We're a central team of people whose job is to promote and support the University's work with business and the community, particularly in the North East. We work directly with staff in all Schools and Departments to make the right contacts, source the right funding, and deliver the right services at the right time to clients of the University, from big organisations to micro-businesses.

Karen is The Deputy Director of the Academic Enterprise Department at the University of Teesside responsible for operational management.. Karen feels her role is to ensure the quality of the departments activities and to make it easy for academics to undertake reach out activity.