# Business and partnerships

**Source**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/business-partnerships
**Parent**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/privacy

## Our services for businesses

- [Email the Corporate Relationships team at corporates@leeds.ac.uk](mailto:corporates@leeds.ac.uk)

Whether you want to work with an academic, test a product using our world-class facilities or upskill your employees, we can help you solve your business challenges.

Whatever your sector or business size, start the conversation with our specialist teams today.

- ### [Use our facilities](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/business-partnerships/doc/use-facilities)

  Hire our world-class facilities to carry out your own research or test and develop your products.
- ### [Recruit our students and graduates](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/business-partnerships/doc/recruit-students)

  Attend a careers fair or advertise a job, placement or voluntary opportunity to our students and graduates.
- ### [Work with our academics](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/business-partnerships-access-expertise/doc/work-with-academics)

  Our experts can translate the latest research in your sector into practical solutions you can apply to your operations.
- ### [Knowledge Transfer Partnerships](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/business-partnerships-access-expertise/doc/knowledge-transfer-partnerships)

  A qualified graduate or postgraduate can work on a strategically important project in your business for one to three years.
- ### [CPD courses](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/training-development/doc/CPD-courses-businesses)

  Develop your team’s specialist skills with a range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses.
- ### [Apprenticeships](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/business-partnerships-apprenticeships)

  Your employees can study for a degree while working when you partner with us to deliver an apprenticeship.

## Support for small businesses

- ### [Join our Nexus community](https://nexusleeds.co.uk/)

  Grow your business, make connections and access our facilities by joining our vibrant community of innovators and entrepreneurs.
- ### [Help to Grow: management course](https://business.leeds.ac.uk/small-businesses/doc/help-grow)

  Receive in-depth training and mentoring to grow your business fast with our government-subsidised course for SMEs.

## Stories from our business partners

- ### [A Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Vet AI](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/directory-record/21728/a-knowledge-transfer-partnership-with-vet-ai)

  How Vet-AI worked with our academic specialists to develop AI technology that can triage a pet’s symptoms and reduce unnecessary visits to the vets.
- ### [Videregen and the benefits of joining the Nexus community](https://nexusleeds.co.uk/case-studies/videregens-story/)

  How joining Nexus helped Videregen find collaborators and partners, access lab and hospital facilities and secure investment.
- ### [Supporting innovation in the region with KPMG](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/directory-record/22824/partnership-with-kpmg-aims-to-support-innovation-in-the-region)

  How we’re collaborating with KMPG on learning, skills and thought leadership projects to drive value for regional businesses and entrepreneurs.