Impact Award for Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation (KEC) professionals – Apply Now!

This year RCUK and PraxisUnico have joined forces to hold the Impact Awards for Knowledge Transfer and Commercialisation (KEC) professionals. The Impact Awards recognise outstanding contributions to facilitating the achievement of business, society and international impacts. KEC is an extremely important element to the innovation process, as it is those working in this field that bring ideas to life and pursue some of the tangible benefits of excellent research.

PraxisUnico and the Research Councils are working together to facilitate the sharing of best practice, and to acknowledge and celebrate the work that Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation (KEC) professionals do in enabling impact from UK research organisations.

The Impact Awards for KEC Professionals:

– Recognises the important contribution made by KEC professionals working with researchers in turning excellent research into impact

– Enables the sharing of best practice in KEC amongst the varied community served by the Research Councils and PraxisUnico

– Stimulates innovative approaches to KEC activities in UK research organisations and beyond

The competition replaces the PraxisUnico Impact Awards and the BBSRC Activating Impact competition.

To enter this year’s competition please complete the entry form on the Impact Awards website.

The overall winning organisation will receive up to £50,000 to contribute to the delivery of KEC approaches as identified in their competition entry (please read entry guidelines and eligibility criteria).

Deadline for entries is midnight, 16^th April 2015.