Posts by The Ingenuity Lab
Proodle’s Story: Our last six months
July 1, 2019
“The road to success is always under construction” – Lily Tomlin It’s no hidden secret that building a business is incredibly hard work, and no one knows this more so than the businesses that tirelessly create, build and develop their innovations at the Ingenuity Lab. We’ve had some great news from one of our Ingenuity …
Women in business inspiring University of Nottingham students and local sixth formers
This article was written by Dr Isobel O’Neil, Director of MSc Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management, HGI. She is also the Founder of Ingenuity19 finalists idooa. On the 17th May a group of our students and guests from Nottingham College and the Redhill Academy, were treated to invaluable advice about being a woman in business. Sarah …
Ingenuity19: Ideas to Transform our Future
May 20, 2019
The next generation of innovators leave their mark on the Midlands We have now reached the end of what has been a pivotal year for Ingenuity. The Ingenuity19 process began with over 700 applications from young innovators from across the region, and ended the programme awarding £150,000 of funding to 18 brilliant new enterprises. Ingenuity19’s …
Meralt – Beyond Minerals
February 20, 2019
Following the Ingenuity19 Future Communities summit, we heard from Ingenuity Lab member Will Rakotomalala with the latest updates on Meralt. Take it away, Will… ‘In this fast-paced era of technological advancement and a generation accustomed to living “in the cloud”, here, at Meralt, we aim to keep it down to earth.’ Setting the stage. Over …
Lab Member Rebrand: Tyfy – peer mentoring, made easy.
February 18, 2019
Ingenuity Lab company Tyfy has undergone a rebrand recently that reflects a relaunch in 2019. The UoN based business is working towards improving student engagement, retention, satisfaction and graduate employment, all at once. How? By helping students help themselves. Currently working with Nottingham University Business School, Tyfy (Third Year, First Year) uses a matching algorithm …
Ingenuity19: The Smallwood Innovation Prize
January 22, 2019
Additional free spaces have just been released at Ingenuity19 for projects focusing on reducing the number of UK women in poverty Nearly half of single-parent households are living in poverty – 86% of single parents are female. 60% of employees on low pay and 73% of part time employees are women. (Women’s Budget Group) Poverty …
Real Lives and Real Opportunity: Made in a Nottinghamshire Mining Community
January 17, 2019
At the Ingenuity19 Future Communities summit, Lisa will be exploring the experience of poverty for women and children in Nottingham city and county. Now an academic at Middlesex University; Lisa has a unique viewpoint applying personal experience growing up and raising a family in working class Nottinghamshire, before moving on to gain a PhD from …
Ethical technology: in the (A)I of the storm? Say hello to the Ethical Technology Index (ETI)
January 11, 2019
How does technology enable interaction? How do we prepare for the emerging role of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things? And how will future societies function with these technologies? In our Future Technology Summit, we’ll look at all of this and more, while helping participants to create scalable, global solutions to make …
Ingenuity19: The Future of Industry and Data
January 7, 2019
How does technology enable interaction? How do we prepare for the emerging role of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things? And how will future societies function with these technologies? In our Future Technology Summit, we’ll look at all of this and more, while helping participants to create scalable, global solutions to make …
Tackling Nottingham’s Poverty Problem
January 3, 2019
Marcellus Baz BEM works on the frontline with some of Nottinghamshire’s most vulnerable young people. Since being awarded the Unsung Hero Award at 2016’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year, he has become a household name in Nottingham, and a key figure in using sport to engage young people in positive activity. He’ll be opening …
