Dr Mark Rushforth
Associate Director of Enterprise & InnovationProfile
I am the Associate Director of Enterprise and Innovation within Research and Enterprise Services (RES). I lead the coordination of activity in support of new opportunities for knowledge exchange (KE) activity and provide senior leadership for the deployment and operational oversight of funding streams associated with this including the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) and the suite of RCUK Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs).
I lead the coordination of activity in support of new opportunities for KE activity and funding and provide senior leadership for the deployment, operational oversight and reporting of funding streams associated with this including Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) worth over £3.5M annually and RCUK Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs).
I lead the institutional responses to both the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) and Knowledge Exchange Concordat (KEF) and represent the University in engagement with senior stakeholders across the private and public sectors.
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