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## Confidence to be an entrepreneur
The course gave me more confidence to be an entrepreneur.
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:31
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## Very practical
The team facilitating the course were very practical and showed examples of how commercialisation of an idea takes place and what is usually the process. The course was very practical in terms of how to focus our thinking and what are the tools and techniques that frame the idea into a business opportunity.
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:30
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## Course material is well organised
The course material is well organised and easy to grasp.
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:22
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## Learn how to transfer research into a profitable product
I work in academia, and it is good to learn how to transfer research into a profitable product.
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:19
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## Understand how to turn research into a product
The module helped me understand how to turn research into a product.
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:16
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## [Professional Knowledge and a bridge between my research and business](https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/transferable-skills/modules/ch957/ "Read more about Professional Knowledge and a bridge between my research and business")
It gave me some professional knowledge and helped me build a bridge between my research and business
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:14
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## Creative and active
I liked the fact the module was creative and active and we had lots of interactions during the module. I really liked the module.
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:11
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## Learning about start ups and patents
I liked learning about start ups and patents and how to approach the university team.
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Thu 21 Sept 2023, 15:06
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## Everything was superb ... great learning environment indeed
*Everything was superb, I especially liked the practical exercise of assessment centre tasks, body language session and talks by former PhD students on different career choices.* \
*All facilitators were very friendly and open to discussions, great learning environment indeed*
DC955 Decision Making and Leadership*\*
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:09
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## Challenge yourself in many ways
*There were plenty of activities - it was hard work but we were pushed to challenge ourselves in many different ways and maybe discover abilities we didn't think we had*\
DC954, Science Communciation
Mon 04 Feb 2019, 15:30
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## The best training I've done
*Definitely the best training I have yet done (and I've done a lot...), perfectly pitched, challenging, engaging, fun and I learnt a lot*\
DC954, Science Communication
Mon 04 Feb 2019, 15:14
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## Gaining a deeper understanding of Ethics
*Having a deeper understanding of Ethics & what is required for research environment*
DC973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:28
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## Much to digest and to think about
*The podcasts & facts & figures. Making me write down thoughts prior to attending*
DC973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:27
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## Plenty of time for ethical debate
*I thought that a good amount of time was dedicated to discussing Ethical issues and practising our analytical skills*
DC973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:26
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## Engaging debate and discussion
*The discussions were extremely interesting & engaging & enjoyed the debates*
DC973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:18
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## Hard work but perfectly pitched even for the novice
*I found this course hard work as someone with minimal prior business experience, but not to the point of being too difficult and I was able to keep pace. I think the level of the course was pitched correctly*
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:16
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## Really enjoyed the pitch exercise
*Really enjoyed the pitch exercise, especially interacting with our mentor Nick, who was very helpful indeed. Its’s great to see how much can be learned by trying out these processes, even for those of us used to thinking strategically*
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:14
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## Great seminar series
*Overall great seminar series*
DC957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:12
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## Top CV advice and Assessment Centre team task
*An opportunity to get an advice about CV when applying for an industrial or corporate type of job. Assessment centre team task was really useful*
DC955 Decision Making and Leadership
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:10
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## Understanding leadership styles
*It raised my awareness about the leadership styles that I am encountering within my department and made me think of their suitability for a certain group*
DC955 Decision Making and Leadership
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:05
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## Understanding your leadership potential
*Better understanding of my personal leadership potential*\
*Better understanding of other people in my research team*\
*An approach of the management theme practised now in my research group*\
*Future perspective for my career*
DC955 Decision Making and Leadership
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:04
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## Experienced tutors and useful exercises
*Ann was simply great and really experienced, so I learned a lot from her. But also the other speakers were good! And the assessment centre exercise was very interesting. And the CV corrections super useful (thanks, Nikola!)*
DC955 Decision Making and Leadership
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 17:02
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## Gaining confidence with academic writing
*It has improved my confidence with academic writing and has improved how I think about my choice of language when writing about my work*
DC904 Academic Scientific Writing
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:59
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## Thinking about your academic scientific writing
*The coursework really got me thinking about different aspects of my writing*
DC904 Academic Scientific Writing
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:58
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## Understanding the structure of scientific writing
*From my perspective, the course was very helpful to understand structure of scientific writing*
DC904 Academic Scientific Writing
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:56
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## Training from a professional journalist
*Hands-on experience working on different aspects of delivering scientific news and topics to the public and having this evaluated by the professional journalist*
DC954 - Science Communication
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:53
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## Diverse and engaging exercises - highly recommended!
*Exercises were diverse and engaging, with a good balance between information and application. Course coordinator was very helpful and, together with other 'guests', provided a high quality, professional course. Advice was useful and well reinforced with appropriate drills. Highly recommended*
DC954 - Science Communication
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:50
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## How to fully engage the media
*The course has enhanced my desire to engage the media more often and the knowledge gained would be used to produce better press releases and scripts for media*
DC954 - Science Communication
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:48
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## An interactive media experience
*The interactive lectures, group work to develop the package, the face-to-face interviews on the press release, the trip to the BBC Coventry, the feedback on course outputs and media experience*
DC954 - Science Communication
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:47
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## Promote your work well to the right audiences
*I feel better equipped to answer questions about my work, or to talk about science more generally, to a wide variety of audiences. Additionally, I will be more mindful of opportunities to publicise my work, where it may not have occurred to me before*
DC954 - Science Communication
Wed 13 Feb 2019, 16:45
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