MUST Research Club: A hub for innovation and scientific thinking

Steal my "Research to Results" framework for business success! PhDs, your academic skills are your secret weapon in industry. Here's how to leverage them: 1. Hypothesis Testing: Use your research skills to test business strategies. A Berlin firm improved product launches by 25% with this method. 2. Literature Review: Apply your ability to gather insights. A Dresden company identified market trends early, gaining a competitive edge. 3. Peer Review: Implement structured feedback systems. A Munich startup enhanced team collaboration, boosting innovation by 20%. PhDs, your expertise is invaluable. How have you applied your research skills in industry settings? #phd #AcademiaToIndustry #SkillTranslation #GermanBiotech #PostdocLife

🌍 From Breakthrough Innovative Technologies to Public Value Behind every science-based breakthrough innovation lies a bigger question — how does it create value for society? The new book compendium of ATTRACT EU, "From Breakthroughs to Public Value – The Socio-Economic Contribution of ATTRACT", brings together the scientific insights of eight projects from the Socio-Economic Studies (SES) cluster of ATTRACT Phase II. Each project — from behavioural training and legal frameworks to entrepreneurship education and new impact models — offers a window into how innovation really happens. Together, they tell research-based stories of people, systems, and collaboration shaping Europe’s deep tech future. Among these, our contribution NEXT-GEN-TECH-ED explores how scientists become entrepreneurial — not through business theory alone, but through mentorship, hands-on learning, and mission-driven curiosity. It highlights how entrepreneurial mindsets grow within science itself, ready to turn knowledge into societal good. 📘 All eight SES projects — ABC4E, EMDOI, NEXT-GEN-TECH-ED, CORE, ExSACT, CASEIA, COMPUTE IMPACT, and NEXT — contribute to a richer understanding of how Europe can build more inclusive, adaptive, and impactful innovation ecosystems. 🔗 Full book compendium below 👇 : From Breakthroughs to Public Value – The Socio-Economic Contribution of ATTRACT Alvira Fisher Jacqueline van Muijlwijk-Koezen Rainer Harms Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) University of Twente #Innovation #PublicValue #DeepTech #Horizon2020 #ATTRACT #ResearchImpact #EntrepreneurshipEducation #OpenInnovation #SciencePolicy

🌍Exploring Open Research: A series from Oxford Brookes University🌍 At Oxford Brookes University, we are committed to advancing open, transparent, and impactful research. Open research is about making the entire research process - from design to dissemination - more accessible, collaborative, and replicable. It empowers researchers to share knowledge widely, involve diverse perspectives, and strengthen the credibility and reach of their work. 🎓To support this mission, Dr Joseph Corneli has created a comprehensive Open Research video series, covering a wide range of topics that are central to the practice of open, inclusive, and responsible research. The series is designed to provide practical guidance, insights, and examples for researchers at all stages of their careers. 📚Key themes explored in the series include: 🔓Open Licensing - Understanding how licences manage intellectual property and enable the reuse and remixing of research materials. 💻Open Platforms - Tools and infrastructures that encourage collaboration and participation across disciplines. 🔗Interoperability - Ensuring research tools and systems work together efficiently to support collaboration and reuse. 📂Repositories & Persistent Identifiers - Storing, sharing, and reliably finding research outputs. 🧠 Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing - Engaging the public in research to expand scope and gather rich, diverse data. 🤝 Participatory Research - Involving participants in every stage of the research process, aligned with principles of responsible research and innovation. 💬 Open Peer Review - Making peer review more transparent, collaborative, and accountable. 📋Open Protocols - Sharing research methodologies to enhance transparency, replicability, and rigor. 🌈Research Diversity - Including a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and voices to strengthen research outcomes. 🌐 Open Communities - Working openly with communities to create meaningful impact and co-created solutions. Together, these topics showcase the many ways open research practices can improve the quality, reach, and societal impact of research. Whether it’s through embracing open licensing, engaging citizen scientists, or building interoperable systems, open research helps create a more connected, transparent, and inclusive research ecosystem. 🎥 Explore the full Open Research series here: https://lnkd.in/etn7Kjub By sharing knowledge, tools, and practices openly, Oxford Brookes University encourages researchers to adopt open approaches that maximize collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation -  helping research make a real difference in society. #OpenResearch #OxfordBrookes #ResearchInnovation #Collaboration #Transparency #InclusiveResearch #KnowledgeSharing

During my stay as a PhD student at UC Berkeley, I faced a common challenge many visiting students and scholars encounter — finding the right people to connect with. Berkeley is vast, full of brilliant minds, and navigating the network to discover researchers working on related topics was overwhelming. This experience sparked an idea. Together with Radoslav Delina, we built Bearseek 🐻 — a research networking tool powered by a fine-tuned LLM that understands research contexts semantically and goes far beyond what traditional keyword searches can discover. The app can identify contextually similar researchers and publications based on a person’s article or problem description. What started as a personal solution quickly became a valuable tool also for others at International House. The best part? ✨It discovered unexpected connections across disciplines — researchers with complementary methodologies or similar concepts approached from entirely different angles. Bearseek is still running - https://bearseek.org/ - and it was a pleasant surprise 🎉 to see that even now it receives requests and is being used across different networks! A big thank-you to Radoslav Delina for his collaboration, to UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) for supporting the project, and to all the students and PhD researchers at International House for their invaluable feedback. Special appreciation also goes to Jasper van de Kreeke, who presented the project before the UC Berkeley BPA (Berkeley Postdoctoral Association) board, promoted it in front of VSPA (Visiting Scholar & Postdoc Affairs) and shared insightful ideas for improvement, and to Susan Giesecke for her endless support and for helping present the project to a wider audience at Berkeley. Now, our next challenge 🚀 is exploring how this technology can be leveraged within the Ulysseus European University as a tool for connecting researchers and fostering collaboration across institutions. #Bearseek #UCBerkeley #AI #LLM #Innovation #AIforResearch #AcademicCollaboration #ResearchNetworking #Cal #CalResearch #CalInnovation  #GoBears #BerkeleyTech #BerkeleyAI #BerkeleyCommunity

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗘 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 “Let’s stop treating ‘collaboration’ as a buzzword,” urges Thomas Schneider, Chief Executive of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). “Let’s wield it as a tool for real change.” He argues that #TNE networks aren’t just luxuries; 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. And they can be change catalysts: challenging inertia, amplifying innovation and building resilience across borders. Speaking at Universidad de Chile’s International Week on the role of transnational university networks in turbulent times, he urged: “Higher education doesn’t need more silos. It needs networks.” 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:  📌https://lnkd.in/d8QKmQ-U As a network of leading universities linking the Americas, Asia, and Australasia, 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗨 brings together thought leaders, researchers, and policy-makers to exchange ideas and collaborate on practical solutions to the challenges of the 21st century. APRU includes: 🔸62 universities 🔸18 economies of the Pacific Rim 🔸2 million+ students 🔸200,000+ faculty members There was a strong focus on #AI and also the United Nations #SDGs in UWN's longstanding partnership with APRU this year, as the following stories show: 🔸Can we make AI fair? From abstract ideals to concrete action  📌https://lnkd.in/dAV9RtjR 🔸Biomedical research enters new era amid global shifts 📌https://lnkd.in/ge3XA8Wu 🔸AI education needs multidimensional approach to be equitable 📌https://lnkd.in/gWV6ZwrP 🔸Universities urged to be agile in age of massive disruption 📌https://lnkd.in/gPeQEW4M 🔸Universities lead AI collaboration for public good in region 📌https://lnkd.in/gFZxnPFc 🔸White paper offers HE a balanced plan for AI engagement 📌https://lnkd.in/dbRkyRsU (Credit for Julio Frenk photo: David Esquivel/UCLA) #intled #research #science #leadership #collaboration #funding AVPN Rafael T. Jisup Lee Dennis Lo Danny Liu Yinghui Tng Simon Bates Joy Johnson Larry Nelson Teck Hua Ho Trisha Suresh Michael Fung Priyank Hirani Jae Weon Choi Sung-Min Park Diego Quiroga Pradeep Khosla Dr. Ravi Pendse Saiman Pokhrel John Karl Scholz Eduardo Pedrosa Corinne Peek-Asa Michelle Banawan Professor Yike Guo Nathan Greenfield Kalinga Seneviratne Christina Schönleber Wongkot Wongsapai Cormekki Whitley, Ph D Pusan National University APRU International Secretariat HKU Sau Po Centre on Ageing APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

When Curiosity Meets Focus: Turning Research into Real-World Impact We often say academia and industry should “collaborate more.” But their motivations don’t always align. In academia, success comes from exploring many directions; publishing, discovery, and intellectual breadth. The more diverse the research, the lower the scientific risk. In start-ups or scale-ups, success means narrowing focus; delivering faster, cheaper, and more efficiently. The fewer the variables, the lower the business risk. These forces can clash. But if designed well, they can also complement each other. A Symbiotic Model Academia is strongest in the early, exploratory stages; testing ideas, tackling uncertainty, and generating new knowledge. Industry excels later; refining, scaling, and bringing proven concepts to market. By delegating early research or unexpected technical hurdles to universities, companies can reduce R&D risk and cost. In return, universities gain access to real-world challenges that make their work more relevant. The result is a mutual value loop: Making It Work 1. Define roles clearly; curiosity belongs to academia, focus to industry. 2. Align incentives; papers and patents for academia, products and ROI for industry. 3. Clarify IP and licensing; transparency prevents friction. 4. Govern jointly; shared milestones and accountability sustain momentum. 5. Encourage spin-outs; when ideas don’t fit a company’s strategy, they can still find life elsewhere. As innovation cycles shorten and R&D budgets tighten, this partnership is no longer optional; it’s essential. When curiosity meets focus, exploration meets execution, and science meets the marketplace; that’s when real impact begins. #Innovation #TechnologyTransfer #Collaboration #ResearchToImpact #AcademiaIndustry

🎉 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🥳 This year’s 𝗘𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 (ETNs) and 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 (IG) 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 mark a new milestone for collaboration. Over 1,400 academics from our ten universities worked together on 104 proposals, a 30% increase compared with last year. 1️⃣ 6️⃣ ENLIGHT Thematic Networks have been selected, each receiving up to €100,000 to strengthen research, education, and outreach across areas such as health & well-being, equity, digitalisation, and climate change. Alongside them, 2️⃣ 3️⃣ ENLIGHT Incubator Grants (IGs), each receiving up to €30,000, or €50,000 for joint degree development. The IGs will bring new approaches to teaching and learning, exploring topics from AI and empathy in higher education to precision medicine, multilingualism, and creative entrepreneurship. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. More opportunities are coming! The final ENLIGHT Incubator Grants call will open in Spring 2026, and the ENLIGHT+ call remains open for small-scale, inclusive, and sustainable initiatives, with the next deadline on 31 January 2026. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: https://lnkd.in/e4XygzpB #HigherEducation #Collaboration #Innovation #ENLIGHT #EuropeanUniversities #europeaneducationarea #ENLIGHTThematicNetworks #ETNs #IncubatorGrants #IGs #calls #results #impact #teachers #students #academics

If science is a human right, why are so many people still excluded from shaping it? This week, I was speaking at the United Nations Open Science & Open Scholarship Conference at the United Nations University in Tokyo: https://lnkd.in/gBB4uvUp In my talk — “Trust in Science as a Human Right – through Science Communication” — I argued that science communication must evolve. If trust in science is to be sustained globally, communication cannot be limited to explanation. It must become a pathway to inclusion and accountability by enabling: >Transparency – opening science-in-the-making, not just presenting final results >Participation – involving communities early as partners and decision-makers in science >Justice – making open science genuinely equitable, accessible, and multilingual Because trust is not a messaging problem. It is not restored by more facts alone. Trust is built when people feel respected within science — when they are seen, heard, and invited to contribute. People do not reject science because they lack understanding. They step away when they feel excluded from it. What do you think needs to change first: the way we communicate science, or the way we share power in science? #OpenScience #ScienceCommunication #UN #RightToScience #TrustInScience #Participation #KnowledgeEquity #PublicEngagement #DecolonisingScience

🌍 Empowering Innovation in Higher Education  We are excited to share the first newsletter of the PIONEER+ project, part of the EIT Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Initiative. The newsletter presents the project’s goals, impact areas, and the outcomes of the first consortium meeting hosted by Ionian University. It also highlights how PIONEER+ supports students, researchers, and staff in developing future-ready skills that strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity. ⚙️ #iED leads the Dissemination and Communication activities of the project, including the development of its official website, and contributes across all implementation areas. Read the full newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dBHPXSrQ #PIONEERplus #iEDprojects #iEDeurope #EITHEI

Most research ends in journals. Only a few change the world. The difference often lies in having the right Research Mentor — someone who helps you move from theory to translation, from knowledge to innovation. Translational Mentorship isn’t about helping you finish your paper. It’s about helping you make your research matter — guiding you through: 1. Converting findings into real-world solutions 2. Building bridges between academia and industry 3. Navigating patents, funding, and partnerships 4. Turning your study into something that creates measurable impact In today’s world, where global challenges demand actionable science, the most valuable mentors are those who understand both academic rigor and applied relevance. If your research has potential, don’t let it stop at publication. Find a Translational Research Mentor who can help you bring your ideas to life and make your work truly matter. https://lnkd.in/d3uhvaZj Because innovation doesn’t happen in isolation — it happens with mentorship that bridges worlds. #TranslationalMentorship #ResearchMentor #ResearchToReality #InnovationLeadership #AppliedResearch #AcademicMentorship #PhDMentorship #ResearchImpact #ScientificInnovation #LabToMarket #ResearchCommercialization #ScholarshipToStartup #KnowledgeToAction