Business opportunities

Contract research and consultancy

Opportunities are available for business to access departmental research expertise and facilities through contract research and consultancy. If you have a business proposal the first point of contact is the Birkbeck Business Relations Unit.

Consultancy

• If your business has a project that would benefit from contract research, or if you would like to discuss any of the opportunities for business further, please contact the Assistant School Manager for Research.

Cooperative Awards in Science and Engineering (CASE) studentships

• We are keen to work with industrial partners and have been awarded CASE studentships by the BBSRC.
• BBSRC seeks to encourage links in the provision of research training between academic institutions and industry to enable students to experience different research environments. CASE awards are doctoral studentships which provide research training in a partnership between an eligible academic institution and a cooperating company. Students spend part of their training period working within the company, and are jointly supervised by an academic and a company supervisor.
• The CASE cooperating body must be a company registered and trading in the UK with a UK research and/or manufacturing base. The placement is for a minimum of 3 months and could be for one month a year. As a measure of its interest and commitment, the company partner on CASE awards must contribute to the training of the student.
• Available CASE studentships are listed in the studenthsips section of this website.

Joint research grants

• Business partners may participate in joint research grants. Businesses should contact Chris Thomas in Birkbeck Business Relations in the first instance.

Lab hire

• Information about lab hire is available here.