Early stage report 2015: Critical mass: At every part of the university innovation cycle, a university needs to consider whether there is substantial momentum behind an idea, project, or initiative to succeed. Collaboration: In order to create this mass, smaller universities need to collaborate on the innovation level. Industry-university relations: The other form of collaboration universities need to work on is building the bridge between academia and the corporate world through discussing what issues both have, and resolving those issues. Harnessing the student body: Students want value for the time and money they put into studying through hands-on experience, opportunities to well-paid jobs and, increasingly, it means the chance to explore the entrepreneurial side.
