Ideas to Impact

Interested in translating your research into impact?

Do you need the skills, information and support to take your innovation from paper to practical application?

Join fellow researchers from across Scotland’s universities for the Ideas to Impact online workshop series, designed and delivered by us.

Why take part?

This project offers a valuable opportunity to explore how your research could be transformed into a business. You’ll join fellow researchers across Scotland to learn how to effectively translate your work, the importance of research impact and how ideas and knowledge can be turned into thriving ventures.

Learn practical business skills
Discover the commercial potential of your research
Career development

Our Workshops

Attend all four free online workshops and you’ll receive a certificate of completion.

Date: 9 April (1-2pm)

Communicating the value of your research outside your field is an essential skill. In this interactive workshop, we will consider how the audience, environment and tools available in different settings guide and impact how you communicate.

Date: 16 April (1-2pm)

Translation of research is becoming increasingly important and valued by universities, funding bodies and governments. This workshop will cover the value of research translation, the different ways in which research can be translated, and what the pathways to translation can look like in Scottish universities.

Date: 23 April (1-2pm)

Research impact has traditionally been measured by publication, but wider definitions are increasingly valued by essential stakeholders. This workshop will look at how translation can extend the reach and significance of research impact.

Date: 30 April (1-2pm)

The aims of this interactive workshop are to understand the value of innovation and to stimulate innovative thinking. Participants will explore how ideas and knowledge from research can be turned into translational opportunities with a mix of case studies and brainstorming from challenges in their own research.

Interested?

For more information, drop us an e-mail – enterprise@convergechallenge.com

Register for Ideas to Impact