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. |
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How to correctly identify the Technology Readiness Level (TLR) of your invention |
28 Mar | This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here. |
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LinkedIn for professionals and researchers |
2 May | This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here. |
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Identifying and building the commercial potential of your research |
16 May | This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here. |
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A marketing approach to research commercialisation |
6 June | This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here |
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How to grow your R&D funding |
13 June | This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here |
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Identifying customers, audiences and stakeholders for your research and commercialisation |
21 June (Friday) | This webinar has passed. You can view the recording here |
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How to conduct competitor analysis |
25 July | Registration Link |
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How to be defence ready |
1 Aug | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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How to write a business case |
15 Aug | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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How to increase the impact of your Humanities and Social Science Research |
22 Aug | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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Piggybacking on existing IP - with case studies |
5 Sep | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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Understanding contracts |
12 Sep | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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How to improve your industry engagement |
24 Oct | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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Targeted pitching: how to create a pitch that speaks to your audience |
31 Oct | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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Funding my spin-out - is investment the only option? |
14 Nov | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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How to find and manage a successful collaboration |
21 Nov | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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The investor perspective - what are their expectations with term sheet info? |
5 Dec | Registration link to be added two weeks prior to webinar |
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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:
