We offer expertise in:
- supply chain management
- transport and logistics
- revenue management
- forecasting
- marketing
You'll gain the expertise of our academic team of lecturers and postgraduate researchers.
Your organisation can collaborate with our centre in different ways, sometimes with some or all of the costs covered.
Start a business project with a master's student dissertation
Test out an idea or explore something that your business lacks the time or resource to look into. Pose a problem for one of our master's students to work on for a dissertation project.
Our students have delivered projects to:
- select the best machine learning model to identify credit risk
- optimise fluid management for intensive care patients in hospital
- understand the cost of aerospace parts design and procurement
- develop a piece of software to optimise the scheduling of coach drivers
Dissertation projects can often lead to larger pieces of work or form the basis of a PhD. Click here for further examples of MSC projects.
Sponsor an employee to do a PhD research project
Sponsor a PhD student to carry out research on a topic of your choice. Our academics supervise the student so their research objectives are clear and the methodology is strong.
You will:
- get access to researchers
- benefit from research insights
- foster innovation that meets your objectives
- be contributing to developing experts in our field
Commission us to carry out research as consultants
Our experts in mathematical sciences can carry out research that you define for your organisation's benefit.
Our academic team can carry out specific research tasks or work with you on a problem for a defined period. This is an efficient way to get our expertise on almost any business problem.
Unlock your organisation's potential with a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
KTPs enable organisations to embed new knowledge for lasting impact; through bringing in new talent and accessing cutting edge research expertise.
We will work with you, and a qualified graduate, on a strategic innovation project that meets your business objective and helps you realise your growth ambitions.
You will receive support from initial idea through the life of the project, which can last between 1to 3 years, and are up to 67% funded through an Innovate UK grant helping to de-risk the innovation. Click here for more information.
Get help with staff professional development
We can offer your business training on topics such as revenue management, pricing, choice modelling and machine learning.
Let us know about your company's professional development needs.