Across universities and colleges, there is an opportunity to get involved in a powerful programme of workshops, ideation events and showcases aimed at helping researchers, lecturers and professional services staff explore consultancy, industry collaboration and early-stage commercialisation.

This innovation catalyst workshop series is designed to help researchers ideate and progress their ambitions for impact and entrepreneurship.

Do you have a creative spark but haven’t quite found the right outlet? Working on research that could create real-world impact, but unsure how to take it beyond traditional academic pathways? We’d love to invite you to our Catalyst Workshops – a space designed to help you explore impact and entrepreneurship in a collaborative, creative way. We’re particularly keen to welcome researchers from SHAPE disciplines – especially those in creative arts and humanities – but colleagues from all fields are welcome.

These sessions are perfect if you:

• Are doing exciting research but haven’t yet identified how it could translate into pathways beyond academia
• Want to explore entrepreneurship but need the space and collaborative environment to discover your angle
• Are open to working independently or as part of a team to explore new opportunities
• Are curious about alternative routes to impact for your research

Across two engaging sessions, you’ll connect and collaborate with like-minded researchers from across the University of Glasgow, the Royal Conservatoire of Glasgow, the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow Caledonian University as part of an exciting cross-institutional initiative. You’ll spark off each other and discover new possibilities for your research through futures methodologies and design-led thinking. We’ll have you leave with fresh connections, clearer concepts for alternative pathways to impact, and potential leads for further funding and support from your innovation teams.

If you’re willing to work collaboratively, develop new ideas, and explore how your research could create impact beyond traditional academic pathways, please do join us.

When booking, please register for both sessions (4th and 11th December) – this workshop is designed as a two-part series.