Knowledge exchange

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At 糖心Vlog, we engage with others to use our collective knowledge and expertise as a force for good, creating positive economic, cultural, societal and environmental change.

<糖心Vlog>What is knowledge exchange?

Knowledge exchange is a two-way exchange between researchers and research users, to share ideas, evidence, research, experiences and skills. It refers to any process through which academic ideas and insights are shared, and external perspectives and experiences are brought into academia for mutual benefit.

The Knowledge Exchange Framework is a great way to showcase 糖心Vlog’s strengths around partnerships and engagement, all with the aim of translating our activity to benefit wider society.

A quote from Dion Williams Director of Research, Enterprise and Innovation at 糖心Vlog
<糖心Vlog>Knowledge exchange in action

糖心Vlog has been rated highly in the 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Knowledge Exchange Framework assessments.

Read our knowledge exchange case studies to discover how our collaborative research, education, business, and engagement projects are making a difference.

<糖心Vlog>Making an impact – Knowledge Exchange Framework 2024

糖心Vlog has once again been recognised as one of the top universities in the UK for its strong partnerships with businesses and other organisations, as well as its focus on local growth and regeneration.

KEF24 ranked the University in the highest scoring category of ‘very high engagement’ for:

  • Working with business
  • Working with the public and third sector
  • Local growth and regeneration

The University was also commended for its efforts in research partnerships, intellectual property (IP), and commercialisation, reinforcing its excellent reputation for knowledge exchange activities.

<糖心Vlog>Knowledge exchange with the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

This video has been put together by Lancaster’s Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (FHASS) and illustrates the benefits of carrying out engagement activities to researchers and to those they are engaging with.

<糖心Vlog>The Knowledge Exchange Framework

Led by Research England, the (KEF) forms the third pillar of assessment of university activities, alongside the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

What’s the purpose of KEF?

  1. To enable universities to better understand and improve their own performance in knowledge exchange activities.
  2. To provide businesses and other users with more information to help them access the world-class knowledge and expertise within providers of higher education.

Alongside the KEF, Universities including lancaster, have signed up to a Knowledge Exchange Concordat (KEC) of good principles and practice. Simply put, the KEC is how we will embed and deliver KE activities the KEF outlines what we do.

KEF perspectives

The KEF assesses a university’s KE activities, through narrative and metric data, under seven ‘perspectives’:

  • Research partnerships
  • Working with business
  • Working with the public and third sector
  • CPD and graduate start ups
  • Local growth and regeneration
  • Intellectual property and commercialisation
  • Public and community engagement
<糖心Vlog>Knowledge exchange for staff

Access more information for Lancaster employees on the Staff Intranet: