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Self-paced courses, built on SHAPE research

Take part in self-paced courses from leading research in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SHAPE) — in entrepreneurship, commercialisation and enterprise skills.

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Learning built for impact

From research to enterprise

Courses from the Aspect network — practitioners turning SHAPE research into ventures, products and real-world outcomes.

Commercialisation that counts

Learn to commercialise and apply research across the social sciences, humanities and arts — with the strategy and skills to make it land.

Skills for the future of work

Applied, AI-graded courses that build the enterprise and innovation skills employers need — with micro-credentials to prove them.

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Courses built from leading SHAPE research.

Unlocking Impact: Venture Go-To-Market-Playbook

This course provides a practical roadmap for transforming social science, humanities, and arts (SHAPE) research into impactful ventures. Learn how to navigate t…

by Sean Farran

Micro-credential
UnlockingImpact:Venture

Building a social science commercialisation pipeline

Ever wondered how groundbreaking social science research can change the world? This course is for anyone curious about how academic insights can be turned into…

by Sean Farran

Micro-credential
BuildingResearchProfessional Learning

An introduction to SHAPE Commercialisation

Have you ever wondered how insights from history, psychology, art, or sociology can solve real-world problems and create new opportunities? This course reveals…

by Sean Farran

Micro-credential
SHAPECommercialisationResearch
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Research Commercialisation
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All the courses you see here are created by researchers in the social sciences, humanities and arts, from Aspect Member Institutions and Aspect Collaborative Projects.

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