Our members’ innovation and research supports businesses and local economies to grow and thrive.
Alliance universities are tackling the big challenges of our times through their research – whether that be innovations in healthcare, in green energy or digital transformation.
Their research and business support activities are particularly essential for SMEs – the lifeblood of our local economies.
Working in partnership, alliance universities are delivering:
- Graduate start-ups
- Quality applied research in partnership with industry
- University spinout companies
- Dedicated business support services
In total, we estimate that over 24,000 businesses and organisations each year are being supported to start up and grow by alliance universities.
Policy recommendations
In 2022 and 2023, we published two policy briefings which include our recommendations for R&D, innovation, university spinouts and the commercialisation of research.
