UNIVERSITY OF BATH | BUSINESS PROFILE
A NURTURING GROUND FOR ENTERPRISING MINDS
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Human Resources Thinkers. Professor Veronica Hope Hailey is a member of the steering group for the UK government’s task force on employee engagement, while Professor Rob Briner focuses on the use of evidence-based practice for HR managers.
NEW FACILITIES Another new venture is The HIVE, which opened last September. The £1 million building project is the first to be completed at the university’s planned Building Research Park, and will be home to cutting-edge studies into construction materials and their efficacy. Supporting research in areas such as hygrothermal performance, flood, wind and construction load, The HIVE has already attracted widespread industry interest and collaboration requests. “This facility enables us to conduct work with industry practitioners,” says Dame Glynis, “and also informs our own research into advanced materials.” This sort of knowledge exchange is of
Age can bring wisdom, but youth offers innovation, vitality and a fresh perspective. These are three characteristics that the University of Bath, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016, has in abundance, boasting as it does a strong track record in entrepreneurship and research. “Eighty five per cent of our first-degree
graduates move into top-level jobs, compared to just 64 per cent nationally,” says Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell, the university’s Vice- Chancellor. “Bath shapes its students to be the leaders and innovators of the future, offering them an array of opportunities and facilities.” One such opportunity is available at the
university’s Faculty of Engineering and Design, where students are encouraged to explore the commercial viability of their final-year project. Student David Hutton’s water pump design, for example, was cultivated with the university’s support as a social enterprise that strove to help farmers in developing countries. Today, the resulting product – the flexipump, which is capable of pumping 1,600 litres of water an hour – is dramatically changing lives in Kenya and Tanzania.
LINKS WITH INDUSTRY One reason for the university’s excellence in entrepreneurship is its strong links with industry. “More than 60 per cent of Bath undergraduates take a paid placement as an integral part of their degree,” says Dame Glynis. “We work closely with researchers and industry partners to identify opportunities for students, so that they can apply their skills in a corporate environment.” Notably, Bath’s relationship with the Ford
Motor Company stretches back more than 24 years, and the car manufacturer has a base in the Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Recently, the collaboration has helped to implement a 4 per cent improvement in fuel economy in Ford engines, resulting in thousands of tonnes of reduced CO2
emissions
per car per year. This spirit of innovation and willingness to
challenge received wisdom are also much valued qualities amongst the university’s staff. Two faculty members from the university’s School of Management were recently listed by HR Magazine as being in the UK’s top ten Most Influential
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potential benefit to a host of industry partners, who are eager to offer scholarship programmes to secure the very best students. These include such prestigious companies as BP, Lloyds, Ford, Sagentia and Schlumberger. “Over the course of just five decades,
the University of Bath has set a standard for innovation and entrepreneurship,” says Dame Glynis. “We truly value innovative and entrepreneurial attributes in our research, staff, students and the industry experts with whom we collaborate. It will be exciting to see where another half-century will take us.”
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