Chris Breward celebrates Knowledge Exchange Award

Organised by Knowledge Exchange UK, the annual awards celebrate excellence across the knowledge exchange community, recognising impactful partnerships and collaborations that bridge academia, business, and wider society. The KE Team of the Year category honours groups whose collective, multi-disciplinary approach achieves outcomes that would not be possible through individual efforts alone.

The KE Hub is a UK-wide initiative that connects business, industry, government, and the charitable sector with academic mathematical scientists to accelerate knowledge exchange and deliver impact from the mathematical sciences.

The KE Hub was recognised for its ambitious national mission to bring together the UK’s entire academic mathematical sciences community and strengthen its connections with business, industry, government, and charitable partners. By coordinating opportunities, offering practical support and facilitating collaborations, it ensures that mathematical insight can benefit organisations of all sizes and sectors.

Professor Chris Breward, Lecturer in Mathematics at Christ Church and Scientific Director of the KE Hub, celebrated the achievement: ‘I’m humbled and incredibly proud that we’ve received the KEUK Award for KE Team of the Year 2025. The KE Hub has rapidly become the front door for business, industry, government, and charity to access academic mathematical sciences talent across the UK. 

‘Our team is remarkable – from the core staff through to our networks of KE Champions, KE professionals, and BIG partners – and this award recognises the contributions of everyone involved. Our success is truly a shared success.’