51³Ô¹ÏÍø Enterprise Week 2020 launches across online channels
by Gavin Reed
Oliver Stark (MSc Human and Biological Robotics 2018), CEO of Evo Robotics, a company making lifelike robot arms and hands
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Enterprise Week 2020 runs online 16 - 20 March
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Enterprise Week 2020, which runs from 16-20 March, aims to highlight the enterprising work of the College community and encourage participation from staff and students in activities including entrepreneurship, commercialisation, consultancy and research partnerships.
Enterprise Week 2020 is now exclusively online. We encourage staff and students from across the College to follow Enterprise on Twitter - @51³Ô¹ÏÍøIdeas – and for updates and stories from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s entrepreneurial community.
“Now, more than ever, we need to support our academic and student community to come up with innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. During Enterprise Week 2020, please take part in the Enterprising Ideas challenge and follow us on social media to find out how the Enterprise Division can help to make your work go further,” said Dr Simon Hepworth, Director of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Enterprise Division.
The is an invitation to individuals from across the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community to propose technology ideas that address four core themes from the College’s academic strategy – Healthy Society, Sustainable Society, Resilient Society and Smart Society. To share your idea, you can email the Enterprise Division or share your idea on Twitter using the hashtag #InventedAt51³Ô¹ÏÍø and tag @51³Ô¹ÏÍøIdeas.
Throughout the week, you’ll also have the opportunity to see:
- Information on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s top technologies available for licence
- Case studies on our leading female entrepreneurial academics
- Videos exploring some of the myths around getting into entrepreneurship
is an opportunity to shine a light on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s expanding entrepreneurial ecosystem and showcase the wide range of services offered by the College’s Enterprise Division.
“This year, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was named the UK’s most innovative university by Reuters, in recognition of our rich and rapidly expanding entrepreneurial ecosystem. Enterprise Week is a chance to celebrate our enterprising community to showcase the wide range of services offered to staff and students by the College’s Enterprise Division”, said Professor Ian Walmsley, Provost, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
For information on how you can get involved, please visit:
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Gavin Reed
Enterprise