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www.ettc.co.uk/
www.careers.ed.ac.uk/
www.scottishni.org/
www.international.ed.ac.uk/
www.inf.ed.ac.uk/
alumni/workplacements.html
www.launch.ed.ac.uk/
www.careers.ed.ac.uk/STU-
DENTS/Careers/B2.html
www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/
communications-marketing
www.transkills.ed.ac.uk/bet.cfm
www.epis.org.uk/
C) The Technology Transfer Centre offers services related to knowledge
and know-how transfer. The company’s principal activities are the
provision of early-stage incubation support to high-growth start up
and spin-out companies with ongoing research and development
links to the University of Edinburgh, and the provision of lettable
project office and laboratory to these companies during the early
stages of their development. University of Edinburgh graduates
are highly regarded by employers, and the Careers Service offers
services to both current and former students, to assist them with
finding employment. It also hosts a number of recruitment events,
attracting major employers from across the UK. In addition,
international students can join Scottish Networks International,
giving them access to networking events with potential employers
and the chance to compete for prestigious work placements.
The International Office is providing a wide range of services to help
students, and companies. Colleagues across the University identified the
need for the discussion of marketing issues leading to improvements in the
University’s approach and activities in this area. The Principal convened
a group of relevant senior officers and the Principal’s Strategy Group
subsequently endorsed the view that a temporary Marketing Strategy
Group be formed in order to give detailed consideration to this important
area. Some of the important services:
• Placement service;
• Enterprise support service (for students);
• Personal & Careers Guidance;
• Communications and Marketing.
D) A new web address is being proposed http://www.ed.ac.uk/entrepreneurship/
with the aim of coordinating entrepreneurship activity, events and
initiatives across the university and wider community. The technology
transfer office offers several trainings. Over the last three years, the
University has received funding from the EPSRC to fund training and
/ or course development in the area of entrepreneurship. The amount
of funding is based on numbers of EPSRC funded PhD students
and research staff. The University already has a programme of
business and enterprise workshops, as well as other activities in
this area. Much of professional training and education is based in the
Department of Education and Society, which includes the Centre for
Educational Sociology, the Centre for Educational Leadership and
the Educational Assessment Unit. There are important contributions
from other departments including Educational Studies. The research
contributes to the AERS Networks on Schools and Social Capital and
School Management and Governance.
In January 2004, Edinburgh Research and Innovation set up the Edinburgh
Pre-Incubator Scheme (EPIS) - a joint initiative between the University of
Edinburgh, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian (SEEL) and
the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). EPIS is a unique
initiative, the first in Scotland, which seeks to break down barriers
between academia and commerce to encourage new entrepreneurs
develop knowledge-led business ideas on the university campus.