• How do we improve collaborative innovation with businesses and clinicians?

    By Linda Olubajo, Business Development Manager, Knowledge Exchange at Edge Hill University Everyone has something at work that they’re really passionate about, and mine is collaborative innovation. Having worked with academic researchers for most of my career I am continuously amazed and fascinated by the work that goes on in our universities, and importantly, how…

  • A spotlight on Edge Hill University’s work with UK Coaching

    A blog written by Dr Barnaby Sargent Megicks It is estimated that over 3 million people in the United Kingdom actively take up the role of a ‘sports coach’ across various youth and adult settings, supporting physical activity and sporting experiences. UK Coaching supports the learning and development of these sports coaches, as the leading…

  • Reflections on Knowledge Exchange: Past, Present, and Future

    A reflection by Christina Blakey, Director of Knowledge Exchange at Edgehill University. On April 28th, the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) will launch their report, Exploring 20 Years of University-Business Collaboration. Coupled with the two-year anniversary of the Knowledge Exchange (KE) Office at Edge Hill University, and my own (almost 15 year) KE…

  • Edge Hill University partners with EMODnet Geology to advance coastal resilience and vulnerability knowledge

    Collaboration between Edge Hill University and EMODnet Geology enhances understanding of coastal hazards and paves the way for sustainable coastal management in Europe. Edge Hill University (EHU) has made a significant contribution to the field of coastal management, as part of its collaboration with the European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Geology consortium. This work,…

  • Bonus Case Study: Behavioural Data Service

    Dr Dean Wilkinson is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist, with an interest in how people can live improved lives. He has extensive experience of evaluation work in the criminal justice settings and has previously made use of large data sets to explore the relationship between specific variables.   Dean can help you with setting up data monitoring,…

  • Shaping new play spaces for EYFS within an international context

    Hannah Farrell and Karen Boardman Hannah, TSK Headteacher, has worked with architects, internal and external design teams and Karen Boardman, Head of Department, Early Years Education, as part of a knowledge exchange project together with British School of Kuwait and Edge Hill University. The Sunshine Kindergarten (TSK) provides early education for 260 children in their…

  • A little too informal or not informal enough?

    Dr Anna Mariguddi, Learning and Teaching Fellow, Senior Lecturer in Education (Music), Edge Hill University This is a question which has bothered me for some time, in the context of Higher Education. As a Learning and Teaching Fellow at the University, it is something that I now feel brave enough to explore and unpick. Informal…