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Resources

22 September 2023
Festival of Social Sciences 2022
Video featuring insightful facts about the annual Festival of Social Sciences.

19 September 2023
Social Sciences Innovations to reduce environmental harms
Explore the ZINC Venture Builder Programme for Entrepreneurs!

19 September 2023
Remote Ethnography: Mobile Phone Methods
This ‘How-To’ Guide outlines the Remote Ethnography method used by Dr Alison Briggs from the University of Manchester. The animated GIF was created in collaboration with Caroline Boyd of Boy Oh Boy! Designs

30 August 2023
Collage as Method
This ‘How-To’ Guide outlines the Collage method used by Dr Amy Barron from the University of Manchester. The artwork was created in collaboration with Maddy Vian, Maddy Vian Illustration.

28 July 2023
Making Textiles together
This ‘How-To’ Guide outlines the Making Textiles Together method used by Dr Amy Twigger-Holroyd from Nottingham Trent University, and Dr Emma Shercliff from Arts University Bournemouth. The artwork was created in collaboration with Maddy Vian, Maddy Vian Illustration.

28 July 2023
Engaging small and micro businesses with net zero
Report and Step-by-Step guide that helps to understand and accelerate engagement of micro and small businesses with Net Zero.

24 July 2023
Survey: How can we drive innovation
We are excited to announce the launch of a survey asking academics to reflect on how their role is changing.

19 July 2023
Train the Trainer
This is an overview of the methods used to obtain relevant information for the Train the Trainer project.

12 July 2023
Multi-method mapping
This ‘How To’ Guide outlines the Multi-method Mapping method used by Heather Miles for The University of Manchester. The animated GIF was created in collaboration with Caroline Boyd, Boy Oh Boy Designs.

12 July 2023
Militant Research
This ‘How To’ Guide outlines the Militant Research method used by Dr Jess Adams for Newcastle University. The video was created in collaboration with Aude Aboul-Nasr.

12 July 2023
In Place of War – The Creative and Social Entrepreneurship Programme (CASE)
Report about exploring new revenue generating model for the CASE programme to support participation of people from disadvantages backgrounds.

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.