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Enterprise programme

A lightbulb showing the word ideaWould you like to know more about how research and ideas grow into successful businesses?   These courses and activities will help you to develop your business skills and understand why this is critical to getting funding in the modern research climate, as well as to those who want to venture outside of academia.

Bitesize enterprise courses

  • The Art of Influence and the Power of Persuasion
  • Network with Confidence
  • Selling: Demystifying the S-word
  • Perferecting the Pitch
  • Intrapreneurship

Fancy yourself as a consultant?
We will be running a 5-week placement programme, in partnership with IBM, for researchers who want to put their technical skills to the test working on a real life project.   

Want an insight into the world of marketing?
This is your chance to get top class training in marketing as well as experience of running a real project, including managing the budget, conducting market research, helping to create a brand and running events.

Into the world of business:
A residential course for PhD researchers

  • Learn vital skills for business planning, project management, finance and marketing
  • Meet people who have been successful in the world of business
  • Work with researchers from other fields
  • Spend two days in a luxury hotel
  • Pitch your own ideas -the winning team gets £500!

For further information on any of our enterprise courses please contact Elizabeth Adams