• "Aspect is changing the way people gain recognition for their role in SHAPE"

    We’re dedicated to training opportunities that foster collective growth in SHAPE research innovation

    Aspect training is for professionals, academics, and the public, united in our mission to share experiences, ideas, strategies, and learnings

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    • This course provides insights into licensing, consultancy, and contract research pathways to scale research impact by engaging with businesses, NGOs, and charities. A pre-course offline training module prepares participants, while live sessions focus on stakeholder engagement. The ten-hour online course includes four hours of live training and two to six hours of self-learning. It teaches strategies for effective communication in academic and professional contexts, validated by an Aspect Certified Micro-Credential. For further details and to register click here.

    • Unlock LinkedIn’s potential for academic and career advancement. This course covers profile setup, research promotion, collaborator identification, and network expansion. Through real-life examples and best practices, you’ll gain a thorough understanding. Join this four-hour online training to optimise your LinkedIn presence. This training is accompanied by an online self-learning course accredited by one of our Aspect Certified Micro-Credentials! For further details and to register click here.

    • Learn strategies to enhance the impact of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses and materials. Explore successful approaches for sustainable outcomes and partner engagement. This flexible, one-hour lunch-and-learn series allows participants to choose individual sessions or complete the entire series. Packed with practical advice, peer examples, and inspiration, and accompanied by a plethora of additional resources and materials for you to digest at your own pace on the Impact Toolkits community platform where you can connect with peers participating in the programme. For further details and to register click here.

    • We’re pioneering the recognition of roles and activities within SHAPE through Aspect Smart Badges. These blockchain-based micro-credentials produced in collaboration with getTWOit Platforms detail the skills gained across our training and initiatives, so you as a learner can clearly see the skills you are developing and your strengths and weaknesses.

    Self-learning

    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

    Collective-learning

    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

     

    Watch, Listen, Read

    Since 2018, our members have been actively collaborating on the development of resources and materials derived from the Aspect Testbed projects

    These initiatives provide valuable insights, tools, and resources to navigate the dynamic SHAPE ecosystem, empowering individuals and organisations to maximise positive impact from SHAPE research

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    Business Boost Working in Partnership Residential

    Addressing social science challenges and supporting deeper engagement with industry through training and collaboration.

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    Offshoring Solutions

    Advising on the feasibility of offshoring technical work to low cost countries.

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    Research Ventures in Social Science Workshop

    A Bootcamp to build entrepreneurial skills for social sciences PhDs and ECRS

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    National Rail Provider & Urban Big Data Centre Workshop

    A “Challenge-led” workshop to identify research collaboration opportunities

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    Ketso Toolkit

    A hands-on toolkit to engage groups in idea generation and planning.

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    Business engagement with the National Grid

    Transforming the electricity transmission system for a greener, more sustainable future.

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    Researching age-friendly neighbourhoods

    Co-producing policy within the age-friendly city of Manchester.

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    Toolkit

    The Aspect toolkit captures the lessons learned during Aspect’s first three years, disseminating shared knowledge and providing practical guidance that other institutions can use for inspiration in their own activities

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