Funded Projects
Funded Projects
Phase 2
Methods for Change Phase 2
Realising the value of research methodologies for creating change in society.
1 June 2022
Phase 3
Methods for embedding micro-businesses in change for Net Zero
MicroSEM is a project led by a team at the University of Sussex Business School, which aims to understand how to better engage with the UK’s smallest businesses, micro and small businesses (up to 49 employees), for supporting their transition to Net Zero.
9 May 2023
Phase 2
MicroSEM for Net Zero
Encouraging the implementation of changes by businesses and entrepreneurs to achieve Net Zero.
1 June 2022
Phase 2
Office for National Statistics and Cardiff University Partnership
Developing resources that help deliver social value.
1 June 2022
Phase 3
Pathways to increase SHAPE academic business engagement
Using a thematic context (Sustainability; Digital data and risk; Levelling up) as a hook to get academics engaged, the programme will showcase pathways to increase academic engagement. Includes workships with academics, ECRs, and businesses; and development of case studies and a framework for academic engagement.
9 May 2023
Phase 2
Piloting a programme to support mid-career researcher engagement with startups
Providing mid-career researchers with an exciting and dynamic commercial experience.
1 June 2022
Phase 3
Piloting an Innovation Internships programme for PhD students
In 2022, Zinc piloted a new placements programme, allowing PhD students – the majority from SHAPE disciplines – to work with and in Zinc startups. Eight students joined us in May from a range of institutions and disciplines, but with a shared interest in improving children’s mental health, which was the focus of our most recent venture-builder.
9 May 2023
Phase 1
Research Commercialisation Workshop & Toolkit Series
Developing good practice for social sciences commercialisation.
9 October 2020
Phase 1
Research Fellowships in Zinc’s later life venture-builder programme
Adding five more years of high quality to later life.
11 October 2020
Phase 1
Research funding prize for Zinc ventures
Unlocking new opportunities in places hard-hit by globalisation.
11 October 2020
Phase 2
Seed Funding: POBL Communications e-learning platform
Developing a prototype e-learning platform.
1 June 2022
Phase 2
Shape Summer of Innovation: Shape showcase event and festival
Showcasing innovative and commercial projects within the arts, humanities the social sciences.
1 June 2022
Phase 3
Social Venture Pathway
The project aims to develop a new and dedicated multi-step pathway to support academics interested in forming a social venture. The unique pathway will include a set of tools and guidance documents, to allow innovation teams to readily guide the formation of a social venture.
9 May 2023
Phase 1
SUCCESS Programme
Seeding University Collaboration for Commercialisation and Enterprise in Social Sciences. The SUCCESS programme is a first-of-its-kind opportunity designed to help social scientists with innovative and marketable research ideas.
7 June 2023
Phase 2
The Cambria Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs
Increasing scholars’ capacity to commercialise their research interests through social enterprise models.
1 June 2022
Phase 2
Train the Trainer
Supporting professional service staff to communicate knowledge exchange and its impact for SHAPE.
1 June 2022
Phase 3
Train the Trainer
Following the first scoping phase of the ‘Train the Trainer’ project in 2021/22, the KE/Comms CoP will now implement plans to improve the accessibility and use of the toolkits and other outputs produced in the first phase of Aspect and develop some new resources and sessions for PS staff tasked with communicating / promoting / supporting knowledge exchange (KE), innovation and its impact for SHAPE researchers within their institutions.
9 May 2023