Universitas 21 Challenge 2018
June 26, 2018
“It was exciting to see participants of Universitas 21 delivering creative solutions to real world problems across a range of different fields.” – George Smith, year 2 Geography student, University of Nottingham (UK) The pros and cons of participating in the Universitas 21 Challenge*. *Disclaimer*: we didn’t win by George Smith. Universitas 21 is a …
Ingenuity18: Meet the Top 24
April 12, 2018
From the Ideas Summit right through to the final pitching stages, Ingenuity18 has been an incredible journey of creativity and exploration for many people. With 254 teams globally and over 450 innovators bringing their ideas on how to #FixTheWorld, our amazing judging panel have whittled it down to the Top24 who will be in with …
Ingenuity18 Blog: Final Tips for your Competition Applications
March 19, 2018
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later – Og Mandino As you begin to finalise your Ingenuity18 submission I thought it would be useful to provide you with some high-level advice based on my own experiences producing credible business plans and successful bids and competition entries. My Top 5 points …
KlipAL: Kickstarter Launch – Bouncing back from setbacks
February 8, 2018
Have you ever had your smartphone slip off your hand? Ever had to use books to support your smartphone to watch a video? Ever wanted to use your smartphone on a tripod? KlipAL is an ingenious solution to all these common problems and many more. It is no ordinary smartphone accessory that performs only a …
Ingenuity18 Meet the Speaker: Dr Alex Trautrims
February 2, 2018
Dr Alex Trautrims is the Unchained Supply Project Lead, Rights Lab at The University of Nottingham. His role focuses on developing knowledge that helps to detect modern slavery in supply chains, to understand how supply chain design impacts the occurrence of modern slavery, and the diffusion of good labour practices. During the Ingenuity18 Ideas Summit, Alex …
Ingenuity18: Final Tips For Your Application
January 25, 2018
“The will to succeed means nothing without the will to prepare” – Juma Ikangaa Ingenuity18 is open to all University of Nottingham (UoN) undergraduates, postgraduates, alumni, APM staff and early stage researchers in the UK, Malaysia and Ningbo. With a prize fund of £100,000+, and fantastic networking opportunities with a range of industry leaders, it is a great …
Ingenuity18: Lookback on 2017
December 20, 2017
“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality” – Malala Yousafzai 2017 has been an incredible year for The Ingenuity Lab and our members. We had another successful Ingenuity Competition in February with Ingenuity17, piloted our popular #ILRoundtable workshops led by industry professionals and we’ve seen an increase in …
Engineers compete for Business
October 6, 2016
“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them” James A. Michener Calling all Engineering and Business students! Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) is running their annual Engineers in Business Competition for the third year, during October – December 2016. Business and Engineering students will have the opportunity to work together, submitting new business ideas, part of the Entrepreneurship …
