This week saw the launch of a suite of new tools
developed by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The
new toolkit will help students, teachers and lecturers
explore the relevance of IP in their lives and future
careers.
The Future
Innovators Toolkit (FIT) provides Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers
with the resources they need to introduce IP at any point
in the curriculum.
Focussing on developing enterprise and employability
skills, FIT consists of lesson plans, case studies,
research scenarios and PowerPoint slides. These resources
raise understanding of managing and exploiting IP and
prepare STEM students for Higher Education or their
careers.
IP Tutor Plus has also been launched to support
university lecturers and deliver consistent messaging on
IP. IP Tutor
Plus explains what IP is and how it fits into
their students’ future careers. It includes slides,
lecture notes, FAQs, case studies and wider talking
points. The Law, Business & Accounting module is
currently available. The Creative, Humanities and STEM
modules are coming soon.
The IPO recently launched IP for
Research for PhD students and researchers to
understand the importance of IP in maximising the impact
of their research. The IP for Research programme includes
6 quick guides on the commercialisation process,
face-to-face workshops and an IP skills lens.
With IP Tutor, Intellectual Asset Management Guide for
Universities and Lambert Toolkit already supporting
students, management and collaborations. These new tools
complete the comprehensive support for students,
lecturers and researchers.
Future Innovators Toolkit, IP Tutor Plus and IP for
Research are all available on the Cracking Ideas
portal.
