Bringing Latest  Research to Commerce

Helping Local SMEs to Innovate & Grow 

Southern Regional College is one of the largest education providers in Northern Ireland with approximately 10,000 students enrolled annually and over 900 members of staff. 

Straddled between the two council areas of Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon and Newry, Mourne & Down in the southern part of NI, the College operates from 5 campuses in Armagh, Banbridge, Lurgan, Newry and Portadown, with community provision also offered across the region. 

The courses at Southern Regional College cover almost all subject areas and include full-time and part-time academic and vocational qualifications at various levels for pre-16, post-16 and 19+ (adults) options. Programmes range from recreational hobby courses through to degree and master’s level qualifications, in addition to Apprenticeships at Further and Higher Level. 

Our Business Support & Innovation team consists of Skills and Innovation Specialists who bring the latest research to commerce. We provide support to assist with new product design and testing, product or process improvement, lean implementation, and understanding and implementing new technologies. We will help you develop your workforce through delivery of skills development or talent acquisition.  

Guaranteed to help your business innovate, compete and grow. SRC along with their state of the art facilities can support businesses in the following areas:  

Food innovation.

  • Engineering and manufacturing.

  • IT and mobile computing.

  • Green technology.

  • Lean manufacturing.

  • Creative and digital technologies.

  • Construction innovation.

  • Tourism development. 


SRC’s approach is straightforward. Our specialist innovation team can work with you to identify areas that need support to grow and improve.  

In today’s business environment, innovation and knowledge are key to providing competitive advantage.

Queen's University Belfast is one of the leading research-intensive universities within the UK and has a long-standing international reputation for successful dissemination and application of cutting-edge research, knowledge transfer and the commercialisation of research ideas and innovations. 

The Research & Enterprise Directorate is the first point of contact for industry and the wider community wishing the engage with the University. The Directorate team draw upon the depth and breadth of our world-class multidisciplinary research base to help provide answers to many of the challenges faced by companies and public bodies, and to provide access to our vast array of research facilities & equipment across a variety of sectors and disciplines. The team promotes and supports academics in building relationships with commercial and public sector partners, and facilitates the knowledge exchange process across the wider University community, leveraging opportunities for further business engagement and identifying and supporting the transition from problem to solution. 

Address

59 Patrick Street
Newry
BT35 8DN


Key Contact:
Brenda Kelleghan 

kelleghanb@src.ac.uk
028 30259 664
www.src.ac.uk/business-support/innovations-and-skills