Communicating with industry and kick starting knowledge exchange with Dr Jaque Durrant
From Developing Practice - University of Liverpool by The Academy at the University of Liverpool
May 6, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 109
About this episode
Dr Jaque Durrant discusses knowledge exchange and commercialisation training in higher education.
Guest: Dr Jaque Durrant, Knowledge Exchange & Commercialisation Trainer at Skillfluence. With a PhD in Music Education, he understands both the academic demands placed on those working in Higher Education and the need to communicate ideas and concepts effectively with diverse audiences. Jaque delivers knowledge exchange and commercialisation training to academic partners across the UK. Guest Host : Dr Ritabrata Dobe, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool. Ritabrata is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow looking at how natural hydrogen could be exploited as a source of sustainable fuel, providing a cost-effective way to accelerate the UK towards net zero emissions. Prior to arriving at Liverpool, Rita was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bologna, Italy and gained his PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. The Academy’s Developing Practice Podcast is produced by The Academy, University of Liverpool. The role of the Academy is to promote and enable organisational excellence through the strategic development of the University’s people and practices. To find out more about the…
People in this episode
Host: Dr Ritabrata Dobe
Guest: Dr Jaque Durrant
Topics covered
- knowledge exchange
- commercialisation training
- sustainable fuel
- higher education
- music education
Keywords
- knowledge exchange
- commercialisation
- sustainable fuel
- higher education
- music education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Skillfluence, University of Liverpool, The Academy
Places: UK, Italy, India
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