Implications of the Lambert Review

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Implications of the Lambert Review
Collaboration between HEIs and business
HEFCE annual conference 2004
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HEFCEs (third stream) role

• To support all institutions in making a
  significant and measurable contribution, through
  knowledge transfer and related activities, to
  economic development and the strength of
  communities

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Third stream (BC) spectrum Scope and outcomes
of engagement

Community
Business
Public Sector
Cultural Landscape
Private Sector
Social Civic Arena
Resources opportunities
Efficiency,cohesion
Cultural enrichment quality of life
Competitiveness, growth
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Objectives of Lambert Review

• To
• illustrate opportunities, arising from changes in
  businesses and HEIs, for new forms of
  collaboration between them
• celebrate success of businesses which already
  collaborate with HE research, as role models for
  the majority of companies
• offer a wide range of ideas to stimulate debate
  and recommendations to shape policy

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Overview of report

• Recognises HEs third stream success
• Supports outcomes of RAE reviews
• Recommends governance actions
• Calls for more graduate employability information
• Refers to teaching funding review

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Generic points

• Focuses on science and technology
• Interprets business as Industry
• Emphasises HE as major source of innovation
• States need for intelligent demand
• to match HEs development in capability and
  responsiveness to business needs

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Essentials
Intelligent demand
Metrics
Third stream activity
Outcomes
Funding
HE resource
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User perspectives

• Role of other agencies in stimulating and
  articulating business needs, including
• - RDAs
• - Small Business Service
• - LSCs
• Recognises need to cover whole of HE sector

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Third stream funding for HE

• Report presses for
• - reduced hypothecation of funding
• - less burdensome funding processes
• Recommends 150 million pa for HEIF
• Proposes proof-of-concept and business-relevant
  research funding
• Business-relevant funding route to take account
  of regional contexts (possible formula method)

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Regional agendas

• HEs essential contribution to regional
  development and regeneration
• Closer RDA/HEI collaboration
• Role of Science-Industry Councils

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Government responses to Lambert

• Warm comments at recent budget
• Interaction with DTI Innovation Report
• Third stream likely to receive continuing and
  broadening support
• Full response due with SR 2004 and 10 year
  Science Review summer

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Scale of third-stream funding
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HE-business interaction survey outcomes

• 18 rise in consultancy income
• 30 rise in patent filings
• 12.5 rise in courses for business
• 19 rise in third stream staffing
• Evidence of
• - HEIs playing to third-stream strengths
• Rise in partnerships with public sector

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Long-term issues

• Demonstrating value for third-stream money
• Not limited to HEIs income generation
• Balancing economic and social impact
• Both to be robustly measurable
• Unlocking resources of all HE
• Develop potential and encourage success
• Business-relevant research funding
• Scale, criteria and process