This is a list of UK higher education providers that have voluntarily adopted the best practice policies for spin-out deal terms as highlighted in the November 2023 Independent Review of University Spin-out Companies.
This list has been compiled by the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland, Medr, Research England and the Scottish Funding Council, based on information submitted by institutions.
This joint list will be updated periodically. The following list includes higher education providers who have confirmed adoption by 8 January 2025.
England
Adoption statements from higher education providers in England:
- Brunel University
- Cranfield University
- De Montfort University
- Durham University
- Imperial College London
- Institute of Cancer Research
- Keele University
- King’s College London
- Kingston University
- Lancaster University
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Loughborough University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Newcastle University (PDF, 528 KB)
- Northumbria University (PDF, 314 KB)
- Nottingham Trent University
- Open University
- Oxford Brookes University
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Sunderland University
- University College London
- University of Bedfordshire
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol
- University of Cambridge
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Derby
- University of Exeter
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Hull
- University of Kent
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester
- University of Lincoln
- University of Liverpool
- The University of Manchester
- University of Nottingham
- University of Oxford
- University of Reading
- University of Salford
- University of Sheffield
- University of Southampton
- University of Surrey
- University of Sussex
- University of the Arts London
- University of the West of England
- The University of Warwick
- University of Westminster
- University of York
Northern Ireland
Adoption statements from higher education providers in Northern Ireland:
Scotland
Adoption statements from higher education providers in Scotland:
Wales
Adoption statements from higher education providers in Wales: