Research excellence

A scientist’s path can include studying abroad, experience in industry, research and teaching as well as setbacks and uncertainty. Here, Kinga Vörös offers reflections as an early career neuroscientist and why the journey is most meaningful when research reaches patients

Venture capitalists are ‘completely different beasts’ to grant bodies so academic founders need to embrace a new style of pitching if they are to secure funding for their companies, as Tim Witney explains

Looking to secure investment for your spin-out? Find out how to write a business plan that ticks every box

Practical insight on how to take your discoveries from research laboratory to marketplace

In the second part of this two-part series on finding investment for research commercialisation, here’s how to build a business plan

In the first part of this two-part series on investment and business planning for research spin-out companies, discover all you need to know about attracting venture capital

The uncomfortable truth is that academia doesn’t conform to the regular nine-to-five, and pretending otherwise will not fix working conditions that are broken, argues Sorin Krammer

The rush to expand policy engagement without understanding the goals for each side risks creating structures and processes that work for no one. Here’s how to understand each other better

To successfully commercialise research, you need first to understand the different routes available for taking your findings to market and how your institution can help, as Nicolas Huber explains

Advice for working with the essential – and often unsung – professional services teams who enable universities to deliver effective teaching, research and student success