This document provides a summary of a recent mentoring event held at thr university. The findings from our research with women founders highlighted the importance of finding ‘relatable mentors’. These are women who have successfully created a spinout willing to share their experiences with other women researchers going through the process of spinning out or thinking about commercialising their research. In the light of these findings we recommended that institutions support the development of ‘relatable mentors’ networks of successful women founders both within and outside academia.
Manfredi, Simonetta
Oxford Brookes Business School
Year: 2021
EPSRC (ISNI: 0000 0004 0394 8681) : Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in university spinout companies: A case for action (EP/S010734/1)