Mapping University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

This is a self-learning guide to mapping university entrepreneurial support so researchers and students can navigate it. About this guide. It is written for university staff who support entrepreneurship, enterprise, innovation, commercialisation, knowledge exchange or student and researcher venture development. It follows the concise ASPECT guide format: a short orientation, an executive summary, numbered learning sections, practical activities, linked resources and a source list. Every substantive point is linked back to ASPECT resources where available, with wider resources included for context and enrichment. Executive summary This guide is designed for self-study and practical use. In brief, you will learn to: • Explain why ecosystem mapping matters. • Audit current support from a user perspective. • Identify gaps, duplication and navigation problems. • Draft a simple plan for an entrepreneurship support map.