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Acceleration Through Innovation
Intensive support for businesses who are ‘innovation ready', helping them to bring forward new to market innovations which drive up growth and productivity.
Creative Cultivator
Bridging the areas inside and outside of both academia and the creative industries sphere - bringing the opportunities for collaboration closer together.
EPIC
E-health Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is a collaborative project aiming to improve the use of e-health in Cornwall working with the digital and technology sector, clinicians, students and academics.
Enterprise Solutions
A dedicated support service helping businesses find the support which best meets their needs. Regularly working with a variety of organisations, of all sizes across most sectors, Enterprise Solutions can connect you to world-leading academics as well as technical specialist staff and equipment.
Inspiring Futures
A uniquely designed consultancy service which enhances the employability skills of our undergraduates, giving them the opportunity to work on consultancy projects which address real business issues set by organisations. In turn, the organisation benefits from free business advice from a team of talented, business students.
Interactive Systems Studio
An Open Innovation studio, the ISS provides technical and creative consultancy as well as proof of concept development for the games development and related industries.
One Stop Ideas Shop
A forum for individuals to talk through their business ideas in a confidential setting, receive face to face expert guidance to enable to them to understand how to protect them and explore any potential for business opportunity.
Plymouth Law Clinic
Providing legal guidance and advice to the public, and valuable experiences to students. The clinic runs a range of pro bono projects and offers real advice and representation to clients, making a genuine difference to people's lives.
SERIO
Providing specialist social, economic and market research regionally and nationally, SERIO delivers analysis and intelligence to public, private and third sector organisations.
iDAT
Creators of technological prototypes and practices that push and challenge the boundaries of digital arts and creative media practice. The main focus is on making ‘data' tangible, playable and readily available as a material, it generates opportunities for research, production and collaboration, making technological innovations accessible to artists and audiences.
Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre
A leading composites facility working with large and small companies to provide short courses and workshops, test materials, help improve processes and solve manufacturing problems.
Analysis and Materials Characterisation Suite
Imaging, mechanical property testing and microstructural characterisation for your product design and manufacture.
Coast Lab
Comprising of an ocean wave basin, coastal basin and sediment wave flume the Coastal, Ocean And Sediment Transport (COAST) laboratory provides physical model testing with combined waves, currents and wind, offered at scales appropriate for device testing, array testing, environmental modelling and coastal engineering.
Design Flow
A consultancy and research group focusing on engineering design and industrial computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Design Lab
A consultancy and research group focusing on product, interior and building design. Design Lab helps organisations in the public and private sectors build creative ‘go-to-market’ solutions to help them grow or develop ideas. This award-winning team connects a ‘design-thinking’ trans-disciplinary approach that provides sustainable business solutions with viable technological solutions that are desirable and meaningful to people and their environment.
Electron Microscopy Centre
Offering expert and specialist support to industry with a comprehensive range of light microscopes, electron microscopes, imaging processing and analysis software.
High Performance Computer Centre
Enabling supercomputer based research, training staff in data security and in deploying HPC solutions or just inspiring teams with how the HPC can help to run a business in a more cost effective way.
IBM Smarter Planet Lab
A test bed to explore how The Internet of Things is transforming our relationship with the world, building a more sustainable and stable planet.
ISO9001 Analytical Testing Laboratories
Conducted under ISO 9001:2008 certification, the work carried out in our 4 certified laboratories includes routine analysis as well as primary research into new analytical methodologies. These can be accessed by industry to support various types of investigation, research and development projects. The labs offer a bespoke service supported by academic and technical expertise in areas including environment, biology, geology and chemistry.
Immersive Vision Theatre
The IVT is regularly used by external groups for training and learning, conferences and for public performances. With recent advances in technology and software the IVT can also be used in subjects as varied as digital art and technology, biosciences, design, dentistry, geology, mathematics and psychology.
Marine Navigation Centre
With its combination of dedicated systems and flexible teaching space, the Marine Navigation Centre aims to meet the needs of the maritime world - from learning how to navigate super tanks or super yachts, to providing professional development courses tailored to specific organisations.
PUMA
An in-house media production company which utilises the skills of the University's students and recent graduates to produce high quality advertisements, short films and documentaries for a wide range of both internal and external clients.
Robotics Laboratory Suite
Housing an impressive range of robot resources the lab supports multidisciplinary group with interests in cognitive systems and robotics and their constituent technologies. The group has strong national and international links with both industry and other research institutes.
Systems Biology Centre
Offering genomics and proteomics facilities to researchers and industry partners. The facility provides a comprehensive range of equipment and software to support a wide range of customers from different disciplines.
Wolfson Nanomagnetics Laboratory
From communications and defence to photo surgery, this fully-equipped laboratory uses the latest tools to solve your science and technology problems.
Cornwall Innovation
Cornwall's newest business acceleration facilities: the Pool Innovation Centre, Tremough Innovation Centre and the Health & Wellbeing Innovation Centre based at Treliske in Truro deliver office space, business support, meeting room facilities and much more.
Formation Zone
University of Plymouth's Formation Zone offers award-winning business incubation space and support to start and grow your organisation.
Plymouth Science Park
class office, research and laboratory environment that provides the space, flexibility and support for technology, digital and science-based businesses to accelerate their growth and success. Its community of over 150 businesses employing upwards of 1,000 people, combines to create one of the South West's most desirable working environments.
Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre
A leading composites facility working with large and small companies to provide short courses and workshops, test materials, help improve processes and solve manufacturing problems.
Analysis and Materials Characterisation Suite
Imaging, mechanical property testing and microstructural characterisation for your product design and manufacture.
Coast Lab
Comprising of an ocean wave basin, coastal basin and sediment wave flume the Coastal, Ocean And Sediment Transport (COAST) laboratory provides physical model testing with combined waves, currents and wind, offered at scales appropriate for device testing, array testing, environmental modelling and coastal engineering.
Design Flow
A consultancy and research group focusing on engineering design and industrial computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Design Lab
A consultancy and research group focusing on product, interior and building design. Design Lab helps organisations in the public and private sectors build creative ‘go-to-market’ solutions to help them grow or develop ideas. This award-winning team connects a ‘design-thinking’ trans-disciplinary approach that provides sustainable business solutions with viable technological solutions that are desirable and meaningful to people and their environment.
EPIC
E-health Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is a collaborative project aiming to improve the use of e-health in Cornwall working with the digital and technology sector, clinicians, students and academics.
Electron Microscopy Centre
Offering expert and specialist support to industry with a comprehensive range of light microscopes, electron microscopes, imaging processing and analysis software.
High Performance Computer Centre
Enabling supercomputer based research, training staff in data security and in deploying HPC solutions or just inspiring teams with how the HPC can help to run a business in a more cost effective way.
IBM Smarter Planet Lab
A test bed to explore how The Internet of Things is transforming our relationship with the world, building a more sustainable and stable planet.
ISO9001 Analytical Testing Laboratories
Conducted under ISO 9001:2008 certification, the work carried out in our 4 certified laboratories includes routine analysis as well as primary research into new analytical methodologies. These can be accessed by industry to support various types of investigation, research and development projects. The labs offer a bespoke service supported by academic and technical expertise in areas including environment, biology, geology and chemistry.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
KTP is a partnership between a university and a company to work on a challenging and innovative project which will transfer new knowledge / expertise into the business.
Marine Navigation Centre
With its combination of dedicated systems and flexible teaching space, the Marine Navigation Centre aims to meet the needs of the maritime world - from learning how to navigate super tanks or super yachts, to providing professional development courses tailored to specific organisations.
SERIO
Providing specialist social, economic and market research regionally and nationally, SERIO delivers analysis and intelligence to public, private and third sector organisations.
Systems Biology Centre
Offering genomics and proteomics facilities to researchers and industry partners. The facility provides a comprehensive range of equipment and software to support a wide range of customers from different disciplines.
Wolfson Nanomagnetics Laboratory
From communications and defence to photo surgery, this fully-equipped laboratory uses the latest tools to solve your science and technology problems.
iDAT
Creators of technological prototypes and practices that push and challenge the boundaries of digital arts and creative media practice. The main focus is on making ‘data' tangible, playable and readily available as a material, it generates opportunities for research, production and collaboration, making technological innovations accessible to artists and audiences.
Creative Cultivator
Bridging the areas inside and outside of both academia and the creative industries sphere - bringing the opportunities for collaboration closer together.
Degree Apprenticeships
Government-funded qualifications, developed with industry to better meet the needs of employers. Degree Apprenticeships offer you the employer the chance to attract emerging talent, or harness the skills of your current workforce by providing an alternative route to traditional university study.
Design Lab
A consultancy and research group focusing on product, interior and building design. Design Lab helps organisations in the public and private sectors build creative ‘go-to-market’ solutions to help them grow or develop ideas. This award-winning team connects a ‘design-thinking’ trans-disciplinary approach that provides sustainable business solutions with viable technological solutions that are desirable and meaningful to people and their environment.
Employer Mentoring
A rewarding opportunity to mentor students at a local university, helping an individual gain an insight into the mentor's career path and industry. Being a mentor helps the professional to develop coaching skills, refresh their own view of work and industry as well as develop undergraduates' interest in their business.
Formation Zone
University of Plymouth's Formation Zone offers award-winning business incubation space and support to start and grow your organisation.
Futures Entrepreneurship Centre
Developing an entrepreneurial mind-set amongst students, communities and organisations the FEC delivers high quality research and enhances the economic potential of the South West region in the UK.
Inspiring Futures
A uniquely designed consultancy service which enhances the employability skills of our undergraduates, giving them the opportunity to work on consultancy projects which address real business issues set by organisations. In turn, the organisation benefits from free business advice from a team of talented, business students.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
KTP is a partnership between a university and a company to work on a challenging and innovative project which will transfer new knowledge / expertise into the business.
PUMA
An in-house media production company which utilises the skills of the University's students and recent graduates to produce high quality advertisements, short films and documentaries for a wide range of both internal and external clients.
Plymouth Law Clinic
Providing legal guidance and advice to the public, and valuable experiences to students. The clinic runs a range of pro bono projects and offers real advice and representation to clients, making a genuine difference to people's lives.
Student & Graduate Recruitment
From networking evenings and recruitment fairs to employer mentoring and competitions, the Careers & Employability Service offers dozens of ways in which employers from a wide range of sectors can engage with Plymouth students and graduates as well as directly advertising placement, internship and graduate vacancies.
Acceleration Through Innovation
Intensive support for businesses who are ‘innovation ready', helping them to bring forward new to market innovations which drive up growth and productivity.
Degree Apprenticeships
Government-funded qualifications, developed with industry to better meet the needs of employers. Degree Apprenticeships offer you the employer the chance to attract emerging talent, or harness the skills of your current workforce by providing an alternative route to traditional university study.
Employer Mentoring
A rewarding opportunity to mentor students at a local university, helping an individual gain an insight into the mentor's career path and industry. Being a mentor helps the professional to develop coaching skills, refresh their own view of work and industry as well as develop undergraduates' interest in their business.
Futures Entrepreneurship Centre
Developing an entrepreneurial mind-set amongst students, communities and organisations the FEC delivers high quality research and enhances the economic potential of the South West region in the UK.
High Performance Computer Centre
Enabling supercomputer based research, training staff in data security and in deploying HPC solutions or just inspiring teams with how the HPC can help to run a business in a more cost effective way.
Robotics Laboratory Suite
Housing an impressive range of robot resources the lab supports multidisciplinary group with interests in cognitive systems and robotics and their constituent technologies. The group has strong national and international links with both industry and other research institutes.