The innovation and impact agenda: How to engage, energise and encourage researchers to participate and benefit

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 11/12/2018

Lindisfarne Room, Hadrian Building, Newcastle, NE1 7RU


This Enterprise Exchange event explored how University enterprise education can build on current best practice to meet the distinct needs of Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs).

        

 

The innovation and impact agenda:

How to engage, energise and encourage researchers to participate and benefit.

Tuesday December 11th2018, 10am – 4pm

Newcastle University – Lindisfarne Room, Hadrian Building NE1 7RU

*** Slides are available for download at the bottom of this page ***

*** A selection of the tweets from the day are collated here ***

Delegates had the opportunity to:

  • Gain insights from those who have engaged, energised and encouraged researchers to participate in enterprise and innovation initiatives – with a particular focus on challenges and how best to overcome them.
  • Participate in a joint problem solving and idea generation ‘World Café’ style session.
  • Engage with key influencers including current post graduate researchers, early career researchers, supervisors and preferred employer representatives.
  • Gain new ideas related to technology, pedagogy and putting ideas into practice.
  • Network with enterprise educators and specialists from other universities

 

Summary

This Enterprise Exchange event explored how University enterprise education can build on current best practice to meet the distinct needs of Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs). There were various sub themes running throughout the day: pedagogy, proven practice and engagement approaches. This was an active day with the focus on discussion, led by key insights from leaders in different aspects of PGR/ECR enterprise education. There were plenty of ‘take aways’ including practical approaches to apply back at base and printed case studies to take home.

In the afternoon a ‘World Café’ style session (with chocolate!) enabled delegates to contribute their own experiences in amongst current, active PGR students who have developed their enterprising behaviour for the benefit of their research, supportive supervisors who encourage their students to attend development opportunities, business development managers from Research and Enterprise Services, employers who recruit PhD grads and early career researchers who have applied their enterprise skills in their current role.

 

Speakers and facilitators include

  • Jenny Brady, Enterprise Educator and Adviser for PGRs / ECRs at Newcastle University
  • Eunice Lawton, Researcher Development Manager (Engineering), University of Sheffield
  • Simon Brown, independent consultant and adviser including the ICURe programme
  • Dr Gail De Blaquiere, instigator of ACTION for Impact suite of support for PGRs at Newcastle University

 

Slides can be downloaded here:

Simon Brown P2T Consulting Ltd

Eunice Lawton University of Sheffield

Jenny Brady Newcastle University

Attendee details

Bookings are closed for this event.