Research and development is aimed at achieving advances for your business whether this is to improve processes or services, develop new products or improve existing products. It is about using the expertise from our universities to work on new projects for the benefit of your business.
Our universities can provide a range of options to suit your requirements, from short term consultancy services through to longer term collaborative research and development projects, all of which can be tailored to your needs and resources.
Our regional GWR initiative is a 5-year, £14m investment which aims to catalyse cutting-edge research collaboration between our universities and South West businesses in six broad research themes designed to support enterprise in the region.
GWR is providing matched funding for 130 new PhD-level research studentship programmes to be undertaken in our universities in partnership with South West businesses, on projects of high added value to the business partner and the South West regional economy.