For Business

At Staffordshire University we’re connected to the real world of business and commercial enterprise in more ways than you might imagine. Our graduates are trained for it. Our academics have excelled in it. And we have close links with a range of organisations that are engaged in it all across the globe.

So far we’ve used this combined knowledge to help all kinds of UK businesses to grow, train, or gain an edge over their competition.

Whatever your business type, and whatever your objectives, we have the solutions and resources to help you too.

The best way to find out more is to get in touch.

One thing that no university is short of is brainpower. The difference is, the hundreds of academics who supply ours are still very much in touch with the real world of industry and commerce. Tell us your business problem and we can put our very best minds onto solving it.

That could mean supplying a graduate on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, working with our PhDs to develop your next product, or looking at your environmental responsibilities with IESR – one of the University’s Applied Research Centres. Funding may also be available to cover the costs of using our services or improving yours. So cash could be something else we can help you with.

• Applied Research.  Our best brains are waiting to work for your business.
• Case studies. Discover how we’ve helped businesses large and small.
• Memberships / Associates. Our work is recognised by the wider business community.
• Funding Opportunities.

As well as vast knowledge, we also offer access to all the state-of-the-art technical equipment that goes with it. From spectroscopy to mapmaking, we may be able to help you offer services to your clients that you’re not currently geared-up to provide.

• Cartographic Unit. Map making for all kinds of business uses, from property marketing to tourism.
• Environment Chamber. Simulate any type of environmental conditions to test your product.
• The Regional Data Laboratory. Just where are your possible customers?Capture and analyse a range of geographical and population information.
• Analytical Services. Analyse the properties and composition of almost any substance.

As you’d perhaps expect, one thing your business can get from an educational institution is training.  What’s different about us is the nature of our offer.  For years now, the University has taken its expertise out to the business community, rather than expecting you to come to us.  We offer bespoke WBL - workplace-based learning – to companies in any industry and have genuine expertise in industry, health, engineering, IT, the media and more.

• Find out more about training for real life

Our University campuses are an inspiring place to be. But not just for students. For businesses too. Our Creative and Business Villages bring young businesses of all kinds together in a thriving, innovative and contemporary environment.

There are spaces available to hold conferences and events of all sizes, with a full team of experts on hand to help out.  And you can take your pick from a quality range of catering menus to enhance your company’s productive time with us.

If you have an employment opportunity or vacancy to fill, you won’t get a better candidate than a Staffs’ graduate. Our facilities, our lecturers and our hands-on approach to teaching mean that our graduates have the skills and experience to hit the real world running. And the drive to make a difference to your business.

Of course we don’t just provide graduates. For work-experience placements or short-term contracts, one of our students could be just the enthusiastic help you’re looking for. 

• More about options for recruitment

• See our clients and partner organisations
• Tell us what you need