1. A Successful Partnership Unilever & Nottingham

2. Brief introduction to Unilever & UoN
Presentation Outline
Brief introduction to Unilever & UoN
What a strategic partnership looks like
Making it happen
Benefits
&

3. Introduction to UoN & Importance of Numbers
5th largest by student population – 8th research ranking REF – 5 campuses across 3 countries and 2 continents
£1.1bn of annual economic impact in the UK
18,000 jobs supported by University activity
£124m research income
60% of research income linked to industry
Industry Partnerships are strategically important
Semenyih Campus, Malaysia
University Park Campus
Ningbo Campus, China

4. Unilever – collection of businesses
190
Emerging markets
now represent
57%
of turnover
Homecare
Beauty & Personal Care
countries in
which Unilever
products
are sold
Turnover of
€53.1 billion
at end of 2015/16
Turnover of
€53.1bN
at end of 2015
169,000
Employees
Located
Globally
Foods & Spreads
Refreshments

5. Development of the Strategic Partnership
Purpose – to bridge the innovation gap
Must be mutually beneficial
General principles
Engagement variables
Getting the balance right
Established connections
Shared goals and objectives
Trust & Cooperation

6. Academic supplier list
Science Grid Partners
service
co-create
output = data
output = new methods
capability
Academic supplier list
20 global
4 UK
consult
own
knowledge
output = advice
output = 100% owned IP
exploit state of the art
create next generation

7. Making it happen Unilever Relationship Agreement (RA)
Strategy – strategic committee
alignment of individual R&D interests (and resources)
long term development interests
global connectivity - Colworth, Port Sunlight, Shanghai, Bangalore
Operational – operations committee
programme management
contracting process
relationship management
Multidisciplinary activity – mutually inclusive
biosciences
engineering
chemistry
energy
digital
social sciences

8. Programme Portfolio – 2013 to 2018
‘Value’ of the RA

9. Knowledge Exchange Products
GCRF, Newton, Prosperity programmes
COST
Collaborative Research & Development Programmes (UK & International)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
PhD
Consultancy Support
CDT PhD
MRes
iCASE PhD
MPhil
MSci
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Funding Proportion
IP exclusivity
Services Rendered
UG/PG projects
TIME

10. Benefits – mutually exclusive
Reducing cost & risk
flexible and cost-effective extension of the R&D resources
save costs and time through arm’s-length use of specific/key skills
access to knowledge and expertise
share or reduce risk and cost through collaboration
financial leverage
Access to global research funding
Global Challenge Research Fund
Newton Funds
Prosperity Fund
Access to new ideas & horizon scanning
advance notice of new areas of research & funding
early adoption of new technology
cross-disciplinary engagement
access to cutting edge science & research capability
Developing skills, capability and profile
access to global academic networks
CPD opportunities
support and influence supply of future skills

11. Summary - key messages
Trust and mutual understanding are the foundations of ongoing research relationships aimed at scientific breakthroughs that support sustainable growth.
New ways of doing business help to reduce environmental impact and increase positive social impact. Creation of innovative and environmentally friendly products, technologies and services will help sustainable growth.
A collective willingness to make the partnership work where both organisations benefit from the collaboration and share a clear vision.

12. Thank you for listening!
Amreesh Mishra
Corporate Partnerships Senior Executive
University of Nottingham
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