COINS (Communities of Innovation) is a research website focused on increasing our understanding of the roles of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the process wealth creation through knowledge and technology transfer.

Several qualitative research projects explore interlinked themes through literature reviews, in-depth cases studies and considering relevant policy statements. Leading researchers from several institutions are collaborating to produce research findings and disseminate them through conferences, journals and publications.

Knowledge Transfer is the iterative cycle of sharing ideas, research results, expertise or skills between interested parties that enables the creation, transfer, adoption and exploitation of new knowledge in order to develop of new products, processes or services and influence public policy.

• Knowledge Creation (KC) evident in both HEIs and industry
• Knowledge Transfer (KT) widely used to capture a broad range of activities
• Technology Transfer (TT) considered as part of KT
• Knowledge Adoption (KA) the commercialisation by industry or use by policymakers
• Knowledge Exploitation (KE) explicitly encompasses KT and KA