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Resources for innovators

We've created easy-to-read guides to help make it easier for our staff and students to innovate. Whether its forming your own company, disclosing an invention, or protecting something valuable, there will be someone at the University of Surrey who can help you.

Guides

Top tips guide illustration: How to write a successful knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) project application

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project application guide

Helping academics identify, scope, and apply for a KTP project, with useful pointers for business partners.

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Innovate UK grant application guide

An easy-to-read guide to help you improve your chances of winning Innovative UK funding applications.

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Collaborating with SMEs guide

An easy-to-read guide to help you identify and engage with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Student IP protocol

An easy-to-read guide for our undergraduate and postgraduate students to help understand your IP rights, and how sometimes the University manages those rights on your behalf.

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Inventor guide

Discover how the University has teams of people, resources, funding and policies that can help you become a successful innovator.

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Collaborator guide

This is a simple guide designed to help our staff start their first collaboration with a business partner.

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Knowledge exchange development

Find out what support we offer to help you develop your knowledge exchange skill set.

Develop your skills

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  • Email:  collaborate@surrey.ac.uk

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