The universities of Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth have joined forces to launch a new initiative that will harness the region’s academic and research expertise to improve people’s lives, empower communities and drive the economy across the peninsula and with UK benefits.
The South West Think Tank (SWTT) will draw upon the universities’ highly regarded experts, working across a range...
Dr Andrew Dean, Head of Regional Impact at the University of Exeter , shares his insight on the inaugural South West Tech Analysis Report and why our Universities can be key to seizing this opportunity.
About the University of Exeter and why we wanted to be involved
There are 169,800 students at the region’s 14 universities, including 19,500 tech and engineering students, but the...
Two universities in the South West have been named in Tide’s University Start-Up League , which ranks the UK’s top universities for producing startup businesses.
Cornwall’s Falmouth University came third in the rankings, having generated over 1000 viable startups since 2014/15.
Falmouth is the highest-ranked university in the report outside of London.
