"Within a modern, knowledge driven economy, knowledge transfer is about transferring good ideas, research results and skills between universities, other research organisations, business and the wider community to enable innovative new products and services to be developed".
(UK Office of Science and Technology 2004)
Oakland has long and varied experience of assisting the knowledge transfer processes from universities and other research organisations. This is underpinned by a sound understanding of science and HE policy and the contextual issues prevalent in the publicly funded sector. Combined with our commercial experience and networks of business, research and public body contacts Oakland can help the knowledge transfer process by:
