The document summarizes key information about universities in South West England. It notes that there are 13 universities in the region employing over 22,000 staff and teaching over 165,000 students. The universities have an annual economic impact of £3.5 billion and invest £210 million in research annually. The universities play an important social role through educating citizens, developing future leaders, and engaging with their local communities.

1. Presentation for SW Forum /
USW event
27th November 2012

2. Universities South West
Realising potential through partnership
Dr Deborah Watson

3. 4 aspects of a University
• Undergraduates • Post Graduates
• Post Graduates • Post Docs
• CPD • Blueskies
Teaching Research • R&D
Widening Business
Access Engagement
• Schools •Ideas
• Adult Learners •Commercial
• Retention •Highly skilled
• Job success employees

4. Current Policies...
Oh, where to start...?

6. 10 Questions...
1. How many Universities How many...
in SW England? 6. students?
2. Name them all. 7. international students?
3. Uni Research income? 8. staff employed?
4. Annual economic 9. attended free University
impact in the SW of public lectures in 2009
Unis? 10. attended chargeable
5. What % of students performance arts events
are under 21? in 2009

7. What’s in a name?….

8. SW
13 Employ Teach £210m Turnover Economic
Unis 22,000 165,000 on £1.7 Impact
in the SW staff students Research billion £3.5
billion
Economic impact of
Universities

9. How do students study?
Where do students come from?

10. The student mix...
56% of
students are
Female
7% of SW
students get
Disability
Support
Allowance

11. And where do the students go?
37% of employees in the Voluntary Sector in
2010 were qualified to degree level, this
compares to 40% in the public sector and 21%
in the private sector.

12. For public good...
• Olympics project (Relays) used 8,000 student Volunteers, and over 435,000
people attended our events
Volunteering
• Every year approximately 67,000 students volunteer with a charity in the UK
• Over 40,000 people a year attended free University public lectures in the SW
Free Public
Lectures
• Nearly 25,000 people attend chargeable University performance arts events
Performance in the SW
Arts

13. Social Impact of
Universities
Going to Community
Future
Leaders
engaged
University
Diverse
staff &
Better
Educated
Improved
student
population
citizens Society

14. Social impact of
Universities
4 SW
Universities
R&D leading are in the
to new UK top10
Developing green for being
socially and technologies ‘Green’
environment
Thought -ally aware
leaders students -
‘CSR’ in the
curriculum

15. University Business Services
• Access to highly skilled employees
• Student & Graduate placements
• Graduate recruitment
• Training and CPD for your own staff
• Access to new ideas & technologies
• Research & Development, Consultancy
• Facilities and equipment
• Networking
• Access to commercial opportunities
• Technology licensing, IP support, spin-outs, incubation
space and science parks all provide new opportunities for
your business

16. Innovation Vouchers
£3-10k business-led projects – 40% ERDF subsidy = only 60%
normal cost to business
focus on innovation – leading to new products and services
£2.3m of IVs – to support c200 SMEs in the SW (ex. Cornwall)
Started 01 October 2012 until 2015
First port of call: www.usw.ac.uk/business

17. Get an Innovation Voucher
Complete application Get approval
Have a good idea! Use support team?
form (usually 3 days)
Use the Innovation Voucher
Pick provider Do project
(6 + 6 weeks) (6 months, exceptionally 9)
Get the £ subsidy
Complete project reports Evidence spend

18. www.gradsouthwest.com
Your graduate recruitment service – run in
partnership with all Universities in the South West.
Unlocking Business Potential
a £2.2m graduate placement programme currently
under development

19. • 120 x 6 - 9 months graduate placements to do
an innovation development project
• Recruitment support to find your graduate
• Project and mentoring support for the
graduate
• Salary contribution

20. • Project Scoping • Specialist skills and
• Recruitment Support experience
• Project Support • £200 per month
mentor support per
placement
Business
Development Mentoring
Manager
Support
Package
Financial Training
• 20% contribution to
salary (Min £16,000 • Business Skills Training
per annum pro rata) • Networking
• Sign posting to other
innovation support

21. Universities South West
Innovation Centre
Rennes Drive
Exeter, EX4 4RN
01392 241301
deborah.watson@universitiessouthwest.ac.uk
www.universitiessouthwest.ac.uk/business