A Short Overview of “New” University Strategic Partnerships with Large Companies in the UK
Brychan Thomas1* and Said Al-Hasan2
Abstract
This paper provides a short overview of “new” university strategic partnerships with large companies in the UK. It is apparent that there are academic areas where there is considerable existing activity and other areas where there are no links and there could be activity. This provides insight into those large organisations “new” universities should be approaching to develop these activities. The paper relates information on university business partnerships with large companies for internal stakeholders and external collaborators. A qualitative research methodology was used to explore the benefits of “new” university strategic partnerships involving an analysis of the literature investigated, followed by the application of theory to the case study findings. The research investigated how “new” university academic areas could be engaged with businesses in terms of key partnerships with large companies. If the right approach is taken, it is concluded that “new” universities should be able to prepare for strategic partnerships, and likewise, this will be the case for large businesses. Recommendations include the need for “new” universities to develop coordinated schemes so that businesses receive appropriate individual approaches to enable stronger, more formalised relationships to be developed, and to foster groups of individuals at “new” universities with a range of expertise to meet the needs of large companies.
Keywords
“new” university; strategic partnerships; large companies
Cite This Article
Thomas, B., Al-Hasan, S. (2026). A Short Overview of “New” University Strategic Partnerships with Large Companies in the UK. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 7| Issue 3: May – Jun 2026, Pages 319-331 URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Volume7-Issue3-May-Jun-No.1049-319-331.pdf
Volume 7 | Issue 3: May – Jun 2026
