Research and Knowledge Exchange Festival 2024

Research and Knowledge Exchange
Igniting your passion for learning and learning new skills and insights.
Enhance your expertise
Attending training sessions, viewing our facilities, attending talks and workshops.
Build your network
Connecting with researchers, students, external organisations and stakeholders.

Our Research and Knowledge Exchange Festival featured a host of activities across our Preston, Burnley, Westlakes and Cyprus campuses.

The event was open to everyone. Some sessions were for our staff and students, as well as external organisations and stakeholders.

We aimed to empower our community with knowledge and skills that can shape the future. Our Research and Knowledge Exchange Festival gave people the opportunity to:

Attend workshops, training sessions and talks
Learn about innovation and growth
Discover our support services to help grow your business further
Tour our state-of-the-art Engineering Innovation Centre
Find out about the research we do at the University
Connect with like-minded individuals
Collaborate with UCLan colleagues
Explore opportunities with external organisations and stakeholders
Visit the Postgraduate Research Student competition poster exhibition
Visit the Undergraduate Research Interns Poster Exhibition
Visit the Research and Knowledge Exchange Image competition entries

The festival was perfect for networking and sharing ideas. People were able to exchange experiences and build connections which led to exciting collaborations and partnerships.

Who could attend?

Open to any colleagues looking to enhance their research and knowledge exchange capabilities. The festival expanded horizons and helped people develop new skills that supported their contributions to the University community. All events were for anyone over 18 years old.