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InImpact: The Journal of Innovation Impact |
Publisher |
Future Technology Press |
Vol. 5 No. 1 |
Innovation through Knowledge Transfer 2013 |
Volume Editors |
KES International |
Journal ISSN |
2051-6002 |
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Article Title | Supporting regional growth from the higher education community: the Energy Coast Campus Programme in West Cumbria |
Primary Author | Alison Marshall, University of Cumbria |
Other Author(s) |
Patrick Quinlan; John Berry
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Pages |
104 - 115
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Article ID |
inkt13-011 |
Publication Date |
21-Oct-13 |
Abstract | West Cumbria is a predominantly rural, but post-industrial region undergoing a transition from one that has been dominated by heavy industry over a 200 year period. The regional economy has latterly been dominated by one of the world?s largest nuclear technology hubs, which continues to influence the structure of the economy. The region has aspirations to evolve a high technology manufacturing base, with a continued strong role for nuclear, but with a more diversified economy, including an expanded focus on low carbon and renewable energy generation. The region has aspirations to evolve a high technology manufacturing base, with a continued strong role for nuclear, but with a more diversified economy. As part of this strategy, a large investment has been made to build a higher education community in this largely rural area, to support its strategic objectives to promote innovation through applied research, research demonstration, enterprise, business support, skills and training and other transformational actions. Three case studies are described in detail: the Cumbrian Centre for Health Technologies (CaCHeT), the Sustainable Energy Technology Group and the Knowledge Action Network (KAN). The lessons learned are evaluated and presented, with details of future plans. |
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