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Access our wealth of academic knowledge, technology and skills with funding from Innovate UK.
Edward Jukes, General Manager and Technical Director for KROHNE UK
This valuable funding makes research more affordable for businesses of all sizes.
When a business collaborates with the University of Kent on KTP, they access our wealth of academic knowledge, technology and skills. We’ve worked with businesses across sectors to help them achieve their ambitions, including:
Christian Pryce, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Dover
A number of businesses have already formed long-term beneficial relationships with Kent academics through a KTP. Click on the logos to read more about what we're achieving together.
The Port of Dover turned to us in 2018 to optimise traffic flow through their port. They are continuing to work with us on a KTP that’s helping them react better to post-EU challenges and those caused by daily issues such as weather.
KROHNE are on their third KTP with the University of Kent which has helped them grow from an SME to having 300 employees
Following previous successful projects with the University of Kent, recruitment agency HR GO started a project with us and are already seeing some exciting results.
If you have a strategic innovation project in mind, or a problem you would like to overcome, share it with our dedicated KTP team.
Contact our teamWe will help you identify University of Kent academics with the expertise and skills to make your project happen.
We will cost the project and support you to apply for funding with guidance from a knowledgeable KTP Advisor from Innovate UK.
We'll work with you to recruit a recently qualified graduate who will deliver the KTP from within your company. They will have weekly catch ups with the academic team who will dedicate at least half a day a week to supporting the project.
You will work closely with the Associate, academics and our Research and Innovation Services team to keep the project on track to achieve your strategic objectives over 1-3 years.
If your business’s management practices & processes need focus, an mKTP could create tangible benefits. mKTPs focus on management changes that accelerate growth, upskilling or productivity, and are funded in exactly the same way as standard KTPs.
See our mKTP brochure to find out more.
UK-based business of any size can take part in a KTP. This includes not-for-profit organisations such as social enterprises, charities and some public sector organisations. Within KTP these partners are always referred to as ‘the business’
The following UK based public sector bodies may apply for a management KTP:
Bodies not eligible for KTP funding include:
Projects can be anywhere between 1 - 3 years and have a generous training budget provided as well as resources for consumables and expenses.
A dedicated graduate or postgraduate, known as an Associate, is employed by the university but located within the business and will work full time at your organisation. The Associate provides a valuable link between the business and academic teams to enable key expertise and knowledge to be transferred.
KTPs always include a highly experienced academic team who sit within the university providing key input and direction.
A KTP is part-funded by a grant. A typical KTP project delivers a package of support valued at around £80,000 to £100,000 per year. This includes the costs of:
The proportion of the costs covered by KTP varies according to several factors. Typically, the grant rates are:
Businesses will need to fund the remaining cost of the project but may be able to use R&D tax relief to recoup some of these costs.
KTPs cost on average £88k per year with SMEs contributing on average £29k pa and Large Organisations £44k pa.
