By their very nature, science and technology are highly collaborative endeavours that exchange knowledge and build skills. The delivery of STFC’s programme is underpinned by successful collaborations with a wide range of strategic partners, including universities, other research councils, Innovate UK, our Campus partners and tenants, and industry.
There are many mechanisms through which we collaborate and provide a fertile environment across organisational boundaries. In 2011/12, some examples of our formal collaborations included:
STFC is working with Siemens Healthcare to develop a compact accelerator which is cheaper to build and operate than those currently available
A five year Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation pledges to jointly promote the development and exploitation of science and technology
Working with US laboratory Fermilab to transfer technology developed for particle physics accelerators into other applications
Agreement with AWE and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to increase collaboration on developments towards the demonstration of the technical and economic viability of laser fusion as a source of energy
Agreement with the National Physical Laboratory to target closer business and research links on commercial offerings for the healthcare industry
Last updated: 12 April 2016
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