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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

What is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership? 

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is an innovation project led by a graduate and an organisation through the support of a University or Research Institution. 

If you have an innovative idea for your business but don’t have the in-house expertise to bring it to life, KTPs are designed to deliver this project and bring about lasting, transformative change.

They have a track record of enabling consistently increased competitiveness and productivity for the businesses taking part. KTP projects provide structure and funding support to help businesses undertake open innovation and scale up through collaboration with world-leading academic experts from Queen’s and a suitably qualified Associate to embed the knowledge in the business.

How can your organisation benefit from engaging in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership?

  • Potential for increased profits
  • Improve knowledge and capability
  • Gain competitive advantage through the launch of new products, processes and services
  • Become more innovative, efficient and set for growth.

430 Partnerships with Businesses

520 Graduates Employed

One of the leading Knowledge Base Partners in the UK

Case studies

  • FP McCann

    KTP at Queen’s have worked with FP McCann on a range of projects to develop innovative products and processes. The most recent project aims to enhance quality control in precast concrete production using intelligent computer vision (CV) systems.

    This involves assessing the real-world impact of CV in the factory environment and deploying cameras to capture initial data and establish algorithms. This is used to collect a series of images that will be used to implement deep learning techniques into their production facilities.

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  • Vu.City

    This KTP project involved developing a 3D interactive model which is used by planners and other public sector authorities to instantaneously evaluate planning development proposals, identify problems and offer instant solutions to facilitate fast, effective high-quality decision making.

    A project framework and specification roadmap for the 3D model was developed to meet the evolving interdisciplinary and multi-sector needs of the natural and built environment professions along with growing the product’s accessibility to, and functionality for, new stakeholders. The academic and practical planning information extracted during the project was incorporated within the digital VU.CITY platform using the company’s digital expertise and easily accessed by the end user via the user interface.

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Contact Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Lorraine Marks Head of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

l.marks@qub.ac.uk 

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