The Innovation & Impact Curriculum is now live!

The Innovation & Impact Curriculum is an exciting programme of training and support designed to help you achieve your knowledge exchange and impact goals.

The programme builds on the University’s existing strengths, while giving you the opportunity to further develop key competencies and leverage support in order to maximise the opportunities for innovation, through knowledge exchange and impact as related to your current research.

The programme is designed to have something for everyone, whether you’re an experienced innovator or just getting started on your innovation journey.

Julia is an inspiring trainer who can stimulate good interactions and discussions during the workshop. She also shared many good examples and stories.

Innovation & Impact Curriculum Participant

University of Surrey

‘Really useful in reviewing ways of working. Reminds me to stop, plan and keep it simple.’
Programme Participant

“I have learned so much over these sessions and will definitely be referring back to my notes and slides and using some of the activities to help me build my proposals in future. Thank you”

Researcher, Northumbria University

“Outstanding course that elevates you from no knowledge at all to a level of confidence and direction with the ability to deliver on any project irrespective of sector.”

Researcher, Durham University

“The course has given me a structured framework of skills/lessons that I can take forward to practise and work on. I’m hoping that later on down the line this experience will broaden the groups my research could reach and enhance my own life/career skills”

Researcher, University of Southampton

‘An informative and practical course for anyone who would like a beginners guide to all things interacting with business. Also a great opportunity to try out your networking skills and grow your network.’
Claire Proctor, University of Sunderland

‘I thought it would be much harder to engage with policymaking but Jamie gave some really useful suggestions. Finding allies and don’t spray and pray!’
Researcher, Manchester Metropolitan University

“Very engaging and interactive course. Will give you new perspectives on how to approach networking with industry”

Researcher, University of Oxford

“This is a really excellent course to complete if you’re getting tunnel vision on your PhD project. Its helped me to develop PhD ideas that are outside the box and really meaningful to me. A very enjoyable experience.”

Researcher, University of Glasgow

“The training was very helpful, informative and trainee focused. There was a good balance between conveying information and involving the group in practise activities.”

Researcher, Northern Accelerator Project

SPARK Programmes

Engaging short programmes designed to develop a specific competency.

APPLY Programmes

Individual support to help you accelerate the development of a specific opportunity.

IMPACT Programmes

Cohort-based programmes to develop skills, grow your network and advance projects.

We are also facilitating a number of other programmes at the University of Surrey

These programmes, such as the KTP readiness course, sit outside the Innovation & Impact Curriculum. We have included them as other available courses as they will are relevant programmes which

The Innovation & Impact Curriculum is delivered by Skillfluence Ltd. It has been developed in partnership between FHMS and Skillfluence.

Skillfluence is a top training and skills development company who specialises in helping University researchers develop the skills, tools and confidence to help them drive innovation , knowledge exchange and impact. Over the last 5 years, Skillfluence has trained over 10,000 researchers and worked with more than 60 universities in the UK and Europe. There approach to skills development is practical and applied, with everything tailored to the unique needs of university researchers, PhD students and academics.

Industry Fellows

The Industry Fellows are entrepreneurial, strategic business leaders brought on board by the university to assist academics in commercialising their researchers.

Bryan Hanley, PhD

Bryan Hanley, PhD

Former Director of Scientific Discovery at the Wm Wrigley Jr. Company
Former Research Director at Leatherhead Food Research (UK) as well as in publicly funded research institutes
Board of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Europe
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Royal Society of Biology (RSB) fellow
Written over 70 peer reviewed papers and 2 books
Key passion in R&D

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies

An entrepreneurial, innovative strategy leader
Former Director of Corporate Services for Campden BRI
Business Adviser for Business West in the area of strategy, innovation and operations
On the board for Feeding Tomorrow Foundation and Gloucester SU as a Trustee
Non-executive Director for Medilink South West
Key focus in strategy development, innovation and interfacing between research, academics and industry