1. Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  2. Working with business
  3. Research collaboration

Research collaboration

Are you looking to research and develop an exciting new project or solve a particular difficult problem?

Are you seeking funding to get an idea off the ground or follow up a new opportunity?

If so, then our specialist expertise might be just what you’re after. We provide opportunities for Innovation, collaborative research and development and access to our world-leading knowledge, facilities, expertise and technologies. We also have a broad research portfolio that has the potential to be exploited in a commercial application.

In addition, we have an expert team, which supports you and our academics to help facilitate the exchange of vital knowledge and experience to organisations like yours.

Collaboration

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. We’re constantly looking to work alongside forward-thinking external partners with whom we can both work on impactful and innovative R&D projects to develop the technologies of the future, by applying and developing our research skills, technologies and methodologies.

We therefore seek industry partners to engage in collaborative research and development projects funded from schemes such as:

  • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs);
  • Innovate UK funding competitions;
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy R&D funding;
  • The European Union’s Horizon Europe programme; and
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding, including:
    • Industrial Case Awards;
    • Impact Acceleration Awards; and
    • Prosperity Partnerships.

Consultancy

Alternatively, if you would like to benefit from our knowledge, facilities, expertise and technology, we can arrange a consultancy or a contract research programme with you. We have a range of specialist knowledge and applied expertise, which can be provided directly to your organisation as consultancy or contracted research. These are flexible and can span either short or long term projects.

Projects are scoped jointly by the individuals to be involved and can encompass access to our equipment and specialist software. Sometimes there are opportunities to link to student summer internships or projects – this will give you faster and more cost-effective delivery.

Access our facilities

Our facilities can be accessed by industrial partners and collaborators.

Recruit our students

We have a dedicated Employability Team that provide businesses with access to our talented students through a range of services.

Get in touch

If you’d like to access our facilities, and work with our world-leading academics, please contact us for an initial discussion:

Email Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera, Research & Innovation Development Manager, and the Faculty’s Lead for Innovation and Business Engagement Opportunities, at v.sanchez-romaguera@leeds.ac.uk. You can also call her on (+44) 0113 343 2713.