Innovation & Research Caucus

IRC Co-investigator, Syahirah Abdul Rahman (PhD, FHEA), recently attended a workshop on "Shaping Europe’s Future: Knowledge Valorisation of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts for Societal Impact and Human-Centred Innovation," organised by Universities Denmark and the European Commission. The workshop explored how to make SHAPE knowledge accessible and impactful. Shera has written two articles summarising the event, the various sessions that took place and what she took away from the event. Check them out below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eZfaEhYA https://lnkd.in/evpms92s

Call for papers! Innovation & Research Caucus members are hosting a special session at the Regional Studies Association annual conference: *SS78*: Bridging the Gap between Academic and Practitioner Research in Regional Policy If you're a policy engaged academic or practitioner please consider joining us! For details get in touch or see SS78 at: https://lnkd.in/e9yjjbYR!

Really excited to see this project out in the wild. Over the last two years we’ve been gathering data from businesses across the UK. Asking about their innovation activities and ambitions. The aim was to provide an up-to-date and detailed view of innovation across the business landscape. It’s been a labour of love for a number of people and huge appreciation to all those involved at the various stages. Now to making sure the evidence feeds into the decisions about how best to support innovators. Innovate UK Enterprise Research Centre (UK) Innovation & Research Caucus

🆕 New report out today exploring the latest data from the Innovation State of the Nation Survey (ISNS) - an annual survey covering 2,000 firms. The survey provides a representative view of UK firms’ R&D and innovation activity. Read more here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eBHidj2T https://lnkd.in/e75EDk57 Innovation & Research Caucus Innovate UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council University of Warwick - Warwick Business School Stephen Roper Ully Yunita Nafizah Jane Galsworthy

We're really pleased to share that one of last year's prize winners at the Engaged Scholarship Conference for Early Career Researchers, Dr. Panagiotis (Panos) Kyriakopoulos, has had a paper published today! 🏆 🎉 Panos won a mentorship scheme with International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at last year's event. His conceptual paper “The ‘Hearts and Lungs’ of a Booming Rural Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Re-conceptualising Science Parks in Emerging Markets,” has been published in the Fresh Perspectives Research Notes section of The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Check out the paper here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaVDkHks

It was great to be in Manchester last week as part of the WorldSkills UK National Finals. 🏅Congratulations to WorldSkills UK on such an inspirational event and to the Greater Manchester colleges, providing a fantastic experience for so many learners. 🤝It was great to be a part of the Centre of Excellence events, delivered in partnership with NCFE. I’m not sure I’ve fully absorbed all of fantastic presentations, leaving enthused for what could be possible. 💡With pages of notes from the WorldSkills UK innovation projects, it was great to hear how the The National Network of Institutes of Technology is taking forward schools engagement to promote STEM careers and inclusion as well as the collaboration between University of Kent and Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult to promote laboratory and industry skills. 🔮The response to the work of Innovate UK’s Workforce Foresighting Hub offered support for how the data and insights driven by the Catapult Network can add benefit to the span of technical education - ensuring learners are equipped with the skills needed for our future workforce. 🍀The opportunity to discuss the Innovation & Research Caucus’s work on the innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialisation skills framework through the lens of the T-shaped learner opened the space for further collaboration with WorldSkills UK. 🙌🏻 Thank you to WorldSkills UK and Cerian Ayres for championing our world-class talent, and opening the opportunity for collaboration with Innovate UK in pursuit of world-class innovation.

New report by Serdal Ozusaglam, Dr, Ully Yunita Nafizah and Halima Jibril out now! 📢 The report explores the economic benefits for the UK of international collaboration in Research, Development and Innovation, as well as developing a Theory of Change Framework, designed to help better understand the impact of collaboration between businesses, between universities, and between universities and businesses. Read the full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/dnu9_AQg Innovate UK, ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council, UK Research and Innovation, Department of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The deadline to apply for the Innovation & Research Caucus PGR/ECR Conference on engaged scholarship is approaching this Friday, 22 November. Apply via the link below 👇 The conference will take place at Alliance Manchester Business School on 08-09 January 2025. Don’t miss out!

Manchester bound! So glad that Innovate UK is supporting the fantastic work of WorldSkills UK at the Technical Leadership: Innovation, Inclusion, and Impact event. I’m looking forward to hearing about the innovation projects supported by WorldSkills UK and sharing Innovate UK’s Workforce Foresighting Hub and Innovation Skills Framework co-created with the Innovation & Research Caucus as part of the workshops. Thank you Cerian Ayres for opening the door to this collaborative effort!

Today we were at University of Warwick - Warwick Business School for our monthly seminar. This time Stephen Roper and Serdal Ozusaglam, Dr presented their research on “Testing the Starbucks effect: does having more coffee shops really make an area more innovative?”. Fascinating insights on the role of ‘third spaces’ in local innovation, taking forward knowledge in an area where there has previously been only limited empirical evidence. Innovate UK ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council Innovation & Research Caucus UK Research and Innovation Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Department for Business and Trade