
Academic Partnership and Knowledge Exchange

We support the development of academic research, and its routes to the market, by strengthening partnerships and boosting the commercialisation of your ideas. We have strong relationships with many research organisations across the UK, and actively collaborate on research and innovation projects.
We can help you to identify and make use of the world-leading research and innovation happening all across the UK in Research Organisations. We can also support you in capitalising on, and commercialising, cutting-edge technologies and solutions.
We aim to engage and collaborate with researchers and innovators, whether they focus on a specific sector or not. By encouraging non-sectoral researchers and innovators to apply their knowledge to space-derived challenges, we can bring new ideas and collectively help to innovate and grow the UK’s space sector for a better world.
Supporting academic and research organisations
We support the Researchers in Residence (RIR) scheme, run by the Innovation Launchpad Network+, and funded by EPSRC. This activity is designed to enable leading academics to conduct cutting-edge research and innovation with one or more Catapult centres.
Read MoreThe AEP within the Space Capabilities Catalogue maps the Academic Ecosystem related to space research and innovation in the UK. The AEP is designed to enable users to navigate the space ecosystem and identify researchers and institutions to collaborate with.
Read MoreExamples of opportunities to engage and collaborate with the Satellite Applications Catapult include:
Activities such as these enable wider impact of research and innovation, Knowledge Exchange (KE), and will ultimately enhance the growth of the UKs already flourishing space ecosystem.
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Tell us about what interests you, and how you might want to get involved with our research and academic programmes and activities.