North East
Durham University
Bernadette Robertson:
bernadette.c.robertson@durham.ac.uk
0191 334 3175
Newcastle University
Sharon Cochrane:
sharon.cochrane@ncl.ac.uk
Northumbria University Newcastle
Lindsay Connolly and Karl Ward:
ktp@northumbria.ac.uk
Teesside University
Gilly Hall:
ktp@tees.ac.uk
01642 384406
University of Sunderland
Amanda Li:
amanda.li@sunderland.ac.uk
07970 956917
Knowledge bases in North West
Edge Hill University
Michael Banford:
michael.banford@edgehill.ac.uk
01695 657645
Lancaster University
Julia McFarlane:
j.c.mcfarlane@lancaster.ac.uk
01524 594140
Liverpool John Moores University
Estelle Hargraves:
e.s.hargraves@ljmu.ac.uk
0151 231 8056
Manchester Metropolitan University
Ceri Carr:
c.carr@mmu.ac.uk
0161 247 2441
Myerscough College
Ruari Martin:
rmartin@myerscough.ac.uk
01995 643467
Reaseheath College
Louise Worthington:
louisew@reaseheath.ac.uk
01270 613195
The University of Liverpool
Inma Gonzalez:
inmag@liverpool.ac.uk
0151 794 8073
The University of Manchester
Mark Godber:
mark.godber@manchester.ac.uk
0161 306 6813
University of Central Lancashire
Alexis J. Holden:
ajholden@uclan.ac.uk
01772 893521
University of Chester
Marie-Anne O’Neil:
m.oneil@chester.ac.uk
01244 511481
University of Cumbria
Steve Wood:
steven.wood@cumbria.ac.uk
07814 553520
University of Salford
Alejandro Garcia-Miranda Ferrari:
knowledge-transfer@salford.ac.uk
Knowledge bases in Northern Ireland
Belfast Metropolitan College
Rachel Burns:
rachelburns@belfastmet.ac.uk
02890265150
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
Peter Simpson:
peter.simpson@daera-ni.gov.uk
028 86768130
North West Regional College
Fergal Tuffy:
fergal.tuffy@nwrc.ac.uk
Northern Regional College
Alan Reid:
alan.reid@nrc.ac.uk
Queen’s University Belfast
Lorraine Marks:
l.marks@qub.ac.uk
0289 097 2568
South Eastern Regional College
Andrea Kennedy:
andreakennedy@serc.ac.uk
South West College
Nicola Quinn:
nicola.quinn@swc.ac.uk
Southern Regional College
Brenda Kelleghan:
kelleghanb@src.ac.uk
The Open University in Ireland
Ulster University
Amanda Fullerton:
a.fullerton@ulster.ac.uk
0287 137 5236
Knowledge bases in Scotland
Abertay University
Contact North of Scotland KTP Centre:
kelly.fraser@ktp-link.co.uk
East of Scotland KTP Centre
Anne-Marie Haughey:
centremanager@ktpcentre.com
0131 4552702
Edinburgh Napier University
Contact East of Scotland KTP Centre:
centremanager@ktpcentre.com
Glasgow Caledonian University
Contact West of Scotland KTP Centre:
elaine.wallace@ktpws.org.uk
Heriot Watt University
Contact East of Scotland KTP Centre:
centremanager@ktpcentre.com
James Hutton Institute
Contact North of Scotland KTP Centre:
kelly.fraser@ktp-link.co.uk
North of Scotland KTP Centre
Kelly Fraser:
kelly.fraser@ktp-link.co.uk
Telephone: 01224 262278
Queen Margaret University
Contact East of Scotland KTP Centre:
centremanager@ktpcentre.com
Robert Gordon University
Contact North of Scotland KTP Centre:
kelly.fraser@ktp-link.co.uk
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Contact West of Scotland KTP Centre:
elaine.wallace@ktpws.org.uk
The Glasgow School of Art
Contact West of Scotland KTP Centre:
elaine.wallace@ktpws.org.uk
The Open University in Scotland
The University of Edinburgh
Contact East of Scotland KTP Centre:
centremanager@ktpcentre.com
University of Aberdeen
Contact North of Scotland KTP Centre:
kelly.fraser@ktp-link.co.uk
University of Dundee
Contact North of Scotland KTP Centre:
kelly.fraser@ktp-link.co.uk
University of Glasgow
Contact West of Scotland KTP Centre:
elaine.wallace@ktpws.org.uk
University of St Andrews
Contact East of Scotland KTP Centre:
centremanager@ktpcentre.com
University of Stirling
Contact East of Scotland KTP Centre:
centremanager@ktpcentre.com
University of Strathclyde
Contact West of Scotland KTP Centre:
elaine.wallace@ktpws.org.uk
University of the Highlands and Islands
Contact North of Scotland KTP Centre:
kelly.fraser@ktp-link.co.uk
University of the West of Scotland
Stuart McKay:
stuart.mckay@uws.ac.uk
0141 849 4368
West of Scotland KTP Centre
Elaine Wallace:
elaine.wallace@ktpws.org.uk
0141 548 4442
Knowledge bases in South East
Buckinghamshire New University
Research Unit:
researchunit@bucks.ac.uk
01494 522141
Canterbury Christ Church University
Charlotte Goode:
charlotte.goode@canterbury.ac.uk
01227 921724
Oxford Brookes University
Anna Verghese:
averghese@brookes.ac.uk
01865 484207
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Lyuda Vaughan:
lyudmila.vaughan@rhul.ac.uk
01784 917078
Solent University
Katarzyna Gleadell:
ke@solent.ac.uk
023 8201 3000
The Open University
Research and Enterprise:
Enterprise-OU@open.ac.uk
01908 858446
The University of Reading
Joanna Davies:
j.l.davies@reading.ac.uk
0118 378 5069
University College of Estate Management
Angela Lee:
research@ucem.ac.uk
University for the Creative Arts
Clare Wunderly:
cwunderly@ucreative.ac.uk
01227 817432
University of Brighton
Liz Johnson:
e.e.johnson@brighton.ac.uk
01273 642426
University of Chichester
Andrew Adams:
a.adams@chi.ac.uk
01243 816000
University of Kent
Clare Witcher:
c.j.witcher@kent.ac.uk
01227 827306
University of Oxford
Murray Gardner:
murray.gardner@mpls.ox.ac.uk
01865 283794
University of Portsmouth
David Lubega:
david.lubega@port.ac.uk
0239 284 2978
University of Southampton
Justin Lewis:
business@soton.ac.uk
07876 863565
University of Surrey
Dan Bance:
ktp@surrey.ac.uk
01483 682050
University of Sussex
Ryan Giddings:
ryan.giddings@sussex.ac.uk
01273 872666
Knowledge bases in South West
Bath Spa University
Dr Louise Maythorne:
l.maythorne@bathspa.ac.uk
07813 563642
Bournemouth University
Rachel Clarke:
clarker@bournemouth.ac.uk
01202 961347
Cornwall College
Allyson Glover:
a.glover@cornwall.ac.uk
01209 617664
Hartpury University and Hartpury College
Sophie Russell:
rke.administrator@hartpury.ac.uk
01452 702100
Royal Agricultural University
Esther Wilkinson:
esther.wilkinson@rau.ac.uk
01285 652531 ext 4424
University of Bath
Jason Edwards:
j.a.i.edwards@bath.ac.uk
01225 385 201
University of Bristol
Benoit Welch:
benoit.welch@bristol.ac.uk
0117 428 3612
University of Exeter
Sophie O’Callaghan:
s.v.g.ocallaghan@exeter.ac.uk
07880 473836
University of Gloucestershire
Leonie Burton:
lburton@glos.ac.uk
01242 714598
University of Plymouth
Ioanna Papanikolaou:
ioanna.papanikolaou@plymouth.ac.uk
01752 588309
University of the West of England, Bristol
Ellen Parkes:
ellen.parkes@uwe.ac.uk
01173 283671
Knowledge bases in Wales
Aberystwyth University
Rebecca Charnock:
rbc1@aber.ac.uk
01970 628788
AMRC Cymru
Bangor University
Barry College
Phil Rees:
philrees@barry.ac.uk
01446 719821
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Nia Lloyd:
nlloyd@cardiffmet.ac.uk
02920 416037
Cardiff University
Paul Thomas:
ktp@cardiff.ac.uk
02920 875882
Deeside College
Barbara Nicholls:
nicholb@deeside.ac.uk
01244 834545 ext 4064
Gower College Swansea
Elaine McCallion:
elaine.mccallion@gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk
01792 284410
Llandrillo, Coleg Cymru
Joyce Sneddon:
sneddo1j@landrillo.ac.uk
01492 546666 ext 615
Swansea University
Beverley Guess:
b.m.guess@swansea.ac.uk
01792 513460
The Open University in Wales
University of South Wales
Alun Cox:
alun.cox@southwales.ac.uk
01443 482234
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Lisa Lucas:
lisa.lucas@sm.uwtsd.ac.uk
01792 481199
Wrexham Glyndwr University
Laura Gough:
l.gough@glyndwr.ac.uk
01978 293997
Yale College of Wrexham
Simon David Hughes:
sdh@yale-wrexham.ac.uk
01978 316416
Knowledge bases in West Midlands
Arden University
Professor Margaret Bruce:
mbruce@arden.ac.uk
02476 515700
Aston University
KTP Team:
ktp@aston.ac.uk
Birmingham City University
Natalie Lewis:
natalie.lewis@bcu.ac.uk
0121 331 5677
Coventry University
Dean Stephenson:
d.stephenson@coventry.ac.uk
02476 887688
Harper Adams University
Clare Keegan:
ckeegan@harper-adams.ac.uk
07966 290389
Keele University
KTP Team:
gateway@keele.ac.uk
01782733001
Staffordshire University
Alastair Dawes:
a.dawes@staffs.ac.uk
01785 353325
The University of Birmingham
Katie Jermey:
k.jermey@bham.ac.uk
0121 414 5070
University of Warwick
Louisa Evans:
louisa.evans@warwick.ac.uk
024 765 75748
University of Wolverhampton
Emma Pearson:
emma.pearson@wlv.ac.uk
01902 321654
University of Worcester
KTP Team:
researchoffice@worc.ac.uk
Knowledge bases in Yorkshire
Bishop Burton College
Kevin Kendall:
kevin.kendall@bishopburton.ac.uk
01964 553142
CU Scarborough
Eamonn Byrne:
EByrne@cusltd.co.uk
07392 097169
Leeds Beckett University
Jo Griffiths:
jo.griffiths@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
0113 812 5981
Leeds Trinity University
Ian Maude:
business@leedstrinity.ac.uk
0113 283 7129
Sheffield Hallam University
Madeline Baker:
m.baker@shu.ac.uk
0114 225 4408
The University of Hull
Josine Opmeer:
j.opmeer@hull.ac.uk
01482 463068
The University of Sheffield
Laura Talbot:
l.talbot@sheffield.ac.uk
0114 222 9841
The University of York
Rukmal Abeysekera:
rukmal.abeysekera@york.ac.uk
01904 321124
University of Bradford
Tricia Steele:
p.steele@bradford.ac.uk
01274 232223
University of Huddersfield
Laura Forester-Green:
l.forester-green@hud.ac.uk
01484 472356
University of Leeds
Blessing Mukonoweshuro:
ktp@leeds.ac.uk
0113 343 2168
York St John University
Sarah Jones:
s.jones@yorksj.ac.uk
01904 876655
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