April 16th, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Afua, Europe, Global Perpective, North America, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Apple, Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, internet, Newspapers, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Universities, Web 2.0
Over the next few months entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial organisations, investors, innovative business models, technologies, influential commentary, events and ideas representing key moments during the past 10 years [spanning the period of Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford's existence] shall be discussed, dissected and explored…
Procrastination ensured that I am only now recording my thoughts about ”The Cult of the Amateur: how today’s internet is [...]
September 15th, 2009
Posted by Barbara
Under: Authors, Barbara, Social Media Conference
Tags: Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Innovation, Intellectual Property, internet, Science, Science Communication, Scientific Journals, scientists, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, Universities, Web 2.0, wikis
Journals and peer-reviewed publications are still the most widely used channels through which research is disseminated within the scientific community and to a broader audience. However, social media is increasingly challenging the supremacy of editors, reviewers and science communicators. Blogging about science has become a new way of engaging “the public” directly with researchers whilst [...]
July 14th, 2009
Posted by Barbara
Under: Barbara, Europe, Research
Tags: economic development, Entrepreneurship, London, Oxfordshire, spinouts, Universities
The concept of the “entrepreneurial university” first emerged in the US around the year 2000 and spread quickly to the UK and the rest of Europe. Today this idea has attained an almost mantra-like status
