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
Case studies demonstrating some of the partnerships between Zinc ventures and universities.
This report provides detailed explanations and findings of Manchester’s pilot.
Summary of the event, sharing lessons and guidance on how to run similar events.
Drawing on the wealth of entrepreneurial activities and opportunities that exist across the Aspect network.
A detailed report that shares the learnings and findings from the Internationalisation of Aspect pilot project.
Exploring how CoP members are addressing issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Videos and a guide exploring good practice in engagement between academics, universities FinTech organisations
A deep dive to explore how social sciences research can add meaningful insights to the health-tech industry.
Discover how Ludic Labs is supporting the production of educational games generated by social science research.
An investigation into activities between social science academics and the creative industries in the Northwest of England to highlight a plethora of activity in this area.
The Business Engagement COP, led by The University of York, has produced a range of materials exploring barriers and opportunities.
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.
An update on how ASAP is supporting a like-minded community of student entrepreneurs who are building socially impactful and responsible scalable businesses.
Here we join Heather Miles, University of Manchester, reflecting On the Creative Methods Zoo question “If your research method were an animal, what would it be?”
In this guest blog post Lauren White, an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield, shares her reflections and methodological musings from the Creative Methods Zoo.
The mini-series aims to inform, inspire, and prepare early-stage innovators, preparing them for life as an entrepreneur.
In this article, six postgraduate researchers profiled in the gallery reflect on their experiences of collaborating with Methods for Change creatives to communicate their methods in thought-provoking ways.
