The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has launched a new interactive mapping service to help universities and colleges collaborate with business.
The six maps – which chart the size, industry sector and characteristics of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in England – will allow organisations to search for start-ups in their local area and identify companies that have a high synergy with their own research, to create partnerships that are mutually beneficial.
Jisc welcomes the release of the maps as further support for industry-academia collaboration. This builds on the work the charity is doing, supported by HEFCE, to accelerate engagement across the sectors and reduce the friction of sharing assets and resources.
Interested parties may join a seminar session at the Science and Innovation 2015 conference in London on June 10 to hear more about Jisc’s support of frictionless sharing of equipment and expertise.
