8 April, 2013 Welcome to the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB)

From 9th April 2013, the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) has been rebranded, and is now the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB). Drawing on the 25 years’ experience of our predecessor body, the CIHE, NCUB is committed to a programme of research, policy development and practical partnerships. From facilitating collaborative R&D, to [...]

14 December, 2012 Press Release: Enhancing Value Task Force maps path for UK to preserve its position as global leader in R&D

The Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) and the UK Innovation Research Centre (UK~ IRC) Enhancing Value Task Force, led by David Eyton, Group Head of Technology at BP, and Professor Shirley Pearce, Former Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University, today published a ground-breaking report entitled ‘Growing Value: Business-University Collaboration for the 21st Century’ that [...]

17 December, 2012 Growing Value in UK’s R&D

David Docherty in the Huffington Post: ‘Growing Value in UK’s R&D’ How we grow our way out of the crisis and develop healthy, vibrant and sustainable prosperity should be the daily preoccupation of every policy maker in the UK, no matter which department they sit in. One answer lies in world class research and development [...]

13 November, 2012 CIHE Annual Lecture 2012

Last night (12th November 2012) CIHE hosted its largest and most successful Annual Lecture to date, welcoming over 250 guests at the The Royal Institution of Great Britain. The evening kicked off with the presentation of the CIHE Fellowship Award which was awarded to ex-CIHE trustee Professor Sir Tim Wilson, in recognition of his pioneering [...]

December 2012 Growing Value: Business-University Collaboration for the 21st Century. High Level Summary

Fourth output of the Enhancing Value Task Force. High Level Conclusions and Recommendations