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Join us as we connect university researchers with non-academic partners to transform ideas and innovations into action.

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For Researchers

We understand the challenging and ever-changing career landscape for doctoral and early-career researchers. 

Developing Business-Aware Academics aims to enable researchers to be more resilient to uncertainty by introducing the skills and networks to boost career choice in or beyond academia. 

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Connect with us to:

  • Explore applications of your research in new settings 
  • Build networks beyond academia  
  • Understand the potential of industry-focused grants  
  • Develop skills to shape your career opportunities  
  • Contribute insights on researcher training, networking and our research 
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For Educators and Academic Partners

Our university partners bring a wealth of experience across a diverse range of academic disciplines.

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Connect with us to:

  • Co-create opportunities for researchers to build their business-awareness
  • Explore the potential for collaboration with industry, non-profits and policy makers
  • Connect with like-minded peers to extend the reach of our project initiatives
  • Help to shape research impact culture in universities and beyond
  • Raise awareness of career pathways open to researchers

FOR BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT AND POLICY ORGANISATIONS 

Workforce needs are rapidly evolving, and skills shortages are resulting in global competition for talent.  

Universities can help organisations to meet their skills needs by connecting them with a future-ready, diverse talent pool of doctoral and early-career researchers. 

We help researchers to develop the most sought-after transferable skills and offer targeted networking opportunities in sectors with skill shortages to plug gaps. 

We work with partner organisations to demonstrate how engagement with academia can benefit innovation and boost economic growth.   

Liz Collins, Executive Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Pfizer, speaks into a microphone at the Developing Business-Aware Academics launch event. Behind her are sat Flora Hamilton, Paula Whitehouse, and Danielle Croucher

Connect with us to:

  • Help to shape future talent pipelines in your sector 
  • Connect with our community though collaborative events and networking 
  • Connect with world-leading research talent 
  • Harness expert voices to shape future policy decisions
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