Researcher Workshops: Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Think differently about your research, your career and your impact
Entrepreneurial thinking is not just for people who want to start a business. It is an increasingly valuable skill for researchers seeking to create impact, drive innovation, secure funding, collaborate with industry, or explore careers within and beyond academia.
This interactive workshop introduces the foundations of an entrepreneurial mindset. It explores how capabilities such as opportunity recognition, creativity, resilience, initiative and problem-solving can strengthen your approach to research, innovation and career development.
Through practical activities and reflection, you will discover how entrepreneurial thinking can help you navigate uncertainty, recognise opportunities and create meaningful value from your research. You will also explore three potential career pathways: Researcher-Entrepreneur, Champion of Innovation and Translational Researcher.
In this workshop, you will:
Explore what an entrepreneurial mindset is and why it matters for researchers
Reflect on how your mindset can influence your behaviour, decisions and success
Learn practical ways to apply entrepreneurial thinking to research and real-world challenges
Identify the entrepreneurial skills and strengths you have developed through your research
Reflect on your motivations and identify areas for further development
Explore different career pathways and how entrepreneurial capabilities can support them of your skills and expertise to a range of audiences
Facilitators
Dr Laura Etchells, Enterprise Business Development Manager, MEC
Materials Provided
Presentation slides will be made available after the workshop.
Find out more about MEC's full offering for researchers by exploring our Researcher Pathway.
**Please sign up to this event by following the link to the Training Catalogue **
Open to UoM PGRs and Staff only.