People, Policy and Practice
QMU is dedicated to improving quality of life and building the evidence-base for policy and practice through world leading multidisciplinary, translational research and international collaboration. We initiate and share research ideas that are demand led and focused on a broader perspective. The value of our work is measured by its impact and the social usefulness, practicality and applicability of its outcomes.
We support the development of our researchers to be adaptable and flexible in an increasingly complex external policy context while establishing sustainable, international relationships with strategically aligned organisations by developing suitable engagement activities and communication channels. From fostering long-term practice and innovation in the public or private sector; understanding the potential of expertise and evidence; or identifying a route to a more sustainable trajectory, many of today’s most pressing problems require the kind of interdisciplinary research for which QMU is widely recognised as an international leader.
QMU prioritises wider social agendas as well as economic goals, including contributions to civic life, social, community, health, cultural and intellectual enrichment. We play a key role in thought leadership on economic and societal impact, how it is measured and how it should be used.
Service Innovation
In the area of Service Innovation, we are keen to build on collaboration with users as a source of innovation, recognising, that in many economic sectors, the user is often a key driver of innovation. Specifically we are keen to play a key role in thought leadership on economic and societal impact, how it is measured and how it should be used. Given the importance of the service sector to the Scottish economy we believe that a better understanding of supply chain linkages between technology and the service sectors is vital.
