Jess Bond BA (Hons)

M.Phil In Geographical Research Student

My research focuses on higher education in the UK, examining the changing nature of higher education institutions in a knowledge-based economy and their role in contributing to both the economy and society

Biography

Qualifications

MPhil Geographical Research (Candidate), University of Cambridge (2009 – present)
BA (1^st Class Hons) Geography, University of Cambridge (2006 – 2009)

Awards and Scholarships

Economic and Social Research Council 1+3 PhD Quota Award 2009-2013
Senior Scholar of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge
The Stephen Hinchliffe Dissertation Prize for Geography
Sir John Cleeypole Scholarship for First Class Degree Mark (2006 - 2009)

Research

An ‘academic revolution’ has increasingly seen universities cited as key economic actors in both academic and policy debates, increasingly required to engage with both the economy and wider society. Within the UK, this has occurred under the auspices of the ‘Third Mission’. Yet, since the majority of funding for HE in the UK emanates from the public purse, the state and agencies thereof continue to exercise considerable influence over the behaviour of universities.

My research focuses on exploring the impact that the rhetoric and reality of public funded scientific research has had on patterns of technology transfer in elite UK universities, highlighting the shift in public research funding priorities, and explore the economic and political impact of research funding on patterns of technology transfer and commercialization, through a case study of the UK’s ‘Golden Triangle’ – Oxford University, Cambridge University and Imperial College, London.

External activities

Member of the Society for Research in Higher Education
Member of Department Graduate-Staff Consultative Committee