Unlock the value of your STEM research
Join the free training programme for STEM researchers who want to create societal impact from their work.
October - December, 2022
About the programme
The STEM_Valorise Researcher Training is a 6-week programme which will help you extend the reach of your STEM research beyond academia. The programme will take place in a blended format with some activities arranged online and others in-person.
Through taking part in the programme’s international workshops, seminars and networking, you will learn:
The definition of STEM valorisation and why you should integrate it into your research efforts
How to advance your research through external collaboration
How to think and act like an entrepreneur
How STEM research should be assessed and prioritised
How to scan your environment for assets to support valorisation
Who is this programme for?
Graduate students
conducting STEM research at a higher education institution or are affiliated with one.
*Two pathways are available for participants: (1) if you want to learn about what valorisation is and how it influences STEM research’s value to society, then the awareness pathway may be for you. (2) If you are planning or already have performed your own research, the valorisation pathway will provide more practical and applied support to achieving greater societal value from your research.
Why should you be involved in the STEM Researcher Training?
Find new opportunities for research collaboration and high-impact publications
Learn to translate your research expertise into solutions for real-life challenges
Be a pioneer in making use of STEM research results
Expand your network through connecting with like-minded researchers
Learn from real-life valorisation champions from across Europe and beyond
Research doesn't necessarily create value, be active and ensure your research does!
Two participation pathways
| Awareness Pathway | Valorisation Pathway | |
| Ideal participants | Masters students and research support professionals that want to learn more about the concepts of research valorisation and impact creation | Master students, PhD candidates, and post-doc candidates that have research results/projects with the potential to create societal impact |
| Focus | Learn about the importance of valorisation and how it can be undertaken and supported | Learn about the importance of valorisation and how it can be undertaken and supported. Additionally, you will be given tools to further develop a product or service and create a business model from your research, as well as communicate the value of what you have developed |
| Activities | Workshops, seminars, networking | |
| Time commitment (2 days a week every 2 weeks) | 20 hours | 26 hours |
*STEM topics may include, but are not limited to, science (including life sciences, biology, physics), technology, engineering, mathematics.
**Undergraduate students are not eligible to participate