For Business 

The University of Gloucestershire is proud to be actively engaged with its local business community and has well established relationships with a broad range of private, public and third-sector organisations.

Why not find out how we might be able to make a difference for your business, whether with Growing your Workforce; Training your People; Developing your Business; Hosting your Events; and/or Giving Something Back. With the knowledge and expertise of our academic staff, the enthusiasm and creativity of our students, together with the location and facilities of our Gloucestershire campuses we have much to offer.

The University’s Centre for Enterprise & Innovation offers a single contact point at the University for any enterprise queries, so if you are not able to find here what you are looking for or would like to discuss more generally how the University might be able to help your business please contact the Centre for Enterprise & Innovation at cei@glos.ac.uk or on 01242 714104.

Growing your workforce

• Host a student - working for you full-time during their placement year
• Employ a student  - working for you part-time, alongside their studies
• Host a graduate - working for you on a four-month project
• Employ a graduate

Training your people

• Undertake a short course
• Enrol on a Postgraduate or Professional course
• Enrol on an Undergraduate course
• Work with Nexus to identify your business training needs and develop suitable higher level programmes
• Have your current/new training accredited by the University
• Develop mentoring experience
• Develop guest speaking experience

Developing your business

• Undertake a collaborative project with the University eg. KTP
• Sponsor a postgraduate research student to undertake applied research for you
• Use our research to benefit your business
• Develop a culture for innovation in your business
• Inject new media and design solutions in to your business
• Learn from others by expanding your network
• Learn how to develop a business plan, start up or grow a new business

Hosting your events

• Hold a meeting, event or conference at the University

Giving something back!
Whether a member of our alumni, in business locally or retired, why not support your local University and current students by sharing your time, knowledge and experience:

• Mentor a current student interested in working in your sector
• Mentor an entrepreneurial student
• Offer a placement to a current student
• Speak on a student module
• Sponsor an event, a prize or a student
• Support the University as a member of alumni
• Donate to Your University!