Social Enterprise Day: Supporting inclusive entrepreneurship
November 11, 2021
For Social Enterprise Day, we’re shining a spotlight on some of the research undertaken at the Haydn Green Institute. Social and Sustainable Enterprise and Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Innovation are key research strands here at HGI, and Dr Isobel O’Neil and Dr Lorna Treanor are passionate about working to bridge these themes and support inclusive entrepreneurship …
Young Entrepreneurs Scheme: Sharing know-how and developing new ventures worldwide
November 10, 2021
All throughout Global Entrepreneurship Week, we’re highlighting the entrepreneurial impact and activity throughout the Haydn Green Institute at Nottingham University Business School. Today, we’re focusing on the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES), an innovative global competition developed to raise awareness among early career researchers (ECRs) about how ideas can be commercialised. For the past 26 years, YES has truly …
Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 8, 2021
This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week. Here at the Haydn Green Institute, we’re committed to developing the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators through research, teaching and practice. We’ve held the Small Business Charter accreditation for five years, and are ranked 8th in the UK for our entrepreneurial impact, according to a report by Octopus …
COP26: Meet the MSc student tackling climate change, one t-shirt at a time
November 4, 2021
Tom Sproull, 21, is currently studying MSc Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management at the Haydn Green Institute. As well as studying for his Master’s, he runs a sustainable clothing business called Cove, inspired by his love of the outdoors and insights gained on his undergraduate degree. “I’ve always been an outdoorsy, sustainably minded person,” he explained. …
The Ingenuity Lab is open for business!
October 29, 2021
After 19 months, two lockdowns and an ever-growing schedule of online events, the Ingenuity Lab reopened its doors to its members this week. Over the past year and a half, we’ve successfully run the Lab virtually, with monthly surgeries and online business events generously run by our amazing team of Entrepreneurs in Residence and experienced …
Entrepreneurship education: where will we be in 10 years’ time? – Professor Simon Mosey
September 28, 2021
After a year of uncertainty and upheaval, this week we return to campus for the new academic year. Never one to dwell on the past, HGI Director, Professor Simon Mosey looks ahead to the future as we start a new semester of entrepreneurship education. The Danish physicist Neils Bohr said that ‘prediction is very difficult, …
Scale 2021 – Izzie and Sam’s story
September 14, 2021
This summer, Ingenuity Lab members took part in the second cohort of our annual accelerator programme, Scale. The programme is designed for members who are eager to take their business to the next level. Scale helps to ensure Lab members’ businesses are viable, innovative and scalable, with online seminars running throughout the summer and expert advice on hand from business mentors. Sisters Izzie and Sam Hurst, who run …
This time I mean it – Paul Kirkham
June 28, 2021
This week, Paul Kirkham retires after over a decade of supporting ingenuity and innovation at the Haydn Green Institute. “HGI will not be the same without Paul’s creativity, generosity and well honed ability to debunk whatever intellectual fashions are being sold as the answer to all our problems”, said HGI Director Professor Simon Mosey. “He …
Stepping out of your comfort zone with YES
June 1, 2021
For 24 years, science and engineering researchers, from UK universities, have been stepping out of their comfort zones to take part in the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) – a competition developed to raise awareness of how ideas can be commercialised. Over this time, around 6,000 researchers have invested hours of preparation to deploy novel ideas …
Dr Chris Carter wins Dearing Award for Innovative Teaching
May 10, 2021
Dr Chris Carter, Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has been recognised for his Innovative Teaching at the Annual Lord Dearing Awards this month. The Lord Dearing Award Scheme has, since 1999, recognised the outstanding achievements of University of Nottingham staff in enhancing the student learning experience. Recipients of the Dearing Awards are nominated by …
