Expert consultancy
Connecting industry with academic excellence
Our consultancy services bridge the gap between cutting-edge academic research and real-world applications. We connect businesses, government bodies, and organizations with our diverse network of expert researchers and state-of-the-art facilities to deliver tailored solutions and strategic insights.
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Types of consultancy project
Our consultancy projects are varied; below are examples of the types of projects our experts have delivered for organisations.
Advisory consultancy
- Expert advice and opinion
- Expert witness services
- Provision of expert reports
- Review of products, services or processes
- Sustainability assessment
- Strategy evaluation
- Review of policies and procedures
- Data analysis
- Market research
- Advice on protocols
Facilities-based consultancy
- Pilot and pump priming projects, feasibility and scoping studies
- Testing and analysis of materials
- Validation activities such as prototype testing
- Technology evaluation or audits
How we support your consultancy project
Our expertise areas
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Connected systems
- Future electronics
- Communication technologies
- Computational fluid dynamics and environmental flow
- Visual and audio analysis
- Nuclear science
- Made-to-measure materials
- Sustainability, environment and resilience
- Engineering for health
- Space and aerospace
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
- Chronobiology and sleep
- Digital health and data science
- Educational research
- Healthy ageing and supporting long-term conditions
- Individuals, organisations and society
- Infection and immunity
- Nutrition and food security
Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences
- Living and working in the digital age
- Society, economy and sustainability
- Innovative methodologies
- Crime, security, and justice
- Inequalities, governance, and wellbeing
- Cultural practices
Cross-faculty research
Our pan-university Institutes represent priority areas of critical mass. Interdisciplinary collaboration and industry engagement will enable us to break new ground in world-class research.
Our Institutes include:
Access our facilities and equipment
The University of Surrey has a diverse range of specialist facilities and equipment to support our research. Many of our facilities and equipment are also accessible to external partners and may form a key component of your consultancy project.
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