Recognising the demands of busy schedules and global time zones, we offer online training materials for Aspect Members to access at their convenience. Developed collaboratively to empower academics and professional support staff, our suite of resources includes pathways like The Social Venture Pathway, helping academics launch their own social ventures; the Games Development Pathway, offering insights from industry and academic professionals of converting research into both tabletop and digital video games, and Building on ABC developed by Aspect Members the University of Oxford, The University of Edinburgh, The University of Glasgow, University of Birmingham, York University, and Durham University providing a comprehensive knowledge exchange training programme. We also collaborate with a number of external organisations to share their learnings, with courses on embedding sustainability, legal structures for ventures and tools for effective project communication and marketing
Since our inception, we’ve championed experimentation and collaborative learning to foster SHAPE ventures’ growth. Uniquely, our network is built by members, ensuring that our collective knowledge is shared and utilised for the benefit of all. Our upcoming training sessions cover topics such as the nuances of licensing, consultancy, and contract research; strategies to promote research, identify collaborators, and enhancing scholarly impact on LinkedIn, and approaches to structuring CPD programmes, leveraging research outcomes, and engaging partners effectively, all designed to enhance skills and impact. These training sessions are held online with time commitments from four hours to 10 depending on the course. As with all of our training, participants will be issued with micro-credentials via our Smart Badges upon completion to attest to the knowledge and skills gained
Building prosperity and wellbeing through social science innovation
Our annual summary of insights and learnings from across the Aspect programme
Building back better: Bridging the gaps in the green economy
A Q&A with cultural and social geographer Dr Jen Owen
Reducing resource use through shared access to consumer goods: Barriers and motivations
The Aspect Student Accelerator Programme (ASAP) 2020 Cohort profiles
Professor Ser-Huang Poon explains how the programme has supported her venture
Mina Chiang, Founder, provides an overview of her venture which aims to end modern slavery
Early career social scientists: The case for working in start-ups
Building a Social Science Research Park: A value-based approach to working with external organisations
Dr Hibbah Osei-kwasi explains what her project is seeking to achieve and how she is benefitting from SUCCESS
An update on the Aspect Ecosystem Mapping Project from Project Manager Emma Mirams
Youth and mental health post COVID-19: Addressing the emerging youth mental health crisis
Dr Ulrike Ehgartner tells us about her research using discourse analytical methodologies
Dr Nai Rui Chng outlines his project and the value of SUCCESS
How we can scale sustainable and just food futures and the role of cooperative economies
A panel discussion focused on the UK Industrial Strategy Theme of Healthy Ageing
