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Partner with RBS NOVA
Bring the challenge. Build what comes next.
NOVA works with organisations that want more than a report: stronger evidence, a practical response and a clear pathway to measurable value.
Why partner with NOVA?
A partnership built around the question—not a fixed package.
We combine academic rigour, practitioner expertise and a disciplined approach to testing ideas in the real world.
- Access six connected Lab Clusters
- Build with African context and global relevance
- Create academic and applied outputs
- Design measurement into the work
Partnership models
Multiple ways to build together.
Research collaboration
Co-design studies, contribute data or expertise, and publish useful new evidence.
Programme sponsorship
Enable a fellowship, accelerator, community lab or public knowledge programme.
Innovation and enterprise support
Help prototype, test and scale tools, ventures and enterprise solutions.
Knowledge partnerships
Connect researchers, institutions, networks and audiences around shared questions.
Strategic partnerships
Build a multi-year relationship across research, innovation and impact priorities.
Partnership models
Clear from first conversation to shared learning.
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Discover
Start with a consequential challenge and the people closest to it.
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Frame
Connect the right cluster expertise and shape the research opportunity.
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Co-design
Agree outputs, roles, methods, governance, measures and resources.
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Test
Pilot the response, collect evidence and adapt with the people involved.
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Translate
Turn learning into assets, adoption pathways and public knowledge.
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What should we explore together?
Share the challenge, the intended outcome and where NOVA’s research or innovation capability could add value.
Shared capability
Teams learn while building, leaving knowledge and confidence behind.
Original insight
Partnerships create fresh evidence instead of recycling generic answers.
Practical outputs
Frameworks, tools, programmes and prototypes designed for use.
Credible connection
A visible bridge between scholarship, enterprise, policy and community.