Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
An engineering department reports KEF metrics covering IP, contract research, CPD and public engagement.
- Is an instance
A university and a local authority co-design a year-long KE programme with shared learning outcomes.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
Reporting 'KE' as outbound dissemination only, with no learning from non-academic partners.
- Not an instance
Treating commercial consulting income as the sole indicator of knowledge exchange.
Editorial commentary
Knowledge Exchange (KE) is widely used in UK higher-education policy (Research England's Knowledge Exchange Framework, KEF) and Scottish funding contexts. It explicitly emphasises bidirectionality: researchers learn from non-academic partners as much as those partners learn from research. KE encompasses consultancy, contract research, collaborative research, continuing professional development, IP commercialisation, public engagement, and infrastructure sharing. The KEF reports on universities' KE activity across seven perspectives.
References
- Research England Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF). NCCPE 'EDGE tool for engagement evaluation'.
Also known as
KE · Knowledge exchange and impact
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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