Collaborate with Us

At Queen Mary's Faculty of Science and Engineering, we believe strongly in the power of academic-industry collaboration in delivering highest quality research and innovation. Our Business Development team provide professional support to facilitate productive and impactful partnerships.

To find out more, please contact our Deputy Dean for Research Impact and Industrial Engagement: Dr Peter Thorpe (p.thorpe@qmul.ac.uk)

The following are some of the different ways that industry and other non-academic stakeholders can collaborate with our world-leading scientists and engineers:

Join our Industrial Affiliates Club

Join representatives from over 200 organisations in becoming an affiliate and find out more about our research and about opportunities for collaboration and networking. Register via the website

Collaborate on a R&D project

Work together with our world-leading researchers and academics on a collaborative R&D project with funding from UKRI, NIHR or Innovate UK.

Develop new IP through a KTP

Apply for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with a QM academic. This UKRI funding scheme aims to bring together forward-thinking businesses and expert academics to tackle innovation challenges to deliver economic, societal or environmental outcomes.

Co-fund a PhD studentship

Support a collaborative PhD research project whilst helping to train a future leader via our industry match-fund PhD studentships scheme.

Access our state-of-the-art facilities

We support contract research and provide access to skilled technicians and world-class experimental and computational facilities. Contact Jan Soetaert our facilities manager for more details.

Support our education 

We welcome industry involvement in supporting our science and engineering education. Examples include supporting one of our talented MSc students to conduct a research project, providing an industry student placement, joining one of our Industrial Advisory Boards, giving a guest lecture or seminar to our students.