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
We spoke to Dr Andrew McGonigle about his fascinating project
Insights from one of our SUCCESS programme projects – Cost Calculator for Children’s Services
We spoke to Dr Michela Tinelli, Founder of Care Quality Evaluation for asthma
Key insights from our session with Social Tech Trust and Hello Lamp Post
Why the outlook appears to be so positive for social science commercialisation.
We share the key insights from our recent Aspect community survey
Enterprising Oxford (EO) collates and curates entrepreneurial resources around people, places, programmes and pounds
We caught up with Dr Elitsa Garnizova, Lead at the Trade Policy Hub at The London School of Economics and Political Science.
We spoke to Tony Walker, Deputy Director of the Masood Enterprise Centre at Alliance Manchester Business School
We caught up with Ashmita Randhawa to find out more about her and her project and what she hopes to get out of the programme.
Dr Morven Fraser-Walther, Aspect Programme Coordinator at the University of Glasgow, reflects on Day 3 of the SUCCESS Bootcamp.
The social sciences have a crucial role to play in enabling us to adapt and thrive the era of digitalisation.
Dr Sam Gallagher, Principal Consultant at Oxentia, reflects on day 2 of the SUCCESS bootcamp
Chris Fellingham, SUCCESS Programme Lead, reflects on day 1 of the SUCCESS bootcamp
Lord Willetts was the Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 until 2014.
Five things we’ve learned commercialising social sciences research
The full agenda and slides from the Aspect Launch event held in Manchester on the 21st November 2019.
A recap of the Aspect Launch event held in Manchester on the 21st November 2019.