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Partner in Research

Research expertise

The research expertise of our School of Computing is wide-ranging and technically challenging. It is also integral to business and society with sectors that include:

  • engineering
  • business
  • healthcare and beyond

The School also leads many nationally significant technology partnerships. All of these partnerships welcome industry engagement with their events

If you want to collaborate with us, choose a research theme and get in touch. There are various ways of working together.

Project work

Arrow projects

There is funding available to help you grow or develop your product or business if you're based in:

  • Newcastle
  • County Durham
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland

You'll be able to use the expertise of the region’s universities.

Find out more about Arrow projects

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are a great way for industry and academia to collaborate. They involve:

  • transferring knowledge into the business
  • creating new capabilities 
  • generating long-term profit

Projects last between 12-36 months and are part-funded by UKRI through Innovate UK. The KTP associate works full-time for the business, while the University employs and supervises them.

Find out more about KTPs

Commercial consultancy

Is there a piece of analysis or some expert advice that you need to move forwards? Do you have a particular skillset lacking in your organisation?

A commercial consultancy relationship could be what you need to get expert insight into your bespoke problem.

Find out more about commercial consultancy

Collaborative research

Collaborate with us in many ways utilising your research strengths. You could:

  • co-design research problems
  • gain industrial support in cash or kind
  • provide insight for our researchers
  • gain understanding of the wider applications

There are ways to get involved which we’d be glad to explore with you.

Find out more about collaborative research

Computer research centre partnerships​

  • The National Innovation centre for Data in Newcastle sits close to our School of Computing. It helps support businesses to exploit the opportunities of big data.​

  • The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s National Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

  • The School is proud to be an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research. This makes Newcastle the only city outside London to have two academic centres of excellence in one city.​

  • Newcastle University is home to the National Edge AI Hub. This hub will deliver world class fundamental research, co-created with stakeholders from other disciplines.

  • The Centre for AI Safety (CAIS) is a groundbreaking new research centre led by a cross-faculty team, ensuring artificial intelligence systems operate safely, ethically and reliably across all sectors of society.