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8 November 2023

Launch of the Doing Well by Doing Good course in partnership with Berenbrug.

As part of Aspect’s ongoing provision of training and learning initiatives for Aspect members, today we are delighted to announce having teamed up with Berenbrug to release a new online course for Aspect members.

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25 September 2023

reSHAPE 2023

Innovation is the lifeblood of progress, and on the 7th of September 2023, the second edition of reSHAPE brought together visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders to celebrate and explore the dynamic world of SHAPE ventures.

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28 August 2023

SSH WORKING GROUP – LEIDEN

On the 11th of September we’ll be holding the final live activity as part of Aspect Festival23 with the Dutch Knowledge Transfer Office Social Sciences & Humanities Working Group, hosted by Aspect member Leiden University.

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28 August 2023

Methods for Change: Creative, Participatory and Design Methods Showcase

Join the M4C team online from 11.30 – 12.30 Wednesday 13th September 2023 for the Aspect Methods for Change Showcase event!

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24 August 2023

reSHAPE 2023

reSHAPE is back and it’s bigger than ever!
reSHAPE – the world’s only showcase event for impact at scale SHAPE ventures is back at the the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) on the 7th of September 2023. 

Expect a day packed full of discussion around the SHAPE commercialisation landscape, inspirational and influential speakers, and of course plenty of fantastic SHAPE ventures from universities across the UK.

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24 July 2023

Could you create a new venture that transforms the health of the planet and people?

Zinc VC is looking to invest in 70 innovative individuals who want to redirect their careers and build a mission-driven business from scratch on their next Venture Builder focused on eliminating environmental threats to our health.

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14 July 2023

Innovation Funding Opportunities for the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

As part of Aspect Festival23, Aspect Member Oxford University presented the online event “Innovation Funding Opportunities for the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities”.

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20 June 2023

20 June! Come join our launch event and learn more about the new ESRC/AHRC SHAPE Catalyst delivered by the ARC Accelerator!

This innovative catalyst commercialisation programme runs from 2023-2026 and is open to UK researchers from the social sciences, arts and humanities. It will support researchers within these disciplines to develop and bring new products, processes and services to market.

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5 June 2023

Aspect Festival23 is here!

Forget Netflix this summer – Aspect Festival23 is kicking off on the 14th of June with its own media channel showcasing videos, podcasts, interviews, blogs, research commercialisation findings and much much more. New items will be released every day. In a celebration of the Aspect community we’ll be streaming a huge amount of content from […]

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1 June 2023

Innovation funding opportunities for the Social Sciences

Online event, 90-minutes We are delighted to present the online event “Innovation Funding Opportunities for the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities” as part of the Aspect Festival 23. Join us as we bring together experts from the ESRC, AHRC, Innovate UK, Innovation Caucus, Zinc and the ARC Accelerator to present the funding landscape for researchers […]

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30 May 2023

SHAPE Pre-Accelerator Programme – cohorts running from 6 June & 13 June 2023

Limited spaces are remaining on the upcoming SHAPE Pre-Accelerator Programme. Open to all SHAPE researchers, this five-session online training will explore market validation and routes to generating sustained impact. It will support researchers to identify the next steps to progress their ideas and meet colleagues from universities across the UK undertaking a similar journey.

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30 May 2023

29 June! What can research commercialisation look like for arts and humanities disciplines?

In this session hosted by the Cultural Capital Exchange, we will consider what is meant by ‘commercialisation’ and how this aligns with the understandings and value systems of academics working across Arts and Humanities disciplines.

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27 April 2023

Launch of Aspect Angels!

We are very excited to announce the launch of Aspect Angles with Aspect members the University of Reading and Henley Business School!
This new Angel network will be the first of its type to connect and educate investors around the relevance and impact of SHAPE, and provide opportunities to invest in research-backed ventures from leading universities.

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19 April 2023

What gets measured: how social science innovators are venturing into the market

Corporate investment is moving away from tangible assets like machines and buildings and towards intangibles — things that are hard to measure, like research & development, business processes, and human capital. Horatio Mortimer writes that the pressing need for measurements that are hard to make and results that are hard to manipulate presents opportunities for social scientists, who are stepping forward to provide solutions.

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19 April 2023

A tool for understanding the role of SHAPE subjects in generating technological innovation to address major challenges

This useful tool from Aspect member the University of Edinburgh looks at the dimensions across which SHAPE subjects have a significant role to play in developing new technology.

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31 March 2023

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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7 March 2023

Profile, Prospects, Positioning, Product Development, Promotion: The 5 x Ps to Unlocking Your KTP Market

The University of Plymouth are running an innovative workshop to explore a strategic approach to true market engagement, and provide ideas to refresh your own KTP marketing plan and approach.

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20 February 2023

Opportunity!! Join us in demonstrating impact!

The Aspect Network is seeking a supplier to conduct an evaluation of outcomes and impact (social and economic) from Aspect members’ commercialisation activities.

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6 February 2023

Applications are open for LSE Generate’s two bootcamps taking place in Lisbon in February. 

LSE Generate are running a brand new entrepreneurship bootcamp for Founders to develop their practical business skills and a brand new intrapreneurship experience which aims to help students (and alumni) better understand the importance of nurturing an enterprising mindset and its crucial role within corporate innovation.

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6 February 2023

The @UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge Catalyst Awards is now OPEN! 

The Catalyst Awards support researchers to take an entrepreneurial approach, using their research to create impactful and scalable products and services that improve later life.

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