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Target Audience: Research staff, academic staff, PhD researchers and professional services staff who want to work with partners in industry, the public sector or the third sector. Open to all.

This is a live online session

Course Description;

Collaboration is one of the most powerful routes to research impact, but good partnerships rarely happen by chance. This interactive session looks at how successful collaborations are built and sustained, from the first conversation to a working partnership.
Drawing on her experience as an academic and as the founder of an EdTech company, Dr Kate Smith will cover how to identify and approach potential partners, how to understand what they need, how to frame your expertise so it speaks to their priorities, and how to agree the practical details that keep a partnership on track. We will also look at the funding and support available for knowledge exchange in Scotland and the UK.

This course is delivered by 

Dr Kate Smith, CEO and Co-founder, ProfessorMe  

drkatesmith@professorme.com

Course Outcomes/Objectives;

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify potential partners for their research and the value they could offer each other
2. Approach and pitch to external organisations with confidence
3. Shape a collaboration that meets the needs of both sides
4. Understand the main funding routes and support for knowledge exchange
5. Plan the next practical steps towards a partnership of their own

Accessibility;

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

• The session will take place on Microsoft Teams
• Auto-captions will be enabled
• There will be audience participation
• You can keep your camera off
• You are asked to attend the whole session
• There will be a break
• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants upon request
• Please contact osdu@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Prerequisites

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.