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Resources

6 June 2023
Programme to support mid-career researchers with venture engagement for professional development
This is a report about the Zinc Mid-Career Researcher Innovation Safari 2022. It explains how mid-career researchers have fewer opportunities than ECRs to explore developmental routes outside academia, which leads to limitations of opportunities for professional and personal development.

30 May 2023
Research Method: Designs for Addressing Racial inEqualities (DARE)
This ‘how to’ guide outlines the Designs for Addressing Racial inEqualities (DARE) research method used by Dr Temidayo Eseonu from Lancaster University. The artwork was created in collaboration with Caroline Boyd, Boy Oh Boy Designs.

30 May 2023
Research Method: Critical Spatial Data Science
This ‘how to’ guide outlines the Critical Spatial Data Science research method used by Dr Caitlin Robinson from the University of Bristol. The artwork was created in collaboration with Jack Brougham.

30 May 2023
Research Method: Constructivist Grounded Theory
This ‘how to’ guide outlines the Constructivist Grounded Theory research method used by Dr Denise Miller from the University of Greenwich. The artwork was created in collaboration with Chris Murray, More than Minutes.

30 May 2023
Human centric research of skills
A scope study of skills and decision-making capacity among technical workforce in fashion manufacturing to support policy development and technology acquisition for sustainable fashion and manufacturing.

30 May 2023
Zinc offers an Innovation Internships scheme for PhD students to learn about early-stage innovation within placements in start-ups
This is a detailed report available to Aspect members about Zinc’s offerings of the Aspect-funded Innovation Internships scheme that supports students from both disciplines, SHAPE and STEM, for three-month placements outside academia, with mission-focused start-ups to gain commercial experience.

30 May 2023
The University of Bristol – Translational Impact Hub
In 2022, the University of Bristol developed and created a Translational Impact Hub that supports academics accelerating their research impact.

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!

2 March 2023
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.

1 February 2023
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.

18 January 2023
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.

3 January 2023
An introduction to Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (Innovate UK)
The Methods for Change (M4C) team delivered a session organised by Dr Temidayo Eseonu on Innovate UK funding, in particular, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) that link businesses, academics, and inspiring graduates and post-graduates.

24 November 2022
Aspect Translational Impact Accelerator Hub: SHAPE Pre-Accelerator Showcase
Join in with a day of interactive, in-person, showcases and workshops with ASPECT’s Translational Impact Accelerator Hub and Cardiff University!

11 November 2022
Let’s talk about games
On Saturday the 22nd October 2022 at the Scottish Youth Theatre in Glasgow, the KE & impact team of the COSS, University of Glasgow, held an event tilted Let’s talk about games within the Festival of Social Science (FoSS) funded by the ESRC.

7 November 2022
Event: Methods for Change – Social science methodologies for 21st century problems
Join the Methods for Change Team two interactive events on a diversity of social science methods for understanding and addressing 21st century challenges!

12 October 2021
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Map
Interactive map detailing the entrepreneurship offerings at member institutions.

11 October 2021
Aspect Learning Gain Report 2021
Our annual summary of insights and learnings from across the Aspect programme

30 September 2021
An exploratory look at social sciences intrapreneurship
An overview of intrapreneurship; why it’s important and examples of university intrapreneurship.

30 September 2021
Research Commercialisation Toolkits
A selection of tools to support and show the possibilities of research commercialisation.

30 September 2021
Introducing ASAP Club…
Many students have innovative ideas that would benefit from further guidance and support, whether they end up building ventures or not. Continuing to extend support to an already actively interested group is an efficient avenue for stimulating and growing the social science innovation pipeline.