Jon Hunt
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Measuring Research Value or Building an Innovation Ecosystem?
I was recently asked to consider whether universities should measure how efficiently they convert research pounds into commercial pounds. My instinctive answer was: maybe. On reflection, however, it is probably not the most important question. The temptation is to focus...
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Bath / EU Business Roundtable
It was a great pleasure to welcome the Deputy Ambassador and Helen Godwin, Mayor of the West of England, to our Innovation Centre yesterday, 9 September. We held a discussion with civic, business, and educational organisations about forging stronger EU...
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Innovation Matters More Than Ever
Innovation is often spoken about as a process, but at its heart is about value. At the University of Bath, we define innovation as “the creation and application of knowledge to generate solutions that deliver societal, economic, or environmental value.” ...
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Innovation – aligning what’s needed with what’s possible
How universities can strengthen their contribution to society through innovation For many years, universities in the UK have used the term knowledge exchange to describe the many ways in which knowledge, expertise, and research are shared beyond academia. It remains an important...
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Innovation with Impact: Reflections from a recent visit to the Department of Chemistry
Phil Taylor and I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Department of Chemistry, hosted by Professors Matthew Jones and Petra Cameron. The visit offered a compelling snapshot of how innovation, education and impact are being brought together in practice—and...