The ecosytem and changing values supporting impact-led self-sustaining ventures through commercialisation.
In this online CoP event we heard from Mark Mann, a leading trainer in the areas of AHSS commercialisation and social value venture building, showcasing the existing support and standards univerisites can access to develop these processes. We then went through some of the key barriers defining the gaps in this sector delivered by Syahirah Abdul Rahman who is developing leading insights at the Innovation and Research Caucus. Before contributions from multiple research councils to learn about the motivations of funders across research disciplines.
CoP Poll ‘Barriers to AHSS Commercialisaiton’: 1st - Academic Skills/ Time, 2nd - Department/Institutional Level, 3rd – TTO Knowledge
CoP Poll ‘Sector Solutions’: 1st - Case Studies, 2nd - Policy links, 3rd – Technical Guides
- Economic and Social Research Council: https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/
- Arts and Humanities Research Counicl: https://www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc/
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council: https://www.ukri.org/councils/bbsrc/
- The Gov’s Spinout Review and what it means for AHSS: https://www.praxisauril.org.uk/news-policy/blogs/what-spinout-review-means-ahss-social-venture-building-and-our-cop
- UK Research and Innovation Commercialisaiton Release: https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/commercialisation/
- British Academy article on AHSS role in social innovation: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/include-humanities-and-social-sciences-in-research-and-development-evidence-base-to-foster-innovation/
- B-Corp Impact Assessment Tool: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/programs-and-tools/b-impact-assessment/