Publications & Reports

UIDP Conversations | Quincy Quick, Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, Tennessee State University

Podcast with Quincy Quick, Tennessee State University, in which he shares his vision for TSU’s research enterprise.

UIDP COVID-19 Response Report

How companies and universities adapted and how the pandemic changed the partnership landscape. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, UIDP hosted seven weekly calls to address challenges that arise […]

UIDP Perspectives Series

A series of fact sheets on topical issues challenging U-I collaboration, with context and insight on the issue from both industry and university perspectives.

UIDP Perspectives: Innovation Ecosystems

A high-level overview of these interconnected, dynamic network of stakeholders and resources.

UIDP Projects Survey | Size of Academic R&D Investments from Industry

Benchmarking survey: Less than a third of companies spend 1% to 2% on R&D with university partners. None say they spend more than 2%

UIDP Projects Survey: Upfront IP

Most industry respondents don’t have a faculty sabbatical program. Only a third of those who do pay them as employees.

UIDP Survey | 2020 Summer Internship/Co-op Programs

Among both U.S. and international companies and research universities, student internship and co-op programs this summer are very much still a “go.” Two recent UIDP membership surveys confirm it. An […]

UIDP Survey | 2021 Forecast: Internships and Investment in Sponsored Research (2021)

2021 UIDP internship and investment in sponsored research survey results

UIDP Survey | Employing Post-Doctoral Researchers in Industry

UIDP recently fielded a one-minute survey with our industry members about employing post-doctoral researchers: how common are industry-based programs dedicated to this practice? While most of our 22 respondents said […]

UIDP Survey | Industry perspective on COVID-19; research top priority for academic engagement

UIDP recently fielded two surveys with our industry members that produced important takeaways for universities as they pursue research partnerships. The first survey (fielded April 27-30) polled industry about preference […]