Business Development in the Social Sciences & Humanities

The AESIS Network is proud to announce this ambitious international course, in where leading experts in the disciplines of the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) will demonstrate how to implement and foster business in SSH. Questions that will be examined and answered include:

• What are the most effective ways to manage an impact unit?
• How do I make academic business ideas ‘market-ready’?
• How do I set up public & private alliances in business units?
• How and when should I set up consultancy (& other) services?

The course will be held on 13 – 16 May in an intimate setting at the historic Worcester College in the heart of Oxford. Each session will be taught in an interactive manner including many collective exercises, in order to make this initiative as fitting as possible to all of your particular aims and needs. Moreover, throughout the entire course, a case-study exercise will challenge you to create and develop a business case. This all aims to provide you with adequate insights and tools to stimulate and facilitate business development in your research institute.

Target groups 

• Science funders – Science policy managers
• Research managers within Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH)
• Facilitators of Societal Impact (knowledge exchange, business development)
• Strategists within universities
• Managers of public-private SSH research & consultancy programs

Registration is open now! In order to create an interactive and intimate setting, we accept a maximum of 30 participants. Registrations will be accepted based on a first come, first serve-principle.

ARMA members receive a €200,- discount. 

Please find more information and the registration form here!