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“Their mandate is to be disruptive and that can create tensions.” With Hamish McAlpine
Hamish McAlpine is Director of Policy & Engagement at innovation consultancy Oxentia. Hamish is working on a report, due out in September 2025, which explores how Scottish universities currently work with external experts to support research commercialisation and what could be done better in the future.
Sarah and Hamish talk about
- The inherit tensions between how entrepreneurs think and how universities operate
- How entrepreneurs in residence are recruited, inducted, supported and deployed across universities
- The myriad reasons why the pool of experts lacks diversity
- Why Scotland is well placed to make system-wide improvements
Connect with Hamish on LinkedIn
Visit Hamish’s page on the Oxentia website
Follow the Academic Adventures podcast on LinkedIn
This podcast was a collaboration between the University of the West of Scotland, Converge and Sarah McLusky, working in partnership with Ross Tuffee and The Connect-Ed Network. The podcast team includes Orla Kelly, Adam Kosterka, Jen Black and Sarah McLusky. This season of Academic Adventures is supported by the Scottish Funding Council.
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By ConvergeHamish McAlpine is Director of Policy & Engagement at innovation consultancy Oxentia. Hamish is working on a report, due out in September 2025, which explores how Scottish universities currently work with external experts to support research commercialisation and what could be done better in the future.
Sarah and Hamish talk about
- The inherit tensions between how entrepreneurs think and how universities operate
- How entrepreneurs in residence are recruited, inducted, supported and deployed across universities
- The myriad reasons why the pool of experts lacks diversity
- Why Scotland is well placed to make system-wide improvements
Connect with Hamish on LinkedIn
Visit Hamish’s page on the Oxentia website
Follow the Academic Adventures podcast on LinkedIn
This podcast was a collaboration between the University of the West of Scotland, Converge and Sarah McLusky, working in partnership with Ross Tuffee and The Connect-Ed Network. The podcast team includes Orla Kelly, Adam Kosterka, Jen Black and Sarah McLusky. This season of Academic Adventures is supported by the Scottish Funding Council.