The Oxford model - the threats and opportunities of commercializing university research

This article describes the strategies and tactics that Oxford University has developed over a 10‑year period to reconcile the conflicting demands of the traditional university responsibilities of teaching and research with the so‑called third stream needs of more direct economic development.“The University of Oxford aims to achieve and sustain excellence in every area of its teaching and research, maintaining and developing its historical position as a world‑class university, and enriching the international, national and regional communities through the fruits of its research and the skills of its graduates.”

“The mission of the University of Cambridge is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence.”

“The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.”

“The Stanford motto, ‘The wind of freedom blows’, is an invitation to free and open inquiry in the pursuit of teaching and research. The freedom of scholarly inquiry granted to faculty and students at Stanford is our greatest privilege; using this privilege is our objective.”