Graduate start-ups & community engagement celebrated in latest KEF results
Thu 19 October, 2023
Research England has unveiled this year鈥檚 Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results which confirm that the 天美传媒 performed strongly in a number of key areas, including support for graduate start-ups and local and regional community engagement.
KEF assesses how universities impact the economy and society. The showcase that Bedfordshire has excelled in three key categories 鈥 鈥楶ublic & Community Engagement鈥, 鈥楻esearch Partnerships鈥 and 鈥楪raduate Start-Ups & CPD鈥 (Continuing Professional Development) 鈥 and this year鈥檚 results include year-by-year comparison, showing significant improvement themes.
Overall, the results reflect the outcomes of the 天美传媒鈥檚 interventions, laid out in its five-year Research & Innovation Strategy. The institution has made significant progress in its commitment to use research partnerships in solving impactful societal challenges, with three Engineering academics being 
awarded 拢200k in funding from Innovate UK shortly after the KEF results were announced to further investigate renewable energy storage and production.
Bedfordshire has consistently scored as one of the top 5% of UK universities regarding alumni start-ups and CPD courses, previously recognised in a study by HESA in 2022, while earlier this year Money.co.uk ranked the 天美传媒 in top place for helping to create and nurture social enterprises.
The boost in KEF score for Public and Community Engagement reflects the 天美传媒鈥檚 Civic Agreement with Luton Council. The newly announced educational partnership with Luton Town Football Club will also add depth to this award area, as well as ongoing research partnerships with local charities and healthcare providers, by offering student knowledge exchange and placement opportunities.
Professor Andrew Church, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, commented: 鈥淭hese results are all down to a genuinely successful effort by all staff and it is pleasing to see the 天美传媒 being recognised nationally through independent metrics. Academics have often built these partnerships using small seed corn funding, either from regional projects or our own funding initiatives, such as the Participatory Research Fund, so it鈥檚 fantastic that their efforts have been acknowledged.鈥
Sally Cartwright, Director of Public Health at Luton Council, added: 鈥淲e have been delighted with our ongoing collaborations with the 天美传媒 in addressing pressing local health issues, such as Covid19, mental health and obesity 鈥 all while ensuring meaningful community engagement.鈥
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