RBI (Business) (formerly NCE)

Specialist Expertise for Business and Industry

Introduction

RBI (Business) - previously known as Northumbria Commercial Enterprises, or NCE -provides the commercial arm of Northumbria University. These webpages outline the range of services available to business, industry and government organisations as well as to Northumbria colleagues, students and graduates.

RBI(B) activities have, as their focus, contribution to of the university’s four main aims:

The University will use the knowledge it creates to enable businesses and organisations to innovate, strengthening its engagement and delivering added value through knowledge transfer activity.

RBI(B)’s role is to promote and support enterprise in its broadest sense by responding creatively to the needs of business in the region, nationally and internationally. We work closely with our colleagues in Schools and Service Departments to engage effectively with business. Our distinct but complementary activities deliver a suite of robust and flexible services to business, staff and students. Follow the links on the left-hand side to access more details.

Business Focus

The RBI(B) Team works with all clients individually to ensure that needs are prioritised and dealt with in the most appropriate way. By putting cutting edge theory and practice to work for you, NCE can help your organisation become more effective, improve its results and achieve business goals. We facilitate access to the combined knowledge and skills available in a successful modern university to provide practical, relevant and innovative solutions to industry, commerce and the public sector.

Working with RBI(B) means that you will have the reassurance of a legal contract and an agreed fee. NCE's ISO 9001:2008 certification demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible service as our work is supported by the maintenance and development of quality assured systems.

Through our membership of formal and informal regional, national and internationally networks we are able to keep abreast of current trends, disseminate information and maintain a network of contacts in business, higher education, and regional agencies. Links to some of these external organisations are included on the right-hand side.

Contact Us

We hope these pages provide a useful source of information and we look forward to talking to you soon about making your success our business."

Tel:0191 2274148                                                                                                                    email:commercial@northumbria.ac.uk                                                                                                                       

Research, Business and Innovation (Business), 21 Ellison Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST United Kingdom