Webinar recording: How can social scientists engage business?

30th September 2020

Part of the Aspect Annual Event 2020 webinar series, this session – How can social scientists engage business effectively?, which took place on the 29th September – explored the top three success factors for effective engagement between social scientists and business: alignment of opportunity, purpose and outcomes.

You can find the full recording of the webinar, and other resources from the session, below.

Webinar recording

Panel members

  • Dr Ruth Welters (Chair) – Business Engagement Coordinator, University of Bristol
  • Sam Collier – PhD Student, Sustainable Futures, University of Bristol
  • Colin Nolden – VC Fellow, University of Bristol
  • Mary Wakeham – PhD student, University of Bristol

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