Campus Plus

Growing commercialisation skills and industry engagement skills at Victoria University of Wellington

In 2024, Wellington UniVentures brought the Campus Plus PD+ programme to Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington. This professional development programme is designed to help researchers and students grow skills in commercialisation and industry partnerships. 

Campus Plus is a global brand with presence in Australia, UK and New Zealand. Since starting in Australia in 2020, Campus Plus has worked with thousands of researchers, hundreds of institutions and supported many dozens of commercialisation professionals as they work to commercialise ideas, inventions and innovations. Wellington UniVentures is the first university in Aotearoa to offer Campus Plus to its universtiy academics, staff, and students. 

What we're offering 

Delivered through Campus Plus, the PD+ programme is a 20-webinar series teaching skills in research commercialisation and industry engagement. Webinars are one-hour long and run approximately fortnightly on Thursday afternoons between 2-3pm.

Wellington UniVentures also hosts live viewings in Pipitea, Kelburn and Gracefield campuses, with Senior Commercialisation Managers on-hand to discuss the contents of the webinars and answer questions. Contact us for a calendar invite to attend. 

The webinars are aimed at researchers, students and staff who are curious about research commercialisation and improving their industry engagement. The presenters are leaders in their respective fields from across Australia and New Zealand.

Wellington UniVentures has made PD+ available to everyone at Victoria University of Wellington, signing in with their @vuw.ac.nz email address. This includes undergraduate students. Participants are able to earn digital badges for participation and completion and those undertaking the Registered Technology Transfer Professional qualification can earn points on certain accredited workshops.

Past webinars

If you couldn't attend a session that's already passed, you can watch it through the Campus Plus website with your Victoria University of Wellington login: https://campusplus.com.au/pd24_recordings/

Webinars for 2024 - Registration links and locations for live viewings  

Webinars always take place Thursdays, 2-3pm NZT. 

Please register via the link even if you plan to attend in person. 

Topic Date Registration link 
Introduction to commercialisation  7 Mar   This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here. 
Basic principles of IP  14 Mar  This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here. 

How to correctly identify the Technology Readiness Level (TLR) of your invention 

28 Mar  This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here.

LinkedIn for professionals and researchers

2 May  This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here.

Identifying and building the commercial potential of your research 

16 May This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here.

A marketing approach to research commercialisation 

6 June   This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

How to grow your R&D funding 

13 June   This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

Identifying customers, audiences and stakeholders for your research and commercialisation 

21 June (Friday) This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

How to conduct competitor analysis 

25 July  

This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

How to be defence ready 

1 Aug  This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

How to write a business case 

15 Aug   This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

How to increase the impact of your Humanities and Social Science Research 

22 Aug   This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

Piggybacking on existing IP - with case studies 

5 Sep This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here

Understanding contracts 

17 Oct  

Registration Link

How to improve your industry engagement 

24 Oct  Registration Link

Targeted pitching: how to create a pitch that speaks to your audience 

31 Oct  Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar 

Funding my spin-out - is investment the only option?

14 Nov  Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar 

How to find and manage a successful collaboration 

21 Nov   Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar 

The investor perspective - what are their expectations with term sheet info?

5 Dec   Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar 

How to negotiate mutually beneficial deals 

12 Dec   Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar 

 

Contact

If you have any questions, or would like more information about commercialisation at Victoria University of Wellington, contact our Head of Commercialisation: 

Julie
Julie Crisford

Head of Commercialisation

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