Research Accelerator

Bridging the gap between academics and business

The relationship between academia and business is more important than ever

Business leaders need and want access to current thinking and ground-breaking research to move their strategies forward for the future.

Valuable research with the potential to bring about global transformation, could remain hidden. More collaboration is needed.

It's time to bring leading minds together to make a real difference to the world

And we know it’s doable – but why does it take a global pandemic to get everyone facing in the same direction, collaborating with a common purpose?

The 4iforum Research Accelerator is a collaborative network, connecting academic partners to a business community that actively invests in education, mentoring and networking.

Through dialogic forums, the 4iforum Research Accelerator ecosystem expedites the impact of emerging academic research in the business community, responding to societal need, in order to increase the commercial opportunities generated from research investment.

The next generation companies spinning out from universities will drive the economy forward

How it works

As a member of the 4iforum Research Accelerator, you can:

Experience 12 events hosted by 4iforum, to regularly connect with industry throughout the year
Share your research with businesses in supportive, facilitated meetings to explore commercialisation
Learn about emerging business issues that your research could impact
Co-create forums to explore new insight which informs your research agenda
Gain access to a broad range of cross-sector perspectives

What you get

The benefits

Strengthen your REF, TEF and KEF position
Platform to share research insights and gather qualitative feedback from industry on your academic research
Develop dialogic skills
4iforum facilitators can coach and mentor early career academics in delivery learning in industry
Promote the sessions as a faculty event
The University and its clients get access to open 4iforum events and additional 4iforum Patron benefits
Demonstrate thought leadership
Opportunity to bring your research to life
Forums led by academics, business experts, practitioners and entrepreneurs
100% virtual delivery (so no travel time or costs), with option for in-person once safe to do so

£ 60,000 Per annum

This may be eligible for a grant

PROGRAMME

Vail Williams

Leading property agents offering a host of real estate services in the south of England and the Midlands.

Metis CE

Main sponsor of the 4iforum community. Accelerated learning for business leaders

WOMB

Woman of Many Businesses

Skills for Business Training

Offers a selection of training courses and programmes designed to take your team to the next level

Kohera

Kohera's mission: To work with great people to create and scale excellent business software.

Moonshot Consultancy

Passionate about helping organisations to develop and enabling all their employees to contribute.