About a year ago, I moved from my position as a Postdoctoral Researcher into a Knowledge Exchange (KE) role at the Royal Veterinary College in London, working with Prof Lucy Davison’s group. This is a newly piloted and somewhat pioneering role, developed collaboratively by the RVC’s Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation Office and the Research and […]

Before I worked in researcher development, research culture and knowledge exchange capacity-building, I was a researcher in social innovation and impact. Even then, I was fascinated by a deceptively simple question: what creates meaningful impact? At the time, I explored how organisations, communities, and systems respond to complex societal challenges. What struck me then, and […]

Knowledge Exchange UK (KEUK) has highlighted the importance of collaboration, trust and place-based partnerships in helping research and innovation deliver greater economic and societal impact in places across the UK Speaking at the Northern Accelerator Showcase 2026 in Newcastle, KEUK CEO Stuart Wilkinson shared reflections on successful research commercialisation ecosystems, drawing on examples from across […]

After I completed my PhD in 2024, I realised it was time to tackle my next challenge. As an academic, knowledge exchange (KE) and working with external partners had always been an important part of my career. So, when the opportunity came last year to become a Knowledge Exchange and Impact Manager at the University of Sheffield, I knew this was […]

Knowledge Exchange UK is delighted to announce the appointment of four new Non-Executive Directors to join its Board following an open recruitment call that attracted more applications than ever. These appointments were publicly announced at the company’s Annual Members’ Meeting on July 10th. The recruitment of Non-Executive Directors was triggered in part by the departure […]

Stuart Wilkinson RTTP, Chief Executive Officer of Knowledge Exchange UK, is speaking today, Thursday 9 July 2026, at the IGNICIA Forum: The United Kingdom Knowledge Transfer Model in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.   The forum focuses on UK policies, organisational models and best practices in knowledge transfer and knowledge exchange. The programme brings together senior representatives from the UK and Galician innovation ecosystems, including […]