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The author examines linkage patterns in Oxfordshire between a sample of high-technology firms and local universities and national laboratories with a view to identifying local impediments to technology transfer. Two kinds of impediment are identified: those which are 'obstructions', arising from the failure of mechanisms designed to create networks within the national and local innovation systems, and 'barriers', which are the weak links within the innovation process in general.

The scale and scope of industry and academic links are increasing. The willingness of industry to invest in university research is a response to changing economic and technological imperatives. In advanced industrialised countries, governments have played an important role in defining the relationships between industry and universities. Oxford University is used as a case study to examine the nature of industry and academic links, and their consequences.