Call for Contributions -Knowledge Exchange Policy Briefing

In production, please email Pilar Pousada Solino to contribute. Deadline: 5pm, 24 December 2020.

Higher Education institutions across the land are pouring time and effort onto the new Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) and the Knowledge Exchange (KE) Concordat in a quest to adapt to a very rapidly changing environment. By knowledge exchange, we understand a focus on collaborative, creative endeavours that translate knowledge and research into impact in society and economy.

With knowledge exchange or industrial relationships units embedded in, or working very closely with, research and innovation offices, these stakeholder-oriented activities are becoming more prominent in traditional research offices. However, with some much policy development still in progress, it is sometimes difficult to see the path for research administrators and managers to tackle this agenda.

We are keen to hear from institutions and their focus on the Knowledge Exchange space: Concordat, Framework, Civic Universities principles, etc

The aim of this policy briefing is to provide ARMA members will an overview of:

• A ‘Research managers guide to Knowledge Exchange’: what is knowledge exchange and why is knowledge exchange something that research officers must grapple with; what are the future strategic developments in the horizon.
• Institutional responses to the current policy developments: Concordat versus Framework: Who is focusing on the Concordat and who is focusing on framework? Why refer to the Civic University agenda? Who is getting involved at institutional level?
• Experience-based suggestions to share knowledge and best practice.

If you have expertise or examples to share on developing or implementing an institutional process in response to the Knowledge Exchange agenda, please contact Pilar Pousada Solino (ppousadasolino@lincoln.ac.uk) to contribute.