Publications & Reports

U-I Connector Career Paths: Crossing Sectors, Creating Impact

Stories from partnering pros sharing industry, university, and government sector perspectives about how they navigated their careers.

U-I Engagement Outside Major Metro Areas

Identifying Xurban Engagement Barriers and Finding Solutions Relationships between universities and industry partners in metropolitan areas are stellar examples of robust innovation ecosystems that foster collaboration and accelerate innovation. Numerous […]

UIDP 1-Minute Survey | Accounting for Alliance Management Fees

Some universities and medical schools receive alliance management fees from industry partners along with industry sponsored research funding. UIDP was interested in learning how these institutions account for these alliance […]

UIDP 1-Minute Survey | Engagement with DOE National Labs

Survey on member experience partnering with the DOE National Labs

UIDP 1-Minute Survey | Importance of Gaining Corporate Experience

This survey examined the value of corporate experience for undergrads.

UIDP 1-Minute Survey | Industry Internships for Ph.D. Candidates

UIDP industry members relate the benefits and challenges of hosting Ph.D. interns.

UIDP 1-Minute Survey | Reorganizing Corporate Engagement Offices

Survey on challenges and benefits of reorganizing corporate engagement offices.

UIDP 1-Minute Survey | Role of Alumni in Advancing University-Industry Partnerships

Alumni can be instrumental in strengthening relationships across the university-industry (U-I) engagement spectrum . For example, Zaib And Amir Husain, alumni tech entrepreneurs, donated $5 million in 2020 to launch […]

UIDP 1-Minute Survey | Understanding Different Levels of Partnership

Terminology and nomenclature help define relationships. We surveyed UIDP members about five different partnership levels, from newest to most advanced.

UIDP 1-Minute Survey: How Does Your University “Do” Corporate Engagement?

We asked universities how they “do” corporate engagement.