Funded Projects

The Aspect programme funds projects to test ideas and pilot new approaches, developing resources that share insights and learnings with the broader community.

Search & Filter
60 Testbed Projects | Page 1 of 4

Phase 2

A human centric research of skills and decision making capacity

Led by researchers from the RCA, Cranfield, and Manchester Metropolitan, the project team are building a business case to bring sustainable fashion garment manufacturing back to the UK.

Learn more

Phase 1

ABaCuSS

Developing working models of intrapreneurship in the social sciences.

Learn more

Phase 2

ABaCuss Phase 2

Creating meaningful intrapreneurial placements and training for researchers.

Learn more

Phase 3

APPLE

This project will explore how systems underpinning academic career progression can be better aligned to support meaningful engagement with Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

Learn more

Phase 2

Apple – Academic Promotion Pathways linked to Enterprise

Aligning academic career progression through systematic change.

Learn more

Phase 2

Applying social science to early-stage innovation to reduce environmental harms

Preparatory research for environmental start-ups grounded in robust research.

Learn more

Phase 2

ARC Accelerator Phase 2: Accelerator for Shape Ventures

The first accelerator dedicated to building SHAPE ventures.

Learn more

Phase 2

Artifical Intelligence in Arbitration: Ethical considerations

Ensuring the careful and ethically appropriate integration of AI technologies.

Learn more

Phase 3

Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration: Ethical Considerations

This project will allow researchers to engage with the relevant commercial stakeholders (specifically AI firms, law firms and arbitral institutions) to ensure the careful and ethically appropriate integration of AI technologies into commercial arbitration processes through the application of the academic research conducted by the authors.

Learn more

Phase 3

Aspect Angels

Aspect Angels is a first-of-its-kind network that builds pathways from ideas and research through to commercialisation via angel investment.

Learn more

Aspect Podcast and Creative Challenge series

Phase 1

Aspect Podcast and Creative Challenge series

Supporting social scientist entrepreneurs.

Learn more

Phase 1

Aspect Research Commercialisation (ARC) Accelerator

Aspect’s accelerator programme for social science academics and researchers.

Learn more

Aspect Student Accelerator Programme (ASAP)

Phase 1

Aspect Student Accelerator Programme (ASAP)

Aspect’s social sciences student and alumni accelerator programme.

Learn more

Aspect Translational Impact Acceleration Hub (TIAH) Phase 2

Phase 2

Aspect Translational Impact Acceleration Hub (TIAH) Phase 2

Generating frameworks for more efficient business-scaling support to academics.

Learn more

Aspect Translational Impact Acceleration Hub (TIAH) Phase 3

Phase 3

Aspect Translational Impact Acceleration Hub (TIAH) Phase 3

As a result of the Phase 2 funding, the TIAH members developed a workable process, and an understanding of the the costs (in time and funding) required to deliver a comprehensive SHAPE commercialisation offer.

Learn more

Boardgames Commercialisation

Phase 1

Boardgames Commercialisation

Creating an Ed Tech Games Hub for the Aspect consortium.

Learn more

Bristol Impact Hub

Phase 2

Bristol Impact Hub

Bringing Bristol’s professional services teams together to deliver support for SHAPE using a shared framework.

Learn more

Building on ABC

Phase 3

Building on ABC

Co-creating an online training resource for social sciences researchers.

Learn more

60 Testbed Projects | Page 1 of 4