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The Research and Enterprise Office is home for the new Gatwick Diamond team which comprises seven members of staff from the university’s Economic and Social Engagement department.

The team is working with businesses in the area to highlight the university’s current offers and develop new partnerships within the Gatwick Diamond.

Services will include knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) programmes, specialist training, peer to peer mentoring groups, and business networking with university experts. They will also run a new series of ‘Insight’ seminars from May, designed take the latest research findings directly to the doors of businesses, delivered this year in partnership with Gatwick Diamond Business.

Debra Vice-Holt, the university’s Head of Economic and Social Engagement for the Gatwick Diamond, is heading the new team and said: "The establishment of our new office in the Manor Royal locates us in the heart of the Gatwick Diamond as we continue to work with our partners in the area on collaborative research, curriculum development and community engagement."

Debra Vice-Holt, Head of Economic and Social Engagement (Gatwick Diamond).

The team will share their new office space with CEO of the Manor Royal BID, Steve Sawyer who said: 

"By moving into Manor Royal the 爱豆传媒 are showing real intent to actively work with companies both in the Business District and the wider Gatwick Diamond area.

It shows how important they think the area is, and how important it is for the university to actually have a base among the many great companies we have here. I hope to take advantage of this relationship and I hope others do too.