Research to Impact Lab
Bringing Together a Global Alliance to Accelerate Knowledge Exchange and Research Commercialisation through Experimentation, Data and Evidence
What we do
University research has the potential to solve global challenges, from climate change to health inequities.
We are bringing together a global alliance of policymakers, innovation leaders and researchers to apply experimentation, data and evidence to transform knowledge exchange and commercialisation. Our approach is unique: embedding experimentation in how the ecosystem works, integrating AI to complement human expertise, looking beyond just spinouts to all forms of knowledge exchange, and fostering a global community so insights aren’t siloed.
Our approach
Our approach is experimental and evidence-driven.
We take a ‘Test & Learn’ approach, using small-scale pilots to test the feasibility and effectiveness of different interventions before deciding which ones to scale. We use this to trial new interventions, compare different versions of existing programmes, or test small-scale operational tweaks to activities and processes.
We work with you to embed experimentation in your organisation, co-create new ideas to tackle systemic challenges, and deploy AI and data solutions that strengthen the wider ecosystem.
Enabling and Supporting Experimentation
We build your capability to work in a more agile, experimental and evidence-informed way. Through programmatic, hands-on support, we help you develop a theory of change and success metrics for your interventions, and design and run your own experiments from testing new programmes to refining existing ones.
Co-Creating New Interventions to Test
We take a top-down view of the ecosystem to spot the systemic challenges that impact many but are yet to be solved. We play an active role: convening stakeholders, co-creating new interventions from programmes to AI tools, testing and learning what works, and sharing insights across the ecosystem.
Deploying AI and Data Solutions
We design and build novel data and AI solutions to support the broader knowledge exchange ecosystem. We also work with you to co-develop frameworks and tools addressing gaps in how the ecosystem measures, analyses and acts, and take on projects with partners, from data analysis to prototyping new tools.
Resources
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Latest resourceR2I Lab Impact Accelerator
Universities and research institutes produce research with huge potential for economic and societal impact. Are you developing or running a programme to support knowledge exchange and research commercialisation? Before you scale it, learn how to maximise its impact through experimentation. We work with you to embed experimentation in your organisation and build your team’s capability […]
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ResourceExperimenting in University-Industry Collaboration
A new handbook featuring over 100 experimental ideas to accelerate science commercialisation and collaboration with the industry
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ProjectATTRACT NEXT
Handbook Experimentation in University-Industry Collaboration This handbook presents a wide range of experimental ideas, intentionally mixing small-scale experiments that are easier to implement with more ambitious larger-scale experiments that could still be conducted within an institution. Accelerating experimentation towards university–industry collaboration As part of the project and a practical test of the feasibility of using […]
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BlogProviding IP Support for SMEs: 6 Best Practices and 1 Key Challenge
What we have learned about driving successful programmes helping businesses leverage intellectual property, and what this means for future initiatives.
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BlogTransforming Research to Impact: A Test & Learn Approach
Read what our Initiative Manager shared about our “test and learn” approach.
