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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Part-funded by Innovate UK, a KTP brings University of Lincoln expertise and a dedicated Associate into your business to deliver a strategic project.
What a KTP is
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a powerful way for industry partners to access the expertise, research capability, and innovation potential of the University of Lincoln. Part-funded by Innovate UK, KTPs bring together businesses, academic experts, and a dedicated graduate or post-graduate Associate to deliver strategic projects that address key business challenges, drive innovation, and create lasting competitive advantage.
If your business is looking to develop new products, improve operational performance, embrace new technologies, or expand into new markets, a KTP can provide the expertise, funding and dedicated resource needed to accelerate progress, while also potentially enabling your business to benefit from research and development tax relief.
What a KTP can do
Businesses use a KTP to support
Projects that need sustained expertise, not a one-off answer, including:
Research and innovation
Research and innovation projects, with an academic team and access to specialist facilities and equipment.
Digital transformation
Digital transformation initiatives, with a dedicated Associate bringing new technology into the way you work.
Process improvement
Process improvement and operational efficiency, using academic expertise to find and fix what slows you down.
Sustainability and net zero
Sustainability and net zero strategies, grounded in evidence and built around how your business actually runs.
Growth and diversification
Business growth and diversification, from developing new products to expanding into new markets.
Capability development
Organisational change and capability development, leaving your team stronger long after the project ends.
More than just funding
A KTP is more than just funding, it is a strategic partnership that enables businesses to harness academic expertise to solve complex challenges, unlock innovation opportunities, and create sustainable growth.
Your contacts
Want to know more, or wondering whether a KTP is right for you? Get in touch with the team.
Ready to talk about a KTP?
Tell us about the challenge you want to solve, and we'll tell you honestly whether a KTP is the right fit.