AHSS Business Engagement and Commercialisation Network Workshop

Join colleagues across Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences business engagement, research and knowledge transfer, commercialisation, and everything in between or related, for an afternoon of discussion. Held twice a year, these events allow a network of staff across these functions to present and discuss topics affecting the landscape of engagement.

Venue: The course will be held at Crowne Plaza Harrogate

Timing: 12:00-16:00

Draft Agenda:

• 12:00-13:00 Registration & Lunch
• 13:00-13:10 Welcome, Introductions, and Praxis-Auril SIG
• 13:10-13:30 Updates from “splinter groups” formed at last meeting (details to follow)
• 13:30-14:00 Update from funders: AHRC, ESRC (details to follow)
• 14:00-14:30 Break
• 14:30-15:00 Presentations from colleagues
  • Anne-Sofie Laegran (University of Edinburgh) – Historic Board Games and Music
  • Isla Miller/Charmaine (Warwick Ventures) – Venture Into Business Engagement, a programme to find out how academics can collaborate with business to develop their research further and create more social impact.
• 15:00-16:00 Un-conference sessions: breakout groups to discuss challenges and other topics of interest
• 16:00-16:15 Wrap-up & Close

The current organising group of the network consists of:

Andy Newnham – University of Birmingham

Andrew Wray – Bristol University

Anne Sofie Laegran – University of Edinburgh

Britta Wyatt – Oxentia Ltd

Bruce Ethrington – Cardiff University

Isla Millar – University of Warwick

Mark Mann – Oxford University

Please note the PraxisAuril Conference is being held at the same venue, further details are available here