Kohl Kreatives: Empowering transgender teens

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you will have all heard of Caitlyn Jenner and her emotional journey to discovering her transgender identity. Since her history-making interview with Vanity Fair, awareness of and support for the trans community has risen dramatically. In the UK alone, there are over 650,000 transgender …

Victory at Engineering YES

University of Nottingham Engineering PhD students win tough national entrepreneurial competition for researchers  Last week, a team of six engineering PhD researchers from the University of Nottingham beat off strong competition to win the eight national final of Engineering YES, held at Faraday Wharf on the Innovation Birmingham Campus. So what is Engineering YES? The …

The Nottingham Ingenuity Fund

One of the best parts about working for the Ingenuity Lab is being able to see our members’ business ideas develop, grow and succeed during their time with us. So we gave ourselves a week to recharge our batteries after Ingenuity16, and then jumped straight back in with finding opportunities to stretch Ingenuity Lab members …

Ingenuity16 Mentor Profile: Tom Preece

During Ingenuity16, a range of successful business men and women based in Nottingham and further afield have got stuck in mentoring the University of Nottingham’s budding entrepreneurs. Their guidance and advice has been incredibly useful for the students and alumni competing for the £100,000 prize fund. Over the next few weeks, we will be uploading profiles …

Ingenuity16: That’s a wrap!

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape”, Bono   This year, Ingenuity16 saw 450+ entrants with ideas covering 12 sectors, including social impact, health, apps & software, and computer sciences.  Over 300 applicants attended a day-long boot-camp, receiving support from 40 mentors as they developed …

Ingenuity16 Mentor Profile: Mel Berry

During Ingenuity16, a range of successful business men and women based in Nottingham and further afield have got stuck in mentoring the University of Nottingham’s budding entrepreneurs. Their guidance and advice has been incredibly useful for the students and alumni competing for the £100,000 prize fund. Over the next few weeks, we will be uploading profiles …

Ingenuity16 Mentor Profile: Fiona Duncan

During Ingenuity16, a range of successful business men and women based in Nottingham and further afield have got stuck in mentoring the University of Nottingham’s budding entrepreneurs. Their guidance and advice has been incredibly useful for the students and alumni competing for the £100,000 prize fund. Over the next few weeks, we will be uploading profiles …

#Ingenuity16 is open for business idea!

200+ entrepreneurs 17 dynamic events £100,000 prize fund We are excited to announce that the Ingenuity Lab’s annual entrepreneurship competition, Ingenuity16 has returned and registration is now open!   This year, University of Nottingham (UoN) undergraduates will not only compete alongside their postgraduate contemporaries but researchers and alumni also; to be in with a chance …