Aspect’s Research Commercialisation Community of Practice (RC CoP) seeks to support Innovation and knowledge exchange teams to share best practice, find opportunities for shared activities and identify and test new and experimental models for commercialising social sciences research.
The network of institutions in the Aspect network has demonstrated potential significant demand for social science commercialisation both amongst the academic community as well as the knowledge exchange professional services community. However, this demand is still nascent and requires support mechanisms, toolkits and resources to both the academic and university professional services communities.
To address the practical challenges, the Research Commercialisation Community of Practice within Aspect co-developed 4 workshops to draw out key strengths amongst the participating institutions whilst also relying on specific expert input to inform and elevate understanding of each key chosen issue.
As can be seen below, each workshop had a suite of outputs developing the framework of toolkit resources and training, enabling the workshop series to be accessed by as many members of the Knowledge Exchange Community as possible.
Opportunities for commercialising social science post COVID-19
We share the key insights from our recent Aspect community survey
SUCCESS project profile: Trade Policy Hub
We caught up with Dr Elitsa Garnizova, Lead at the Trade Policy Hub at The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Aspect interviews Manchester’s Tony Walker
We spoke to Tony Walker, Deputy Director of the Masood Enterprise Centre at Alliance Manchester Business School
SUCCESS project profile: go_girl code+create
We caught up with Ashmita Randhawa to find out more about her and her project and what she hopes to get out of the programme.
How to get noticed – Day 3 of the SUCCESS Bootcamp
Dr Morven Fraser-Walther, Aspect Programme Coordinator at the University of Glasgow, reflects on Day 3 of the SUCCESS Bootcamp.
Social science is critical to unlocking the potential of digitalisation
The social sciences have a crucial role to play in enabling us to adapt and thrive the era of digitalisation.
Entrepreneurial Challenges – Day 2 of the SUCCESS Bootcamp
Dr Sam Gallagher, Principal Consultant at Oxentia, reflects on day 2 of the SUCCESS bootcamp
The Grand Depart – Day 1 of the SUCCESS Bootcamp
Chris Fellingham, SUCCESS Programme Lead, reflects on day 1 of the SUCCESS bootcamp
Interview with The Rt Hon. Lord David Willetts
Lord Willetts was the Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 until 2014.
Dispatches from the Innovation Office: LSE
Five things we’ve learned commercialising social sciences research
sOPHIa: Helping businesses end poverty
Providing businesses with tools to measure and respond to poverty
Marriage Law Board Game
A board game to help the public negotiate the complex legal world of marriage.
Improving the labour market for low-paid workers
Informing government policy on issues relating to the National Minimum Wage.
Multi-criteria Mapping
An interactive, multicriteria appraisal method for exploring contrasting perspectives.
Improving fire prevention through big data
Using big data analysis to better understand changing household risk behaviour.
Business Boost Working in Partnership Residential
Addressing social science challenges and supporting deeper engagement with industry through training and collaboration.
Research Ventures in Social Science Workshop
A Bootcamp to build entrepreneurial skills for social sciences PhDs and ECRS