Business and partnerships

Our services for businesses

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Whether you want to work with an academic, test a product using our world-class facilities or upskill your employees, we can help you solve your business challenges.

Whatever your sector or business size, start the conversation with our specialist teams today.

  • Use our facilities

    Hire our world-class facilities to carry out your own research or test and develop your products.

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  • Recruit our students and graduates

    Attend a careers fair or advertise a job, placement or voluntary opportunity to our students and graduates.

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  • Work with our academics

    Our experts can translate the latest research in your sector into practical solutions you can apply to your operations.

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  • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

    A qualified graduate or postgraduate can work on a strategically important project in your business for one to three years.

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  • CPD courses

    Develop your team鈥檚 specialist skills with a range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses.

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  • Apprenticeships

    Your employees can study for a degree while working when you partner with us to deliver an apprenticeship.

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Support for small businesses

  • Grow your business, make connections and access our facilities by joining our vibrant community of innovators and entrepreneurs.

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  • Receive in-depth training and mentoring to grow your business fast with our government-subsidised course for SMEs.

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Stories from our business partners

  • A Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Vet AI

    How Vet-AI worked with our academic specialists to develop AI technology that can triage a pet鈥檚 symptoms and reduce unnecessary visits to the vets.

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  • How joining Nexus helped Videregen find collaborators and partners, access lab and hospital facilities and secure investment.

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  • Supporting innovation in the region with KPMG

    How we鈥檙e collaborating with KMPG on learning, skills and thought leadership projects to drive value for regional businesses and entrepreneurs.

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