Links
The links provided below will take you to the websites of Service by Design partner organisations, funders and other related schemes should you wish to find out more about them.
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- Birmingham City University
- http://www.bcu.ac.uk
- The Service by Design programme is based within Birmingham City University. Both the programme team and the Innovation Mentors are made up of Birmingham City University employees.
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- Corporate Development Centre (CDC)
- http://www.bcu.ac.uk/business
- Birmingham City University's Corporate Development Centre offers access to a wide range of University delivered services for small to large organisations across all sectors of the economy. These include training, Continual Professional Development (CPD), KITTS, KTPs and applied research. The Service by Design programme is based in and run by CDC.
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- HEFCE
- http://www.hefce.ac.uk
- The Service by Design programme is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
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- Knowledge, Innovation, Technology Transfer Schemes
- http://www.kittsgraduate.co.uk
- KITTS are graduate training schemes which may also be recommended by the team following a Service by Design engagement with an organisation.
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- KTP
- http://www.ktponline.org.uk
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are one of the possible recommendations which may be made to organisations to take advantage of opportunities identified during a Service by Design intervention. These are co-funded by the Department of Trade and Industry.
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- Applied Research
- http://www.bcu.ac.uk/business/research.html
- Birmingham City University has five Centres of Research Excellence, which are the main focal points for research activities.
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- Engine Service Design
- http://www.enginegroup.co.uk
- Engine is a service design consultancy based in London. They were instrumental in helping Birmingham City University set up the Service by Design programme, and are closely involved in the training and development of the Service by Design Innovation Mentors.