Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

About the project

• BUSINESS SERVICES
• Develop your business Access office space, networking and mentoring Get funded and innovate Start up support for our students and graduates Support for small and medium-sized businesses Tap into new research and insights The Knowledge Exchange
• Access office space, networking and mentoring
• Get funded and innovate
• Start up support for our students and graduates
• Support for small and medium-sized businesses
• Tap into new research and insights
• The Knowledge Exchange
• Develop your people Employment Hub Leadership and management skills Outdoor activities and team building Postgraduate business courses Short courses and CPD
• Employment Hub
• Leadership and management skills
• Outdoor activities and team building
• Postgraduate business courses
• Short courses and CPD
• Access new talent and skills Advertise a vacancy Careers fairs and events Degree apprenticeships Placements or work-based learning opportunities Raise your profile and share your expertise Work with our students and graduates
• Advertise a vacancy
• Careers fairs and events
• Degree apprenticeships
• Placements or work-based learning opportunities
• Raise your profile and share your expertise
• Work with our students and graduates
• Use our spaces and facilities Carnegie Innovation Office space and co-working The Knowledge Exchange
• Carnegie Innovation
• Office space and co-working
• The Knowledge Exchange
• Connect with us Business events and workshops Policy engagement Supplying our university Talk to the team The Knowledge Exchange Hear from our community
• Business events and workshops
• Policy engagement
• Supplying our university
• Talk to the team
• The Knowledge Exchange
• Hear from our community
• Our work in the region

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

Gain a competitive advantage with the expertise of Leeds Beckett. Through this Government-funded programme you'll establish a unique partnership between your business and our university to deliver positive impact and drive innovation.

KTPs help businesses innovate for growth

What is it? A Government-funded programme helping businesses develop and gain a competitive advantage with the expertise of UK universities.

How does it work? Each KTP creates a unique partnership between a business and a university to deliver positive impact and drive innovation. Every project is tailor-made for your business.

Who funds it? The programme, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through Innovate UK, has been running for over 45 years. During that time, it has enabled more than 14,000 businesses to drive innovation for positive impact.

What else does it offer? The KTP programme is complemented by the Management KTP Programme (mKTP), focused on helping businesses build resilience, adaptability and growth by changing culture or expanding management capability.

Find out more about the types of projects we have supported. If you have a question, please see our guide or contact our team .

Leeds Beckett University - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships To find out more about KTP at Leeds Beckett, watch our animation

Get involved

At Leeds Beckett, we provide a holistic service to businesses looking to develop a KTP. We will:

• Work with you to scope your goals/challenges and make recommendations for a potential project
• Identify academic experts to add value to the business and develop a structured project with clear milestones and outputs
• Lead and guide you through the funding application process from start to finish
• Recruit a dedicated KTP associate to deliver and manage the project for its duration
• Provide regular supervision and strategic direction to the project from academics and project management specialists
• Signpost to additional support and funding
• Provide a clear exit pathway at the end of the project - including retaining the KTP associate within the business

How to apply and funding

We have a rolling programme of KTPs at Leeds Beckett. To find out more about the application process, please contact our specialist support team by emailing us at KTP@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Case Studies

Leeds Beckett works with a range of businesses, large and small, across the UK. From large multinationals to family-run SMEs, we match the appropriate expertise to the business and the solution required.

Revolutionising remote water monitoring through digital innovation

Aquatrust

Supporting Westdale Group to embed strategic marketing, branding and market development capability

Westdale Group

Supporting a traditional manufacturer to maximise its growth potential

Kingfisher

Embedding data and theory-driven safety behaviour change interventions to reduce incidents and fatalities

Aggregate Industries

Sniffers Pet Care partnered with Leeds Beckett for a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project amid rapid growth and the launch of the new NAW brand

Sniffers Pet Care

Researching and implementing a new product development capability

Arc

Securing strong talent in a skilled industry and growing market opportunities through KTP

Colchester

Creating a strategic planning, growth and recruitment framework for a specialised SME

EES

Empowering a small company to reach its ambitious growth plans

iKoustic

Realising its potential for growth in new markets

Medasil

Developing, implementing and integrating a Safety Behaviour Change framework

In the news

Blog Research and Enterprise

KTPs Go Green: Behind the Scenes of ReGeneration Earth Conference 2025

16 Jul 2025

Blog Research and Enterprise

Looking at waste differently – repurposing healthcare waste in the construction industry

02 Nov 2026

Blog Research and Enterprise

Imagine a School Where Every Child Wants to Move: Physical Literacy in Action

20 Oct 2026

News

Leeds Beckett and Wetherby-based Arville launch innovative partnership to drive data-led growth in the textiles industry

20 Oct 2026

Contact us

• Call us 0113 812 5981
• Email us ktp@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Research areas