The SHAPE Ventures Directory highlights the broad spectrum of mission driven initiatives arising from SHAPE (Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts) research in universities across the UK.
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From legally incorporated businesses to pre-incorporated, internal university business units, consultancies, and enterprising programs, SHAPE ventures demonstrate innovative approaches to translating research into economic and social impact.
Through diverse business models and non-traditional commercialisation pathways, these ventures exemplify the unique value of SHAPE disciplines in driving societal change.
Designed as a resource for commercialisation professionals (those supporting SHAPE initiatives), this directory offers a platform for sharing snapshots of projects, connecting peers, and discovering the extensive SHAPE-led enterprise landscape nationally.
Sexual Misconduct Case Handling – Training for Higher Education Institutions
The University of Surrey
The Sexual Misconduct Case Handling (solution name TBC) approach provides a framework for academics and professional services staff to work to when cases of sexual misconduct involving students are reported.
Kindling Interventions – Bystander Intervention Training
The University of Exeter
A bystander approach equips individuals with the confidence and skills to notice, step up, and act when they witness something harmful. Building more equal and inclusive communities and workplaces thus becomes the responsibility of everyone – not just those directly affected.
Bilingualism Matters
The University of Edinburgh
Bilingualism Matters is a social enterprise supporting a membership community of organisations and individuals who share the commitment to make the research-based evidence on multilingualism and language learning available and accessible to families, communities, and professionals in education, health or policy.
EPIC Think Learn
The University of Edinburgh
EPIC Think Learn supports neurodivergent children to better understand who they are and how their brain works. It provides subscription-based services to equip parents, teachers and clinicians/practitioners with research-based information, so they can support the neurodivergent children in their care.
The Diary Toolkit – Wellbeing for Educators
The University of Bristol
The Diary Toolkit is a hybrid of a diary and a journal written specifically for those working in the education profession. It is designed to help you press pause and discover new and creative ways to celebrate your achievements.