See below for a series of training opportunities which will cover a range of areas relating to commercialisation of research/working with business
University of Surrey & SurreyIdea: Connecting and Engaging Researchers with Business Programme
Designed and delivered by the Surrey Innovation and Digital Enterprise Academy (SurreyIDEA), the programme provides a suite of inter-connected workshops and online activities which will engage and support ECRs and PGRs to understand the value of engaging with business. Employing an original innovation sprint methodology, the workshops offer participants the opportunity to work with a range of businesses on engagement and skills development activities across a variety of relevant topics, ranging from business model innovation through to problem-solving and the commercialisation of social science research.
Introductory Sessions: An IDEA in 3 Hours (Participants should choose 1 of the 3 occurrences of this workshop.)
29 June - Click here to book 30 June - Click here to book 1 July - Click here to book
Pivot like you mean it: A Business Model Approach
27 – 31 July 2020
Impact through Problem Solving
19 - 23 October
Commercialising: Developing and Delivering Impact
3-5 February 2021
BUSINESS BOOST iTEAMS 2020 PROGRAMME
As part of the iTeams programme, PhD students worked as consultants with Essex and Suffolk businesses to develop new commercial strategies and build links between industry and universities.
The programme, which utilised the model originating with MiT and University of Cambridge, was delivered entirely online between 19th October and 15th December 2020.
The online sessions built up to a live final event where the students from five different universities presented their solutions to a business challenge to the business and a panel of judges.
The six teams that took part included students from institutions across SeNSS, including the University of Essex, the University of East Anglia, the University of Surrey, Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of Sussex.
The businesses and organisations setting challenges were Suffolk-based wealth management company Brewin Dolphin, tattoo studio Monumental Ink, which has branches in Colchester and Ipswich, and Colchester Business Enterprise Agency Colbea.
Peak Performers, made up of students from Essex, Surrey and Royal Holloway, was the overall winner after working with Brewin Dolphin. They developed ideas for a new service which would provide business mentoring and financial advice to a younger generation of high net worth clients.
BUSINESS PLACEMENT AND RESIDENCIES
OPEN APPLICATIONS
Students may apply for residencies at The Fusebox, a Brighton-based digital that provides innovators with access to spaces, facilities, opportunities and expertise. They currently house the Brighton Immersive Lab and a 5G testbed.
The FuseBox is a place where innovators can be supported and can support each other, where knowledge and practices from the arts, humanities and design are meshed with new technologies.
More information on Fusebox: https://thefuseboxbrighton.com/en/page/fbr
Please email an expression of interest to Abigail Shirley for more information on how to apply.
BUSINESS CHALLENGE ROUND TABLE EVENTS
AUTUMN 2020 / SPRING 2021
The University of Essex, in collaboration with University of Essex Buisness Develeopment team will be hosting Business round table events.
Post graduate and Early Career researchers will be invited to attend the events, where they will be able to engage directly with businesses collaborating on how to address specific business challenges they are facing. The events will focus on specific sectors and business topics that will be informed by the survey reposnes, and is a valuable opportunity to work directy with key business sectors.
University of Essex & Research Consulting: Social Scientists? We wanted YOUR views!
We invited you to complete an online survey about your thoughts and experiences on business and industry engagement in the Social Sciences. The survey aimed to identify research themes and business-relevant social science expertise, establish levels of interest in training and professional development in regards to working with businesses, as well as identifying existing levels of business engagement.
These results will be utilised to shape future opportunities that will be delivered under the Business Boost programme.
The survey was open until Saturday 11 July 2020.
Check out the other sections for Business Boost 2020 below
Building Capacity and skills - hosting events that bring PGR/ECR together with businesses/business challenges
Funding to support projects - a variety funding schemes which will provide small grants to enable projects between PGR/ECR and specific businesses.