Welcome to your one-stop-shop for enabling business growth and development. Home to world-class facilities, creative communities and a future-ready business school, working with business has long been in our DNA here at Solent.
From providing learning and training solutions that enable employee development to co-creating new business solutions that help the business achieve its strategic aims, our team of business advisors are here to work with you in finding the right solution for you and your business.
Welcome to your one-stop-shop for enabling business growth and development. Home to world-class facilities, creative communities and a future-ready business school, working with business has long been in our DNA here at Solent.
From providing learning and training solutions that enable employee development to co-creating new business solutions that help the business achieve its strategic aims, our team of business advisors are here to work with you in finding the right solution for you and your business.
We offer a range of free and costed solutions and will always be upfront if there's a cost associated with the work. For our solutions that are free of charge financially, time and resource will still be required from your business to develop a successful solution. Our costed solutions are those that require significant time or resource from the University and in some cases, we can work with you in accessing external funding to cover the costs.
You can take a look at some of the ways we can work together on this page or alternatively be inspired by how we’ve partnered with other businesses of different sizes and across different sectors through the featured case studies.
If you’re unsure where to start, why not tell us a bit about your business and the challenge you are looking to address. One of our business advisers will then get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
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Ideal for businesses looking for a new perspective on a project or challenge that currently has limited internal resource. Often a starting point for many businesses, live briefs and consultancy provide an opportunity for you to work directly with our creative student and academic community to tackle your business challenge.
Claim up to £5,000 towards a project. This could include help with specific challenges faced by your business, proof of concept, or service improvement. The value of the innovation voucher is up to £5,000 which is used towards the final costs of the project activity as agreed in your in contract.
Got a creative project that requires extra resource? Maybe you need a photographer or videographer, or have a graphic design project that needs some creative expertise? Our in-house student creative agency promotes paid work from employers that can be undertaken by students outside of their studies - providing the perfect creative solution for businesses of any size by delivering high quality work, while helping students gain real-world experience.
Apprenticeships are a great way to develop new and existing talent within your business. Covering a range of areas, including digital marketing and leadership, we will work with you, regardless of size, to maximise use of your apprenticeship levy or, for non-levy-payers, claiming 95% of the cost from the government.
From part-time seasonal work to graduate roles, you can promote your employment opportunities for free on our online jobs board. Simply register an account, upload your details and promote your opportunities to our alumni and student communities.
Advertise a jobVarying in duration to meet the needs of your business, student placements provide you with the chance to benefit from fresh insight while providing our students with an opportunity to apply their academic learning. Placements can provide a great short-term resource for your business while providing an opportunity to develop pipelines of future talent.
Find out moreOur Solent Engage Awards celebrate the contribution of the University’s external communities, from offering apprenticeships and work experience, to mentoring opportunities and up-skilling for students.
In 2023 we presented eight awards celebrating future leaders, mentoring, civic impact and regional entrepreneurship, among other categories.
Once a month we make our community meeting space available for use by local charities and community organisations. Perfect for hosting committee or local partnership meetings, workshops, or training for a maximum of 15 people.
Book a meeting spaceIdeal for businesses who don't want the overheads of expensive equipment, our campus is home to industry-standard facilities which can be hired by businesses. From film studios to 3D printing facilities, take a look at our range on campus.
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Solent University and Southampton FC have a long history of working together, enabling student success and developing work ready, world ready, future ready graduates. Located a stone’s throw away from St Mary’s Stadium, the home of the Saints, Solent is proud to be the Club's official university partner.
Find out moreMade up of senior leaders from across industry and our civic communities, our impact boards play an active role in informing curriculum development, shaping student success and driving positive graduate outcomes.
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