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First Principles for Scientists: Enterprise & Innovation

A foundation programme for STEM researchers who are seeking, or have identified, solutions to problems and are curious about taking the next steps to translate these into real-world solutions through commercial development.

1st Principles workshop March 2025

Learn how to validate your solution based on the core concepts of: desirability, feasibility & viability.

Allowing you to explore your research through these lenses and spot ideas that could lay the foundations for impactful deliverables.

The course also covers entrepreneurial competencies, especially self-awareness, along with the tips on communicating your ideas so that your audience understands the value it creates for them.

This is a foundation programme for STEM researchers to enable you to build these 1st principles into every project, get results, and build stronger collaborations.

 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Implement the core concepts of idea validation: desirability, feasibility and viability.
  • Spot opportunities by interrogating your research using these core concepts.
  • Improve communication with audiences and potential collaborators.
  • Leverage self-awareness for stronger partnerships and greater impact.

TRINITY 2026

The next First Principles for Scientists course will run in Trinity 2026.

Please send expressions of interest to Sally Charles:  sally.charles@mpls.ox.ac.uk

The course booking form will be available in February 2026.

 

Additional information

chat with our MPLS Enterprise and Innovation specialist Sally Charles

Sally Charles - Enterprise Programme Manager

Are you curious about Enterprise & Innovation but don’t know where to start? Do you have an idea that you’d like to pursue but not sure how to test it?

Then get in touch with Sally Charles, MPLS’s Enterprise Programme Manager, for an informal chat and some guidance on taking your idea to the next stage and where to go for further help.

Email: sally.charles@mpls.ox.ac.uk