Most departments have a great network of contacts in academia and relevant industries, so I would definitely sit down with your tutor (or someone with responsibility for your year group or degree programme) and ask for suggestions.
This is backed up by Blackford, who adds that using social media is another good way to network your way out of academia.
The United States of America (USA) were at the forefront of research and they established the first "national networks" in the service of academia, research and the military community [8].
The determination of the possible application areas greatly depends on the individual's technical expertise, previous experience gained in commercialization, and his or her industrial network outside academia.
For more than 30 years the right in America has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into education and research efforts, lending support to efforts like establishing an extensive network of research institutes outside of academia and pumping up efforts to teach Western civilization and American history on campuses.
The first, which we have called the "reactive mode", will provide a rapid matchmaking service to connect politicians and civil servants with a broad network of research professionals in academia and industry.
Developing a diverse network of role models in academia and the public and private sectors is the goal of the Leadership Alliance, a national consortium of 32 research institutions, teaching colleges, and universities.
Thanks to UDA's connections in the research community, Codena taps into a network of scientific consultants in academia, government, and industry who join the company's scientific advisory committee.
Recently, vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) has attracted the attention of academia as well as industries due to its promising applications.
Within the last decade, significant attention is given to the investigation of self-organization in cellular network from the academia as well as from the industry.
And as a component of the NIH, NCATS would be able to leverage its extensive network of relationships and collaborations with academia, patient and disease organizations and industry.
