The YU ‘Innovation in Conversation’ webinar was organised as part of the 2022 West Yorkshire Innovation Festival on 4 October 2022. The webinar focussed on discussing solutions and approaches to the following two main questions:
- Can universities really help SMEs to innovate?
- What can universities do to help wellbeing through innovation?
In 2023, we used the material we recorded in 2022 to draw out some key messages and case studies that you can access below:
View the expert interviews:
- What does ‘innovation’ mean to you?
- What can universities do to help wellbeing through innovation?
- How do businesses get involved in working with universities?
- What skills are most important for innovation?
- What’s most important to consider when involving patients and service-users in the process of innovation?
- What type of funding helped you at the start of your collaboration?
Watch the presentations and view the case studies:
University of Huddersfield Case Study – Paxman Cooling
University of Bradford Case Study – Effershine
University of Leeds Case Study – Dry Mouth
York St John University Case Study – Converge
