Transforming research into action: An AI focused interactive workshop – 13 January 2026

Develop confidence and skills to build meaningful relationships with non-academic organisations

Date: Tuesday 13 January 2026 

Time: 11-13:30 

Location: LT2, Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies Building, Streatham Campus, Exeter

Delicious lunch and cakes from the Exploding Bakery

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This fast-paced, friendly workshop is designed for PhD and early-career researchers who want to develop their confidence and skills to build meaningful relationships with non-academic organisations.  

What:

  • Hands-on activities to help you craft clear, compelling messages for non-academic audiences. 
  • Hear from industry leaders including a major engineering services company and a local business. 
  • Meet academic researchers who will share tips on how they work with businesses.
  • Explore practical next steps with advice from impact and innovation stalls. 

This in-person interactive workshop prepares you to connect with non-academic organisations and will feature speakers from academia and business. Speakers Include: Ian Jones OBE (Ibbynet), Jim Sibson (Babcock), Dr. Fay Manning (University of Exeter)

The workshop is being piloted as part of the Developing Business-Aware Academics research project based at the University of Exeter Business School. We are seeking postgraduate and early-career researchers to take part and provide feedback before and after the workshop to help us refine future sessions and contribute data to the project evidence base.