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About our Knowledge Exchange and Research Impact

Highlights of Knowledge Exchange activities and Research Impact at the University of Bath during the academic year from September 2022 to August 2023.

Our University community


  • Academic staff: 781
  • Research staff: 323
  • Postgraduate Research Students (PGRs): 1,864
  • Student placements in external organisations: 2,609
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Our research portfolio


  • Value of research funding applications: £257 million
  • Total number of contract research projects: 99
  • Value of collaborative research: £21 million
  • Value of research funding awards: £63 million
See our latest REF results
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Our Knowledge Exchange


  • Total number of consultancy contracts: 117
  • Total income from consultancy contracts: £1.4 million
  • KTP projects in progress: 9
  • Newly awarded KTPs: 6
  • Newly registered spinouts: 3
  • Number of active spinouts: 15
  • Estimated current turnover of all active spinouts: £32 million
  • Total IP revenues: £273,000
  • Number of new patent applications filed in a year: 18
  • Newly registered student startups: 2
  • Number of active students startups: 32
  • Working with business: Very high engagement (KEF 2023)
  • IP and commercialisation: Very high engagement (KEF 2023)
  • Total number of attendees to public lectures: 9,972
See our latest KEF results
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More on the benefits of KTPs

Highlights of how our Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) can lead to transformational capabilities for external organisations.


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