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RKT Strategy

Corporate Plan

The University's Corporate Plan 2009 - 2014 includes the following aims specifically relating to Research and Knowledge Transfer:

AIM 2

To be a research-active University supporting high-quality research, its application and dissemination.

C4 By increasing our international research profile;
C5 By attracting and supporting the career development of high-quality postgraduate students and research staff;
C6 By raising the esteem of the University through facilitating and actively encouraging the application and dissemination of research and scholarly work.

AIM 3

To make knowledge work through effective knowledge transfer between the University and private, public, voluntary and community sectors.

C7 By actively seeking out opportunities to engage collaboratively with employer organisations and our key strategic partners across the public and private sectors;
C8 By strengthening our links with business through effective knowledge transfer and to be the University of choice for local companies;
C9 By encouraging and providing practical support for students and staff to be involved in enterprise and new business development.

The Full Corporate Plan outlines in more detail what the delivery plan and targets are for achieving these aims.

RKT Strategy

RKT Strategy 2009 - 2014 (pdf, 124kb)

Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF5) Plan

Our plan for how we're going to spend our 2011 - 2015 HEIF allocation is publicly available to download on the (External) HEFCE Website (click on the zip file for the full 99 strategies and you can select Bradford only).

RKT Decision Making

Each academic School has its own Research & Knowledge Transfer Group which feeds into a Research & Knowledge Transfer Committee . This Committee reports to Senate and Council on all strategic R&KT decisions. The department of Research & Knowledge Transfer Support is responsible for the Committees business and ensuring decisions are made at the appropriate level and actioned.