Research and consultancy
Students undertaking research at the University
The University of Northampton is committed to being a leading regional, national and international centre for research and knowledge transfer.
Our developing infrastructure offers a supportive and caring environment for the pursuit of research and knowledge transfer.
Our engagement with research and knowledge transfer plays a crucial role in:
- Setting and maintaining high standards of academic and professional expectation and development for staff and students
- Underpinning teaching, providing an intellectually challenging and self-critical culture of learning
- Helping to attract and maintain high quality and motivated staff and students
- Providing an opportunity for advanced training and learning which produces a skilled and experienced workforce
- Sustaining knowledge transfer for the benefit of economic, social and physical wellbeing of the region and the country as a whole
Knowledge Exchange
The University's professional one-stop shop for research and knowledge transfer is the Knowledge Exchange.
It is the gateway through which individuals and businesses can access a huge breadth and depth of skills, expertise and resources.
The Knowledge Exchange is there to support:
For postgraduates
The Knowledge Exchange is an institutional-wide development hub that works to provide academic leadership and professional support for Schools in the pursuit of graduate education, research and knowledge transfer activities.
Within the department, the Graduate School Office acts as the support for the promotion and administration of research degree business and research degree student training.
For businesses
Looking for a research consultant or to contract out a research project? Would your company like to be a technology partner? The Knowledge Exchange provides professional research and knowledge transfer services. To find out more visit the Knowledge Exchange web pages.
To find out more visit the Knowledge Exchange web pages.
Portfolio Innovation Centre
Northamptonshire aims to be one of the top 20 locations for culture and the arts in the next ten years and The University of Northampton is firmly placed at the heart of those aims. Our exciting Portfolio Innovation Centre provides a stimulating and supportive working environment in which your creative business can develop and grow.
The Centre has been so successful since its inception more than a year ago, plans are being considered for its expansion.
Find out more by calling 01604 779000 or email the Centre at
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Centres of Research Excellence
The University undertakes research in all its main areas of academic activity and has designated a network of Centres of Excellence for its research and knowledge transfer activities. They are:
- The Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes
- The Centre for Children and Youth
- The Centre for the Historical Experience of War
- The SITA Centre for Sustainable Wastes Management
- Centre for Research on Leather and Materials Science
- The China and Transitional Economies Research Centre
- Centre for Learning and Enterprise in Organisations
- Centre for Special Needs Education and Research
- Centre for Practice-led Research in the Arts
- The Centre for Contemporary Fiction and Narrative
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