1,000 mph car inspires flagship KTP programme with help of UWE

 

An exciting Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) initiative is launched today in collaboration with the BLOODHOUND Project. The innovative collaboration will create approximately 20 partnerships to support the companies sponsoring the BLOODHOUND bid to develop a 1,000mph car.

The University of the West of England (UWE) will coordinate the KTP collaboration offering BLOODHOUND sponsors a chance to address strategic projects which are important to their business, and gain skills and knowledge by working with universities and graduates.

The Knowledge Transfer Partnerships programme is led by the Technology Strategy Board, together with 19 other public sector funding organisations, and provides grant funding toward the cost of the recruitment of high-calibre graduates to undertake specific needs-based projects within individual businesses, helping to transfer the required skills and expertise from an academic institution, which acts as the ‘knowledge base’, in support of each project’s implementation.

The projects undertaken by BLOODHOUND KTPs may contribute directly to the development of the BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car, and concentrate on specific technologies the company wishes to develop, or focus on improving other aspects of a sponsors business.

Graduates will be employed as KTP Associates, based full time within the companies to deliver the projects. This will provide a unique chance to be part of the prestigious and dynamic BLOODHOUND Project, while offering a quality graduate job with training and development opportunities.

The BLOODHOUND Project, based in Bristol, is using the technical challenges of designing, building and running a car that will raise the world land speed record to over 1,000mph or Mach 1.4 to inspire the next generation of Engineers, Scientists and Mathematicians. The BLOODHOUND team are making all data generated available for use in education, aiming to encourage uptake of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects.

Businesses interested in taking part in the BLOODHOUND KTP programme can email ktpbloodhound@uwe.ac.uk

Graduates interested in registering for KTP opportunities can do so at: http://info.ktponline.org.uk/action/special/BloodHound.aspx

PR Enquiries, please contact Jules Tipler

 

Further information:

1. KTP is a UK-wide programme funded by 21 organisations and headed by the Technology Strategy Board.

2. KTP aims to:

• Facilitate the transfer of knowledge through projects undertaken by high calibre, recently qualified people under joint supervision from a business and an academic institution
• Provide business-based training for recently qualified people to enhance their business and specialist skills
• Stimulate and enhance business-relevant training and research undertaken by the academic institutions
• Increase the interaction between businesses and academic institutions, and awareness of the contribution academia can make to business development and growth

The Technology Strategy Board is a business-led executive nondepartmental public body, established by the government. Its role is to promote and support research into, and development and exploitation of, technology and innovation for the benefit of UK business, in order to increase economic growth and improve the quality of life. It is sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). For more information please visit www.innovateuk.org.

For further information on KTP please visit www.ktponline.org.uk or call the KTP helpline on 0870 190 2829.

The University of the West of England (UWE) is one of the largest and most popular universities in the UK, with nearly 30,000 students registered on taught and research programmes. UWE prides itself on excellence in knowledge exchange and the development of professional practice. This is characterised by a vast range of research, teaching, business expertise and advice to individuals and organisations in the local, national and international community. UWE’s overall research income has more than doubled in recent years, much of this research activity taking place in more than 30 research centres, and conducted in liaison with external agencies, companies, organisations and other academic institutions. Several Knowledge Exchange research institutes are also being developed to provide user-led research solutions for business and community. The University is one of the largest employers in Bristol.

For more information, visit www.uwe.ac.uk or email PressOffice@uwe.ac.uk. Telephone 0117 32 82208