Enterprise and Innovation Enterprise and Innovation Leeds has an integrated approach to enterprise which promotes creativity, innovation and impact in the University and across the City Region. Central to this is our new Nexus innovation centre which, in addition to providing businesses with a route into our world leading research expertise, also provides incubation facilities and professional support for students, graduates and staff. This £40 million development opened in May 2019, and has led to many new research and education collaborations with businesses and over £11 million joint funding bids with Nexus tenants.
The University provides dedicated modules, industry-facing programmes, specialist support and mentoring opportunities to enable student innovation to flourish. Nexus houses SPARK, that provides start-up support for current students and recent graduates to start their own business. Our academics work with external organisations to harness our research, nurture new ideas and deliver social and economic impact. • We have a track record in transforming our academic research into commercial impact, and since 1995 we have created more than 100 spin-out companies. • Currently, our spin-outs employ more than 1,000 people, with six listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
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