Silicon Fen (SF) is a cluster of high-tech firms located around the University of Cambridge (UoC) in the UK. This article, for the first time, investigates the technological bonds between SF firms and UoC based on patent analysis covering the period of 1999-2021. We provide a short history of...

University spin-outs have been receivingprominent attention as a means ofuniversity research commercialization.This preliminary assessment sought to determine the significance of thereported numbers of university spin-outs and the weight that should be put ontheir interpretation. Also considered...

The purpose of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of the performancebased funding scheme of the Finnish universities that was adopted at the beginning of 2013. The political decision-makers expect that the funding scheme will create incentives for the universities to improve performance,...