Most academics never collaborated with the industry

AROUND 70% of academics have never used their research for commercial purposes, according to a new report.

The survey, which was carried out by Trinity College Dublin MBA student Aidan King, found 50% of academics had never been involved in collaborative research with industry and that 58% felt their institutions needed to improve their commercialisation procedures.

Almost 1,000 researchers were questioned as part of the survey, which featured respondents from UCC, Trinity, UCD, NUI Galway, NUI Maynooth, Dublin City University, the University of Limerick and Dublin Institute of Technology.