A new partnership between Leeds Beckett University and Bruntwood SciTech aims to boost the long-term sustainability, growth and success of businesses in the Leeds City Region – supporting them to embed innovation and management skills, and access talent and entrepreneurial training.
The collaboration will build a culture of innovation within start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region, through access to academic consultancy, student and graduate work placements, and the established expert business support services and mentoring provided by Leeds Beckett and Bruntwood SciTech – at Platform in Leeds city centre.
Through the new partnership, Leeds Beckett and Bruntwood SciTech will:
- Link up SMEs with academic experts to engage in consultancy and knowledge exchange research projects.
- Create opportunities for business and management students and graduates to work on bespoke projects and take on apprenticeships, work placements and full-time job roles within businesses.
- Run free events and mentoring sessions – including guest lectures from academic and industry experts, networking events and one-to-one mentoring.
- Develop joint research and innovation funding bids to work together on new projects.
- Provide access to Leeds Beckett business support experts on-site at Platform in the heart of Leeds.
For more information please contact Natalie Allen, Leeds Beckett Business Development Manager, at n.allen@leedsbeckett.ac.uk or 07785 434021.
For more information about Platform visit bruntwood.co.uk/scitech
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