Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship runs workshop on developing entrepreneurship research with impact
The Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship (BCfE), with support from the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS), held its first in-person two-day workshop on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 June.
The successful event explored engaging scholarship and impact by bringing together senior academics, policy researchers and practising entrepreneurs to work collaboratively with Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and PhD students (PGRs).
The workshop included presentations on the policy context from:
- Professor Maggie O’Carroll; Entrepreneurship in practice from Rudy Parengal and Grace Harrison
- Building entrepreneurship research for Impact from Professor Robert Blackburn
- How to make theory-driven entrepreneurship research effective from Professor Sue Marlow
- Theoretical and conceptual contributions from pedagogy-led entrepreneurship research from Professor Paul Jones
- Combining primary and secondary data mixing methods for impact from Professor Mark Saunders and Professor Dilani Jayawarna
- Going from research to impact: tips from the field from Professor Diane Holt.
The workshop stimulated excellent debates and insights into the opportunities and challenges of embedding impactful research in entrepreneurship. The two-day event culminated in ‘presentation pitches’ by ECRs and PGRs related to their research strategies for engagement and impact.
The event finished with delegates wanting more. One delegate reported: "It was a fantastic event, which was extremely well organised. The speakers, discussions, pitch sessions and invaluable feedback, together with the collegiality and opportunity to meet like-minded people were all outstanding.
"We gained tremendous value in terms of our research propositions and proposed approaches. To be able to pitch in such a supportive and collegiate environment, whilst at the same time receiving candid and extremely constructive feedback, is hugely beneficial for all of us."
Further workshops are planned for the new academic year – a huge thank you goes out to all involved and SAMS for their support.