New SHAPE Catalyst to create up to 75 ventures over the next 3.5 years
We are thrilled to announce that the Aspect Research Commercialisation (ARC) Accelerator will be delivering the Social science, Humanities and Arts for People and the Economy (SHAPE) Catalyst programme with ESRC and AHRC.
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A look back at the challenges faced in engaging and supporting social science entrepreneurship
One of the key challenges discussed among Aspect Entrepreneurship CoP members concerns the language around entrepreneurship. Are the ways in which entrepreneurship has been communicated relevant to some social sciences disciplines?
Methods for Change at the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences 2022
In this blog the Methods for Change team reflect on two interactive sessions on spatial, qualitative, and mixed methods convened as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022.
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Aspect Learning Report 2020
Our annual summary of insights and learnings from across the Aspect programme
Aspect webinar: Building resilient communities
Building resilient communities and businesses in the 'new normal'
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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL ARE OFFERING FREE TRAINING SESSIONS!
The University of Bristol are offering free training sessions run online to support academics to understand the potential impact of their research and supporting them with how to get there.
reSHAPE launch
On the 4th of November 2022 the first edition of reSHAPE was launched. A collaboration between Aspect, The British Academy, ARC and Aspect Angels, the event brought together pioneering SHAPE ventures, investors, policy makers, academics and key players in the sector.
SHAPE Pre-Accelerator 2023
The SHAPE Pre-Accelerator is an online programme that supports researchers from the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts explore routes to generating sustainable impact at scale.
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ARC 2022 Pitch Final
Daniele Fanelli from the London School of Economics and Political Science talks about comCensus, a platform that offers solutions for organisational silence.
ARC 2022 Pitch Final
Lucy Kelly from the University of Bristol talks about Reimagining the Diary, a teacher wellbeing project offering a bespoke Diary Toolkit alongside wellbeing CPD sessions.
ARC 2022 Pitch Final
David Rosenthal from the University of Exeter about his venture Hidden Cities, which offers mobile storytelling on historic maps. You can find the Hidden Cities apps in the App Store, on Google Play, and linked at the bottom of this article.
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