The University of California Berkeley released a study last month, based on two decades of records from the University of California system, which supports a viewpoint that’s been reiterated by this magazine for some time now – collaboration between smaller universities will generate the critical mass necessary to enhance bargaining power and conduct effective technology transfer.

One organisation that personifies this message is SetSquared (styled SETsquared), the incubator representing the UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Surrey, Southampton, and Exeter. While…