Research and Expertise

The ability to develop next generation products is one of the key criteria for businesses choosing to invest or set-up business in South West England. For this, you may look to the region's universities for support on R&D, graduate and post-graduate training for continuous personal development of staff. Expert South West is a great website that allows you to find staff with the right skills and explore opportunities represented by the region's universities. Examples of specialist strengths at individual universities include:  
 
University of Bath  
Human Computer Interaction Group  
Collaborative Environments  
Safety Critical Environments 
Mobile and Pervasive Systems 
 
Bath Spa University 
Interactive Multimedia 
 
Bournemouth University  
Human-Computer Systems Research Group 
National Centre for Computer Animation  
Software Systems Modelling Group 
Multimedia Communications Research Group 
Computational Intelligence Research Group 
 
University of Bristol  
3C Research 
Centre for Communications Research 
Exabyte Informatics  
Advanced Computing Research Centre 
Digital Media Foundations, Intelligent Systems, Personal Systems, Bristol Robotics Lab, Centre for IT and Law, Quantum Computation and Information.  
 
University of Exeter  
Department of Computer Science 
Exeter Advanced Technologies 
UK Data Storage Network 
 
University of Plymouth 
Centre for Research in Information Storage (CRIST)  
Institute for Digital Arts and Technology (IDAT) 
The Network Research Group (NRG)  
 
University of the West of England  
Centre for Complex Cooperative Systems, Bristol Robotics Laboratory.  
 
Incubation and Innovation 
Successful and growing ICT businesses realise the importance of being located in a flexible, supportive and technology focussed environment. The innovation centres within the south west work with those businesses that will benefit from close connections with the knowledge base including universities and other research partners. Typically with offices and workspace for new businesses emerging from, or working closely with the universities, as well as a highly credible address and facilities for meeting future customers, the centres offer entry into a leading edge technology hub that provides access to highly professional and specialised business support networks.  
 
Current Centres 
Enterprise Pavilion, Bournemouth 
Bournemouth University Innovation Centre 
Tamar Science Park, Plymouth  
Set Squared Centres in Bristol, Bath and Swindon 
Exeter Innovation Centre 
 
Imminent developments 
Yeovil Innovation and Technology Centre 
SPark, Bristol 
Combined Universities in Cornwall  
Omega Innovation Centre at CPR, Cornwall 
 
Visit the the South West RDA's website for more information or visit the Business Incubation South West Network.