Views http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/views-viewer/rss admin 2011-08-09T14:00:13Z MOOCs or campus? In the future, you choose http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/moocs-or-campus-in-the-future-you-choose By Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL A napster moment; the end of boring lectures ; a tipping point. These are all common responses to the emergence of MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses. Now, simply using a laptop or iPad, hundreds of thousands of students can tune in to lectures from anywhere around the globe Melissa Lamptey 2013-05-20T13:06:45Z Young entrepreneurs need to think small http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/young-entrepreneurs-need-to-think-small By Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL Small is beautiful – and nowhere more so than in Tech City. The area is defined, by the startups and small, rapidly growing companies that cluster there; some 1300 tech companies charged with dynamism and entrepreneurial energy.  Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-26T15:39:32Z This Was Not a Budget for an Aspiration Nation http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/this-was-not-a-budget-for-an-aspiration-nation Budget day provided an opportunity for the Chancellor to lay out a visionary, comprehensive and, above all, ambitious plan to restore the British economy to health. Sadly we didn't get it, says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Enterprise). Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-21T15:38:23Z Let's Look to the East - End, That is - for Lessons on Economic Recovery http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/lets-look-to-the-east-end By Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL So the latest GDP figures show what we had all feared: that the Government's prescription to jolt the economy back to full health has failed and we are heading towards an unprecedented triple dip recession. Melissa Lamptey 2013-02-25T08:26:36Z UCL Enterprise – your views http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/ucl-enterprise-survey Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise), and his colleagues would like to hear your views on UCL Enterprise – its mission, its relevance and your experience and involvement. Melissa Lamptey 2013-01-25T11:32:48Z People, Not Technology are the Heart of London's Tech City http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/people-not-technology-are-the-heart-of-londons-tech-city By Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL It's a rare thing to hear a resounding success story for UK Plc nowadays. Yet Tech City , the Government's anointed digital and media hub in East London, is just that. Melissa Lamptey 2012-11-01T15:19:35Z An amazing 48 hours for UCL Advances http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/an-amazing-48-hours-for-ucl-advances By Timothy Barnes, Director of UCL Advances I’ve recently experienced an amazing 48 hours for UCL Advances. Melissa Lamptey 2012-10-24T09:57:45Z A Culture of Success Will be the Olympics' Greatest Legacy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/culture-of-success-will-be-the-olympics-greatest-legacy By Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL Britain's haul of gold medals in the Olympics has changed the nation's perceptions of our small island: we can emphatically be winners. Melissa Lamptey 2012-08-14T13:22:02Z Going for broke: how universities can deliver on their economic potential http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/how-universities-can-deliver-on-their-economic-potential By Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL The UK needs an economic game changer and we are incredibly fortunate to have a platform from which we can launch it – our universities. Melissa Lamptey 2012-08-09T12:21:52Z Britain Unleashed: our world-class universities can lead us to prosperity http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/britain-unleashed-our-world-class-universities-can-lead-us-to-prosperity Britain’s universities are international powerhouses of research, innovation and education – used properly they can and will sustain immediate and long term economic prosperity, says Stephen Caddick. Melissa Lamptey 2012-07-27T07:57:27Z Open access plan is no academic spring http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/open-access-plan-is-no-academic-spring The government argues that "gold" open access will give us a competitive economic advantage. It will not. The approach as it stands will increase the cost of research but, without reciprocal international agreement, will likely offer a competitive advantage to those who do not invest in UK research. Melissa Lamptey 2012-07-23T07:38:23Z What the story of the ATM teaches us about innovation http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/what-the-story-of-the-atm-teaches-us-about-innovation By Stephen Caddick, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL 45 years ago this week, an innovation which brought the British banking industry into the modern age was installed in Enfield, north London – the cash machine. Melissa Lamptey 2012-06-26T08:26:33Z Universities - Open for Business Together http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/universities-open-for-business-together By Stephen Caddick  Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL At a time of economic and financial crisis, we should expect our universities to carefully consider what they can do to make the UK a more compelling place to carry out business. Melissa Lamptey 2012-06-08T13:16:14Z George, We Need a Budget for Growth http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/george-we-need-a-budget-for-growth By Stephen Caddick  Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL Abolishing the 50p tax rate, a mansion tax, slashing fuel duty - speculation has been rife in the last few weeks on the surprises which might be in this year's Budget. Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-20T15:29:16Z Tech City and UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/tech-city-and-ucl Tech City is an extraordinary phenomenon. Hundreds of new digital start-ups emerging in East London creating a dynamic spirit of entrepreneurialism and optimism. It's simply great stuff. Melissa Lamptey 2011-10-07T11:39:52Z UCL Enterprise Strategy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/enterprise-strategy Following the publication of the UCL Enterprise Strategy, many people have been struck by the significance of the UCL commitment to supporting the development of 500 new businesses over the next five years. admin Melissa Lamptey 2011-10-07T11:39:52Z UCL - Producing the UK's brightest self-employed graduates http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/ucl-producing-uks-brightest-self-employed-graduates UCL has many claims to be one of the UK's leading universities for entrepreneurship. It has the highest proportion of self-employed graduates in the UK , offers arguably the widest range of support services for graduates starting businesses and is part of the University of London, which has produced more millionaires than any other UK institution . admin Melissa Lamptey 2011-10-07T11:39:52Z Contribute to the Wilson Review on Business-University Collaboration http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/contribute-to-wilson-review-on-business By Stephen Caddick  Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL Those of you interested in Higher Education will have read the coalition government's white paper published earlier this year. admin Melissa Lamptey 2011-03-15T11:29:14Z Working with world class UK universities is essential for growth and prosperity http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/collaboration-and-partnership-working There is a lot of discussion about the relationship between world class, research-intensive universities and economic and social prosperity. admin Melissa Lamptey 2011-10-07T11:39:52Z Ten tips for enterprising doctoral students http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-views/ten-tips-for-enterprising-doctoral By Stephen Caddick  Vice-Provost (Enterprise) at UCL It is sometimes assumed that students carrying out research have their career mapped out for them as academics or in a corporate or public research institute. admin Melissa Lamptey 2011-03-15T11:29:14Z