Welsh universities among adopters of best practice spin-out policies

19 Nov 2024

Today sees the release of a new list of UK higher education providers that have voluntarily adopted the best practice policies for spin-outs.

This list, compiled by the UK nations’ higher education funding bodies, currently includes two Welsh higher education providers.

This marks one year since the publication of the UK Government’s Independent Review of University Spin-out Companies in November 2023.

Spin-out companies are start-up companies that are created based on intellectual property – IP – generated through a university’s research.

Best practice encourages higher education providers to adopt innovation-friendly policies and guidance that universities, investors and founders can all use.

Spin-outs Review Implementation: Best practices adoption list

This is a list of UK higher education providers that have voluntarily adopted the best practice policies for spin-out deal terms as highlighted in the November 2023 Independent Review of Spin-outs.

This list has been compiled by the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland, Medr, Research England and the Scottish Funding Council, based on information submitted by institutions.

This joint list will be updated periodically; the below includes higher education providers who have confirmed adoption by 1 November 2024.

Wales

Institution / Link to adoption statement/policies
Cardiff University
Swansea University

England

Institution / Link to adoption statement/policies
Brunel University London
Cranfield University
De Montfort University
Durham University
Imperial College London
Institute of Cancer Research
Keele University
King’s College London
Lancaster University
London School of Economics and Political Science
Loughborou gh University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Newcastle University
Northumbria University
Nottingham Trent University
Open University
Oxford Brookes University
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Northern College of Music
Sunderland University
University College London
University of Bedfordshire
University of Birmingham
University of Bristol
University of Cambridge
University of Central Lancashire
University of Exeter
University of Kent
University of Lincoln
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of Salford
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of Sussex
University of the Arts London
University of the West of England
University of Warwick
University of Westminster
University of York

Scotland

Institution / Link to adoption statement/policies
University of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow

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