Consultancy for business

Does your business have an issue that it needs a new perspective on? Or do you require specialist expertise and support with a project? Our University offers a range of consultancy services to businesses large and small.

How can we help?

There’s a wealth of expertise within our University, including almost 700 staff and students engaged in research. Our dedicated Business Enquiries team can help you tap into this knowledge base, by finding the right consultant for your company to work with. They will also let you know whether there are any funded programmes that could help with the costs.

There are many ways our academics and students could act as consultants for you, for example, by:

Areas of expertise

We have a wide range of expertise, across all four of our colleges:

Our current research themes are as follows, so we also have particular strengths in these areas:

You can find an expert by searching our full staff list or by contacting our Business Enquiries team for guidance.

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Grow through innovation with Innovate UK Funding

Innovate UK is the UK’s Innovation Agency with a remit to support businesses to grow through Innovation. Much of this support is targeted through a range of different themed funding calls that supports the collaborative development and commercialisation of new; Products, Processes and Services.

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Consultancy projects successfully delivered

Read about how we have already helped other businesses.

Developing a unique solution to reduce air pollution

Nottinghamshire based Microtech have worked with us on the development of the company’s cleaning air solution, which aims to create localised clean air zones.

Helping a data science firm establish itself in the midlands

Data science experts, Elastacloud, approached us looking to find new clients in the midlands. Almost four years on, the business has grown by 500%.

Supporting innovation in rail infrastructure

Rail consultancy ESCL Ltd, secured support and expertise enabling the company to advance the development of Fibre Reinforced Polymer footbridges over railways.

Contact us

For more information and advice about consultancy and finding the right expert to work with your company, please contact our Business Enquiries team.

Call us on: 0800 001 5500Email: businessgateway@derby.ac.uk