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Empowered to Make a Difference: My Experience as a Witty Scholar

Dr Monisha Gupta, University of Nottingham Medicine 2024 Graduate and former Witty Scholar The Witty Entrepreneurial Scholarship was a transformative part of my journey at the University of Nottingham. As a medical student, it not only provided me with financial support but also gave me opportunities to grow and make an impact in ways I …

Reflecting on a Year of Impact: Empowering Purpose-Driven Ventures for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024

Mike Reid, Ingenuity Impact Operations Manager To commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024, I’m excited to highlight the journey of our programme and its impact over the years. Since launching in 2016, we’ve proudly supported over 4,500 changemakers in launching purpose-driven businesses aimed at solving social, health, and environmental challenges. Through start-up training, mentorship, funding opportunities, …

Celebrating another year of entrepreneurial success! A recap of 2023/24 at the Ingenuity Lab

Dr Terri Holloway, Head of the Ingenuity Lab The Ingenuity Lab is such an inspiring place, and each year, we’re amazed at the amount of support we receive from our community of entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIRs), mentors, and staff team as we aim to launch society’s next batch of world leaders and innovators! As usual, we felt …

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My Journey with the Ingenuity Lab: From Uncertainty to Entrepreneurship

By Dr Inchirah Adala, Founder of PLURABIO A year and a half ago, I had my first exposure to the Ingenuity Lab through the Link Programme. At that time, I was working full-time at a large company, but I often felt out of place and uncertain about my career. Although I had briefly encountered the …

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Celebrating 5 Years of Scale Success: A Milestone for the Ingenuity Lab’s Accelerator Programme

This summer, the Ingenuity Lab proudly celebrated the fifth anniversary of its ground-breaking Scale programme—an accelerator initiative designed to help ambitious entrepreneurs elevate their ventures to new heights. Over the past five years, Scale has evolved into a unique platform for early-stage businesses looking to navigate the complexities of growth. The programme, structured to address …

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My Journey as an Intern with YES: Bridging Science and Entrepreneurship 

By Alexia Jeayes, YES Marketing Intern and Psychology MSci student Introduction:  Greetings fellow scholars and aspiring entrepreneurs! I’m Alexia Jeayes, a passionate psychology master’s student at the University of Nottingham.   My journey into the realm of business and entrepreneurship began with my enrolment in the Witty Entrepreneurship Scholarship program. This program is an avenue for …

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Introducing the Ingenuity Lab Food Expo 2024: Showcasing food, innovation, enterprise and technology

🗓️ Date & Time: Wednesday 22 May, 11am – 4pm 📍 Location: Ingenuity Centre, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham We’re delighted to invite you to the Ingenuity Lab’s first-ever Food Expo on 22 May 2024. Join us at the Ingenuity Centre, where members of the Ingenuity Lab, Haydn Green Institute, and the wider university community …

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Empowering Enterprising Technicians – Your Entrepreneurs Scheme 

By Dr Hannah Noke, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Haydn Green Institute, Nottingham University Business School  As a technician:  Do you develop business cases?  Do you transfer your skills and knowledge to others?  Do you use any systems or kit that could be adapted to improve your work, a process or the way you …

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Broadening Horizons to YES: A path to innovation

“I would describe Broadening Horizons and YES as discovery streets, and I am glad to have walked them.”  Great science thrives as part of an inclusive and diverse professional community. However, many chemists from minoritised racial and ethnic backgrounds still face systemic barriers, with many leaving the profession following undergraduate studies (Royal Society of Chemistry, …

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Adventures: Exploring Ingenuity Lab at the University of Nottingham

By Serena Liu, Ingenuity Lab Manager, University of Nottingham Ningbo China  During my visit to the Ingenuity Lab at the University of Nottingham Business School in autumn 2023, I had the privilege of visiting The Ingenuity Lab led by Dr Terri Holloway and got to meet in person my esteemed colleagues Rachel Bedrock and Dr …

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