Research, Enterprise & Innovation. Our Tenant Community. Workspace at LSBU

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1 Research, Enterprise & Innovation Our Tenant Community Workspace at LSBU

2 Introduction to LSBU 3 London South Bank University has been transforming lives, businesses and communities for more than 120 years When it first opened the aims of the University were to improve the employment opportunities for the people of south London and to support the community by providing access to relevant applied knowledge. The core of our mission remains unchanged today. Our goal is to deliver: Student success We want to provide a personalised, high calibre education which equips graduates for employment and prepares them to make a positive contribution to society. Real world impact So that our highly applied academic environment supports the communities we serve by providing the high quality applied research they need to improve and grow. Access to opportunity We aim to build opportunity by partnering with entrepreneurial organisations seeking to address current and future challenges facing society.

3 4 Introduction to LSBU and what it does Introduction to LSBU 5 An overview of LSBU Enterprise excellence 18,221 students (HESA 2013/14) 38% of students study part time (HESA) Nearly 1,000 employers use LSBU to train their staff 150 British SMEs and major companies have commercial partnerships with LSBU LSBU s Research Enterprise & Innovation team works with: Our research 70% One of the top three modern Universities in London for research. Over 70% of our research considered world leading and internationally excellent. (REF 2014) Research relevant and actively used in industry with 73% of our work having global impact (REF 2014) Businesses, public sector and voluntary organisations Academics, PhD Students and early career researchers Students, Graduates and Alumni Our teaching Helping them innovate, grow and improve performance: finding costeffective solutions and connecting them with the right expertise Connecting them with funders and external organisations: helping them develop and submit research proposals and creating a supportive research environment Driving and supporting them to be enterprising: fostering their startup businesses and connecting their growing businesses with relevant expertise Highest possible rating for the quality of our education from the independent Quality Assurance Agency (QAA report 2010) 20% of our students are sponsored by employers and 25% of our students are postgraduate A top 10 London university for graduate starting salaries. Top 2 among London s modern universities. (Sunday Times League Table 2015) In the top three London moderns (post 92) for graduate prospects (Complete University Guide 2015) 9 out of 10 students are in work or further study 6 months after graduation We serve London s business communities, enriching people s employment opportunities and allowing our knowledge to progress the commercial world. Research, Enterprise & Innovation at the university is the gateway to accessing the full range of specialist services, facilities and applied knowledge we offer businesses and organisations.

4 6 LSBU - supporting a successful business community LSBU - supporting a successful business community 7 LSBU supporting a successful business community Our tenant community is made up of established SMEs, start-ups, student businesses, academics, and the Research, Enterprise & Innovation team who share knowledge, experience and creativity to foster success and create opportunity. Our workspace community is based across two sites: Technopark and the award-winning Clarence Centre for Enterprise & Innovation Our tenant businesses contribute to the University in a variety of ways: taking on interns, giving talks and lectures, giving input into LSBU curricula, and judging our business competitions. Their current, practical knowledge and experience is highly beneficial and relevant to both students and staff. In return, our tenants benefit from regular contact with our academic environment and draw on our world leading expertise to innovate, grow and boost their performance. 70 Tenants & SMEs 8 Sectors we work across +50 Countries that tenants currently operating in 34,000,000 Income generated by the LSBU tenant community in the last year +100 Jobs created by tenants since 2013

5 8 How we work How we work 9 How we work together & why The relationship The impact of the collaboration For business: Brings a challenge London South Bank University Sharing knowledge & experience Organisation Innovation in process/products/ services to improve your business Increased profits Growth Upskilled and satisfied workforce Evidencing social impacts/ social return on investment For society: What we provide We generate new knowledge through our research Organisations can access this knowledge via Research Contracts, Consultancy Projects, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, IP Licensing We provide training and education Highly relevant, professional training to develop your workforce and their skills We help organisations access funding European Union funding, Innovate UK funding, Crowd Funding We provide access to European and Global networks Intensive, practical, advice and support for students and graduates to refine their business and social enterprise ideas We also help organisations in other ways, such as: Providing office space, venue hire, specialist facilities (labs etc) Interns placed in your business Quality of life Job creation GDP Influence on Government and Policy For LSBU: Enables delivery of highly applied, professionally accredited courses aligned with industry Helps LSBU graduates to be entrepreneurial and highly skilled Grows knowledge and ensures it has a practical and concrete purpose

6 10 Available services Available services 11 Facilities and services Being part of LSBU s tenant community has many benefits including affordable facilities, unique collaborations and inspiring networking opportunities. Our on-site facilities and services are: Licence agreements Our leases and licences are flexible over a three-year period. There is a one-month notice period from either side and an annual review. You can expect your first invoice to request the following: Deposit (one month s rent + VAT, refundable on leaving) First month s rent (pro rata if joining part-way through a month) Licence Preparation fee Internet connection fee Key costs. Clarence Centre for Enterprise & Innovation Furnished offices for up to 6 people starting from 1,300 + VAT per month Included utilities and plug & play internet access (possible charge for internet connections requiring changes to our network) Discounted meeting room space across campus Access to established networks of start-ups, small and established companies, EU-funded support programmes and university expertise Technopark office space Unfurnished offices for 3 to 4 people starting from VAT per month (may have spare furniture for new joiners) Included utilities and plug & play internet access (possible charge for internet connections requiring changes to our network) Discounted meeting room space across campus Access to established networks of start-ups, small and established companies, EU-funded support programmes and university expertise Business Lounge Membership, Clarence Centre for Enterprise & Innovation Access to the Business Lounge Free WiFi Free (with restrictions) and discounted meeting space Hot desks Access to established networks of start-ups, small and established companies, EEU-funded support programmes and university expertise Invitations to regular, on-campus meet-ups Tenancy criteria Invitations to regular, on-campus meet-ups Invitations to regular, on-campus meet-ups On-site café and use of Business Lounge coffee machine Our tenant community is all about collaboration. So your organisation will need to align with one of our seven academic Schools in some way. You ll also need to be prepared to engage with staff, students and the wider University. On-site café Communal kitchens, bathrooms and showers Communal kitchens, bathrooms and showers On-site café Community Benefits Discounted membership at the LSBU gym Secure cycle racks and regular on-site visits by bike doctors Access to food outlets across the university

7 12 Case Study Cameron & Wilding Case Study Cameron & Wilding 13 Ben Wilding (Managing Director) and Michael Otolorin (Drupal Developer) Designing the future How a tenant-student collaboration is progressing the Drupal community LSBU tenants Neil Cameron and Ben Wilding started their digital agency Cameron & Wilding (C&W) in January Though originally just the two of them, they had a clear aim to design and develop websites. They now employ 19 and provide web solutions to an impressive list of clients including the BBC, The Telegraph, The Economist, Oxford University Press and the Imperial War Museum. Since the beginning, C&W has stuck to its values of professionalism and friendliness, delivering high quality work against a backdrop of building open and trusting relationships. Their collaborative ethos extends beyond the office. C&W shares its knowledge with LSBU students in a variety of ways: giving guest lectures, contributing to course content, recruiting interns and judging student challenges. They do this not only because it feels good to give something back, but as a valid extension of their business model. C&W uses Drupal software to develop many of their websites. Being open source, Drupal s evolution is supported by a worldwide community of users and developers. Introducing students to the software exposes Drupal to the next generation and brings fresh talent to boost its community. The final year of LSBU s BSc Information Technology degree involves a Drupal development project and C&W deliver a guest lecture. Having a development company talk to students emphasises the relevance of Drupal and has a positive influence on the students enthusiasm for the module. C&W aims to become the best Drupalbased agency in the UK and their partnership with LSBU continues, with more student internships planned. The company hopes to double in size and build upon their already strong reputation.

8 14 Case Study Fresh talent Case Study Fresh talent 15 Fresh talent Postgraduate intern adds enthusiasm to cutting-edge start-up Silicon Thoughts is a buzzing startup created by entrepreneur Dr Jevon Davies to design and build satellite receivers. At the cutting edge of electronic engineering, Jevon wanted to expand his business quickly and efficiently to keep up with the market. The solution was to recruit LSBU intern, Dana Jamal. Dana had studied on LSBU s MSc Embedded Systems and Jevon found him eager to learn, intelligent and enthusiastic. With Silicon Thoughts busy developing a navigation receiver for Europe s new Galileo Satellite System, Jevon integrated Dana into the company and taught him everything he needed to know. An outcome of electronic engineering being such a fast moving industry is that universities can be left behind, teaching older technologies that are no longer relevant. On his MSc Dana had learnt Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD) and microprocessor design as two separate systems. However, Jevon was aware that both technologies had been integrated into one reconfigurable Field-programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Not only did Jevon educate Dana in FPGA but he fed back to the University as well. This led to courses being updated and upgraded to include the integrated technology and embedded soft-processor cores. Silicon Thoughts is hoping to combine the Galileo system with GPS to gain sub centimeter relative position accuracy. This is the kind of precision needed to make sure quadcopters and drones don t bump into each other when in flight and during take off and landing. Dana has now been at Silicon Thoughts for over a year and intends to register to complete his PhD in Embedded Systems at LSBU. Jevon hopes that the research generated for this will benefit both the University and Silicon Thoughts, further cementing ties between industry and academia. Jevon Davies and Dana Jamal

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10 18 Testimonials Get in touch 19 We wouldn t be where we are today without the support from the Clarence Centre team. We love the Ping Pong tables! The tenancy team is always available for a good chat about how we re doing as a company and how the University can support us. A great network to be part of, with everybody facing similar challenges growing a tech company. We build engaging web experiences for several FTSE 100 companies and now also design and build our own digital products. We originally started in the Technopark with 4 staff and have grown over the past 5 years to 25 and moved to the Clarence Centre for more space. Our strong links with the LSBU staff and students have been mutually-beneficial, as we have provided students with real-life learning experiences. Digital Detox We moved into the LSBU Workspace when we set up our new venture Images&Co, originally in the Technopark and then the Clarence Centre when it opened. We chose LSBU as a suitable home for our venture because of the potential of collaboration in the areas of knowledge transfer, innovation and skills development, and because we felt its vision of improving the employability and enterprise skills of its students by connecting them with local businesses is closely aligned with our ethos. A thriving community of other small businesses and the flexibility of the office space allows us to engage and share ideas with others in similar circumstances in ways that support our business objectives Join our tenant community Images&Co., design consultancy and tenant at the Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation T E workspace@lsbu.ac.uk

11 London South Bank University Research, Enterprise & Innovation 6 St George s Circus, London SE1 6FE T E workspace@lsbu.ac.uk