ImpactQM

Queen Mary, University of London is launching a ground-breaking knowledge transfer project, which aims to create a new generation of science and engineering professional – one who is equally at home in both academia and in industry.

ImpactQM will make a fundamental difference to the way universities, government and companies look at the impact of world-class science and technology research.

With funding of nearly £3m from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council over three years, the scheme will link early career researchers with selected industry partners, allowing them to work on projects which transfer Queen Mary’s leading edge EPSRC funded research into business, exploiting our existing strengths in materials, electronic and mechanical engineering, and computer science.

In turn, the early career researchers will be mentored in the skills required to transfer research into economic impact for the UK, leading to a new breed of researcher with both the technical and business abilities to succeed in an increasingly competitive environment.

The scheme will give our industry partners the opportunity to directly influence the research agenda; ensuring that Queen Mary is at the cutting-edge of research application.

Master Class

ImpactQM and Queen Mary Careers Office are presenting a series of master classes that are open to all early career researchers (PhDs and post-docs). Please refer to our Events page for further information.

ImpactQM Project Launches

ImpactQM Scholarships

ImpactQM is pleased to announce its formal calls for 2009-10. Download further details and application forms of stream 3. (NB: Staff with departmental accounts will need to prefix their username, e.g. "elec.")

Stream 3

If you are a Queen Mary academic who has identified an organisation who wants to collaborate on a project, then ImpactQM can provide co-funding. This is an open call and applications are reviewed monthly.

If you are a Queen Mary academic who wants to learn more about working with industry, has a broad idea of a collaboration but does not have a specific organisation in mind, or knows of an organisation who might be interested in the scheme, please contact impactQM at impactqm@eecs.qmul.ac.uk.

The programme has got off to a cracking start with a visit from  science minister Lord Drayson who has put the word out on his twitter feed:
http://twitter.com/LORDDRAYSON
"Listen up hi tech start-ups! Get a PhD student or post doc seconded 2 work 4 U 4 FREE! New govt funded scheme: ImpactQM"

Follow impactQM on twitter at http://twitter.com/impactQM