TY  - CHAP
AB  - Despite a recent increase in government funded intervention schemes a number of attitudinal and operational barriers continue to constrain university technology transfer in the UK (Wright, Birley, & Mosey, 2004). A recent report commissioned by the UK government (Lambert, 2003) asserts that the inability of some universities to develop links with industry is a key barrier to the commercialisation of research. Moreover it is argued that academics focus exclusively upon their research due to the explicit link to career progression (Slaughter & Leslie, 1997). As a result academics, in the main, remain reluctant to explore the potential for commercialising their research. This paper considers a novel fellowship scheme aiming to overcome these barriers by retraining academics and encouraging them to interact with their peers and with industry practitioners to help commercialise research within their schools.
VL  - 6
SN  - 978-0-0805-5448-8, 978-1-84950-544-4/1876-0228
DO  - 10.1016/S1876-0228(08)06006-7
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1876-0228(08)06006-7
AU  - Mosey Simon
AU  - Lockett Andy
AU  - Westhead Paul
ED  - Aard Groen
ED  - Peter Van Der Sijde
ED  - Ray Oakey
ED  - Gary Cook
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Chapter 6 Building the Foundations for Academic EnterpriseSimon Mosey et al.Building the Foundations for Academic Enterprise: The Medici Fellowship Programme
T2  - New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium
T3  - New Technology Based Firms in the New Millennium
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 69
EP  - 83
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -