Collaborate with us

Strategic partnerships help you to make a difference in high-priority real-world problems which require complex, interdisciplinary research, innovation and collaboration. We work with global and local organisations to develop research, create centres of study and excellence and build long-term partnerships across portfolios of projects.

• Support research, teaching and new opportunities for students to learn while achieving your development aims
• Gain potential UKRI funding to generate research programmes which address global social and economic challenges
• Support research in high priority areas and develop a centre of excellence for research and development (for example developing doctoral training)

Contact

Director, Business Development
Dr Kalpana Chaturvedi k.chaturvedi@qmul.ac.uk  

Senior Partnerships Manager, Science & Engineering
Dr Joanne Chamberlain j.chamberlain@qmul.ac.uk

Senior Partnership Manager, Medicine & Dentistry
Heather Ramsay h.ramsay@qmul.ac.uk

Senior Research Partnerships Manager, Humanities and Social Sciences
Kathy Samuel k.samuel@qmul.ac.uk

Existing partnerships

Collaborate with talented researchers and experts on ground-breaking research and development, with funding from Innovate UK. Connect with researchers who can work with you to take innovative ideas from concept to completion. 

• We have a range of experts conducting globally recognised research in the faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, and Science and Engineering
• Partners gain access to our networks of researchers, core facilities, datasets, consortia and academic partners to further develop the research 
• Queen Mary has extensive experience in successfully winning and implementing Innovate UK grants
• Enjoy a (~10%-20%) higher rate of success in gaining funding than with research council grants

Contact

Business Development Manager, Medicine & Dentistry
Jayne Watson, PhD, jayne.watson@qmul.ac.uk

Business Development Manager, Science & Engineering
Dr Mangesh Gharfalkar, m.gharfalkar@qmul.ac.uk   

Existing partnerships

We provide expertise and analysis from our world-leading academics and specialist equipment and facilities.

We can offer:

• specialist knowledge and expertise from our academic and technical staff
• technical and strategic insight
• expert witness services
• analysis, interpretation and testing from specialist equipment, laboratory, and performance facilities

Contact

Consultancy Manager
Andrew Shaw   a.shaw@qmul.ac.uk 

Senior Partnerships Manager, Humanities & Social Sciences
Kathy Samuel, k.samuel@qmul.ac.uk

Existing partnerships

We combine the practical experience of our industry-leading coaches with our gold-standard research to deliver unique executive education and training. Clients benefit from a training experience that fuses current good practice with innovative, research-backed ideas, giving them a competitive advantage and preparing them for oncoming challenges and opportunities.

Our open-enrolment and bespoke programmes are tailored to the needs of modern organisations. Learners can experience multi-faceted collaboration through our online offer or join one of our blended training courses, with face-to-face coaching workshops delivered alongside curated online resources.

• Bridging skills gaps by combining existing good practice with innovative, research-backed theory
• Trainers with years of experience leading organisations, working with SMEs, and coaching professionals
• Supporting you wherever you are, with online and blended course options available
• World-class bespoke coaching solutions, with co-creation and concierge-level service at the heart of your experience

Contact

Head of Short Courses, CPD and Executive Education
Andy Colley bd-shortcourses@qmul.ac.uk

Existing partnerships

Degree apprenticeships help you to attract top talent to your business by providing them with a fee-free degree.

Queen Mary is situated conveniently between the financial heart of the City of London, the Fintech hub of Canary Wharf and the insurgent start-ups of Tech City in Shoreditch.

This makes us uniquely positioned to deliver Degree Apprenticeship programmes to industry with the utmost convenience, minimum disruption and to the highest academic and professional standards.

Degree Apprentices split their time between university and your workplace, working while they learn. You can offset your training spend (eg tuition fees) against the Apprenticeship Levy.

• We can help you build your workforce capability in targeted areas, such as management, data analytics and software engineering
• We were the first Russell Group University to deliver Degree Apprenticeships and we remain at the forefront of this type of delivery
• We offer exceptional facilities – we spent £105m on new facilities in the past five years

London City Institute of Technology

The London City Institute of Technology is a collaboration between Queen Mary University of London, Newham College and a wide range of employers. Opening in September 2022, it will specialise in delivering higher technical education and apprenticeships with a focus on STEM subjects, such as engineering, digital and construction. 

Learn more about the London City Institute of Technology and how you can get involved as an employer by visiting the website.

Contact

Head of Degree Apprenticeships
Eileen O’Gara, e.ogara@qmul.ac.uk

We are proud of our high-calibre PhD students and graduates. We attract world-class talent and our students produce innovative research work that can give your business a competitive edge.

Our students bring enormous advantages to your organisation, whether you’re looking for interns or graduate trainees – and they’ll benefit from your industrial experience. We’ll match you to selected PhD students whose cutting-edge research fits your strategy and objectives.

Working with our students means you will:

• have access to talented researchers who are leading developments in your field
• help to create the pioneers of tomorrow, developing our students’ skills and careers
• benefit from our state-of-the-art facilities and internationally recognised training

Contact

Director, Business Development
Dr Kalpana Chaturvedi k.chaturvedi@qmul.ac.uk 

Science and Engineering
Dr Mangesh Gharfalkar m.gharfalkar@qmul.ac.uk    

Existing partnerships

A KTP is a three-way collaboration between a business, a university and an exceptional graduate (KTP Associate). If your business has identified a strategic need, develop it with academic expertise beyond what you have in-house.

• A postgraduate Associate is employed to work on the project under the supervision of an academic with experience in the relevant field. The Associate is 80% based at the company where they embed academic knowledge to facilitate long-term company growth
• KTPs are jointly funded by the Company (SME’s contribute 33% of total project costs / large companies contribute 50%), with the remainder funded by Innovate UK
• The Partnership lasts between 12 and 36 months, depending on the project and the needs of the business
• Queen Mary is ranked fourth in the UK for commercialising research (Entrepreneurial Impact Rankings 2019). We have proven success in KTPs with twelve live projects, and are the winners of the Future Innovator Award at KTP Best of the Best Awards 2020.

Contact General Enquiries

ktp@qmul.ac.uk

Existing partnerships

KTP projects in the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Archipelago Technology Group

LMK Thermosafe

CrystalMaker Software Ltd

Lucideon Ltd

Exactmer

Paragraf

Keen-AI

KTP projects in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Charco Neurotech

WRc

LIfT Biosciences Limited