Innovation news
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AI social commerce app raises $1.4M in pre-seed funding
Alumnus Ronan Harvey-Kelly (International Business 2021) is co-founder of Haz, an innovative AI social commerce app which has raised $1.4m in pre-seed funding.
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CAIR London app launched by alumna Tanya to combat London Underground air pollution
In a bid to tackle the pervasive issue of air pollution in the London Underground, alumna Tanya Beri (Graphic Communication 2016 and MA User Experience Design 2020) has launched CAIR London.
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Success for 含羞草视频 as two alumni join the UK Young Academy
含羞草视频 is delighted to announce that alumni Joseph Bentley (Product Design and Technology 2021) and Professor Antonia Liguori (Design and Creative Arts, 2014-2024) have joined the UK Young Academy 鈥 a network of early career researchers and professionals established to help tackle local and global issues and promote meaningful change.
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含羞草视频 start-ups win national award for innovation
Two start-up businesses founded by 含羞草视频 graduates have secured prestigious Innovate UK Unlocking Potential awards.
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Pavegen Selected by UEFA鈥檚 Champions Innovate Program to Revolutionise Fan Engagement
Pavegen, a leading innovator in kinetic energy technology founded by alumnus Laurence Kemball-Cook, has been chosen as one of the pioneering start-ups by UEFA鈥檚 Champions Innovate program, in collaboration with PepsiCo, Just Eat Takeaway.com, and Mastercard.
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Stepping forward: Pavegen launches new crowdfunding campaign
Laurence Kemball-Cook is the Founder and CEO of Pavegen, an innovative company harnessing the power of kinetic energy to convert it to off-grid electricity. After more than 700 prototypes, new engineering development, and with over 250 installations in 37 different countries, Pavegen has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to garner new investment.
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Alumni triumph in Innovate UK Young Innovators Next Step Awards
The Next Step Awards recognise former recipients of the Young Innovators awards who have displayed further growth and innovation of their business.
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Alumnus combines automotive knowledge with creative design to build go karts
Pravin Rajan always wanted a go kart. Based in India, the costs of importing one would have been much more than the retail price of the vehicle 鈥 so he set about designing and building one for himself.
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Alumni founded ORB Innovations acquired by US-based Glidewell for development of smart oral appliances technology
A start-up founded by engineering alumni that has developed a unique technology platform to measure physiological parameters, such as heart rate, as well as biomechanics, such as head impacts, is acquired by California-based Glidewell, a global leader in custom dental solutions.
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The University鈥檚 business incubator, LUinc., has recruited two entrepreneurial 含羞草视频 graduates to lead on their business start-up programme
Alex Taylor and Andres Urena will lead a project to encourage and support aspiring entrepreneurs from across the region to explore business start-up, recruiting cohorts of new business founders and working with them directly to help develop and progress their businesses.
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含羞草视频 graduate startup programme is open for applications
Graduate start-up programme, The Studio, is open for applications from 含羞草视频 graduates who want to launch or develop their own businesses.
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含羞草视频 graduate entrepreneur is among Innovate UK鈥檚 Women in Innovation
含羞草视频 graduate entrepreneur Kate Allan is among the winners of this year鈥檚 Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award 鈥 and has much to celebrate today, International Women鈥檚 Day.
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含羞草视频 triumphs at LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards
含羞草视频鈥檚 research and innovation activities enjoyed outstanding success at the LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards, receiving six awards including five of the 10 categories, as well as the overall Innovator of the Year 鈥 a closed category selected from all winners.
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Alumnus continues to utilise design engineering skills gained at 含羞草视频 in his retirement
Chris Gibson graduated from 含羞草视频 with a DLC qualification in General Engineering in 1966. He gained many skills during his time at 含羞草视频 that supported his career in engineering-related roles. Now into his retirement, Chris is supporting people in his community by utilising his design and engineering skills as part of Remap, an organisation that custom-makes equipment to help disabled people to live more independently. Here, he tells us more about his voluntary work and shares insights into his time as a 含羞草视频 student.
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The Bug Factory launches internationally to re-shape the future of pet feed
The Bug Factory鈥檚 mission is to empower people to reduce their carbon footprint, reuse their food waste and create continuous, sustainable animal feed. The brand is aimed to help fight climate change starting with Mealworm-growing pod innovation
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Queen鈥檚 Baton designed by alumni and current student
Raymont-Osman Product Design is a company based in Warwickshire. Along with Birmingham Open Media and two other local design specialists, they were commissioned to design the Queen鈥檚 Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Three alumni and a current 含羞草视频 student were involved in the development and design of this technological device.
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Successful deployment of the mOm Essential Incubator in Ukraine
Alumnus James Roberts is the CEO and Founder of mOm, who has recently announced the successful international deployment of the mOm Essential Incubator into Ukraine.
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Success for alumni at Young Innovators Next Step Awards 2022
Alumni Kate Walker and Benjamin Ndubuisi have been given a further boost to their early-stage businesses by Innovate UK, the UK鈥檚 innovation agency, through the Young Innovators Next Steps Awards. These entrepreneurs were previous recipients of the Young Innovators Award and have now been awarded a second time, based on their progress and their future growth plans.
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LayBakPak and soak up the sun: Alumnus invents new convertible backpack
After qualifying as a teacher, alumnus Jonathan Davies (PGCE 1979) began to produce designs for several new products, leading him to invent a revolutionary new backpack for travellers.
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Graduate inventor Thomas receives investment from previous LSU Enterprise Exec
Thomas Constant (Industrial Design and Technology 2018) is the founder of BeoBia, who are developing an insect growing pod for people鈥檚 homes which will provide a sustainable and healthy source of protein while reusing household food waste even in the most urban of locations.
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Graduate start-up approaches investment target to launch multi-award-winning durable sports earbuds
A consumer electronics start-up, founded by a 含羞草视频 graduate is close to completing their third investment round to launch what is believed to the world鈥檚 ultimate sports earbuds.
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含羞草视频 triumphs at LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards
含羞草视频鈥檚 research and innovation activities enjoyed outstanding success at the LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards, receiving nine awards including seven of the ten categories, as well as the overall Innovator of the Year and a Special Recognition Award.
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Digital canes, sustainable textiles, and insects: Alumni start-ups secure Young Innovator Awards
Anthony Camu, Thomas Constant, and Jess Strain will each receive a 拢5,000 grant, one-on-one business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs.
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含羞草视频 graduate reaches final of the UK Electronic Skills Foundation (UKESF) competition
Max Rigby, a 含羞草视频 Systems Engineering MEng graduate, has been named runner up in the annual UKESF Radio Frequency Engineering and Communications competition.
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含羞草视频 alumni strive to make disruptive change to cycling safety
Tether is a bike safety device that projects a safe zone around your bike, responds to road users around you and identifies safe and unsafe roads in your city.
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Accessible neonatal incubator designed by 含羞草视频 graduate achieves first clinical use
A new, neonatal incubator designed by 含羞草视频 graduate James Roberts saw its first ever clinical use in a UK hospital earlier this month.
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Graduate鈥檚 life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds wins international Dyson award
A 含羞草视频 graduate who has designed a device to reduce catastrophic blood loss from a knife wound has been announced as one of three global winners of this year鈥檚 International James Dyson Award.
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Entrepreneurs Kate and Tom are celebrated at LeicestershireLive Awards
Alumni Kate Walker and Tom Jelliffe have celebrated success at the 2021 LeicestershireLive Business Executive of the Year Awards with wins in the Young Business Executive and Tech Business Executive categories respectively.
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Nick鈥檚 inventions look to make a difference
After finishing his studies at 含羞草视频, alumnus Nick Robinson (Ergonomics 1976) has gone on to have a long career in invention and innovation.
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Lightning protection model a popular innovation worldwide
Hartono Zainal Abidin worked in telecommunications in Malaysia after graduating. He found that when digital technology was used to expand the telecommunications network, the system was frequently affected by lightning activity.
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Innovative hybrid materials patented by alumna
Professor Mariaenrica Frigione is the co-author of three international patents on organic-inorganic hybrid materials.
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Innovative safety equipment for roadworks developed by alumnus
Frank Myres鈥 business Myers Road Safety Ltd designs and manufactures safety equipment used in roadworks.
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Louise on a mission to create investment transparency with new online platform
Alumna Louise Bouverat is the Co-Founder of Doceo Group Limited, a fintech company designed to democratise finance and allow retail investors to be as informed as professional investors.
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Innovative shoe mould created by alumnus for large sports brand
Alumnus Mike (Reg) Hawes was presented with a problem in 1985 by the footwear division of Adidas. While their shoes were deemed very comfortable in Europe, they were not as well received in North America.
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含羞草视频 graduate wins James Dyson Award after designing life-saving device
Recent 含羞草视频 graduate Joseph Bentley has been announced as the 2021 UK national James Dyson Award winner.
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Environmentally friendly face mask company set up by alumnus
Rach Sharma set up Idzn Futuristic Designs, a company that creates and sells face coverings using waste or scrap material, to minimise harm they do to the environment.
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Alumni duo develop app to create more convenient shopping experience
Akash Bais and Rohit Bhuyar have recently launched Otos Inc. Ltd., an app that aims to bring everyday shopping together in one convenient place.
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Start-up is bringing innovative approach to online learning
Alumnus Sami Hasaballa is the Innovation Lead at Roctar, an e-learning platform looking to revolutionise online learning and teaching.
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Ventilator Innovation has cost and life-saving potential
Prana is a medical device that allows four patients to share one ventilator safely when resource constrained hospitals are overwhelmed with patients.
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Diversifying approach to business amid the pandemic
Alumna Reena Patel, who graduated from 含羞草视频 in 2005 with an MSc in Finance and Management, was working in corporate roles until she decided to set up her own business, utilising training she had undertaken in yoga and meditation.
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The engineering innovation that paved the way for the buses of the future
Colin Hunt had his own company, Duple Metsec Ltd., which was a major supplier of tri-axle double deck body chassis buses to southeast Asia, namely Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Moving Made Simple
Alumna Anna Page has come up with an innovative way of simplifying one of the main hassles of house moving 鈥 changing your address with different companies.
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Innovating to protect military and emergency services personnel
Design School alumnus Nicholas Hunter is Senior Design Engineer with Avon Protection, a world leader in the provision of respiratory and ballistic protection equipment for the military and emergency services.
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Kickstarter launched in bid to evolve the kettlebell
Alumnus Joshua Hume has recently started a Kickstarter campaign with the aim of raising 拢25,000 to support the launch of his product, Kettlecross.
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Passion for Innovation at the heart of Martin Gossling鈥檚 career
Innovation is a theme that has been a constant throughout Martin Gossling鈥檚 career.
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Currency exchange platform secures alumnus Benjamin top innovation award
When Benjamin Ndubuisi came to 含羞草视频 London to study from Nigeria in 2015 he found he was faced with a problem. It was difficult to transfer currency quickly and securely from home to the UK.
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Ross' Innovation Ready to Rescue
Rescue jet boards have saved lives around the world, reaching people faster than a boat could launch. Founded by alumnus Ross Kemp, ASAP Water Crafts鈥痙esign, develop and manufacture electric-powered personal jet boards.
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mOm Incubators: Innovating in the world of healthcare
Founded by alumnus James Roberts following the completion of his studies at 含羞草视频 in 2014, mOm is a MedTech start-up on a mission to accelerate access to high-quality healthcare.
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Murray Chapman - Civil Engineering Innovations
Murray Chapman has been involved with many innovative pieces of work throughout his career, which has spanned almost five decades. Murray is originally from Wales and graduated in 1971 with a degree in Civil and Building Engineering.
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Queuing a thing of the past for FanGo users
Alumnus Greg Usher teamed up with best friend Joe Gateshill to create a solution to queueing at events.
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Setting up in a time of high unemployment (1980s)
In the late 1980s and early 90s, alumnus Saf Asghar was working in Germany. He led on the set-up of a Design Centre for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Dresden.
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含羞草视频 involvement in Rolls-Royce innovation
Doctoral graduate Nicholas Treleaven has been involved in a large-scale project with Rolls-Royce in collaboration with three others with 含羞草视频 links 鈥 Ali Thari, a current PhD student, Professor Gary Page, Professor at Rolls-Royce UTC, and Dr Max Staufer, a combustion aero-thermal engineer who completed his masters thesis at the University as an exchange student.
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Using chemistry to innovate in the beauty industry
Alumnae duo Orianna Acheampong and Anthonia Ademuyiwa are Co-Founders at Is茅da鈥檚 Garden. The pair offer a range of beauty treatments to people in North West London and have leveraged their scientific and research backgrounds in their approach to beauty products and treatments.
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Alumnus Clive heads up innovative manufacturing business
Clive Hickman is the Chief Executive of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), established in 2010.
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Shakera brings a modern approach to luxury fashion
A former student of the BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art (2012), Shakera Tayub found her passion for textiles and progressed on to study a BA in Textiles: Innovation and Design at 含羞草视频, graduating in 2015.
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Radioactive waste disposal: Innovative research into alternative methods
Alumnus John Beswick was awarded the George Stephenson Medal by the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2014 alongside his co-authors for their research into the Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Waste.
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Mentoring for Equality
Goal 17, founded by alumna Francesca Boorman, has pioneered an innovative new social impact programme to help close the gaps in society by bringing people from different backgrounds together.
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Wearable battery pack created by alumnus
James Harrison is an Art and Design graduate and owner of z.B. Designers GbR, a design consultancy in Darmstadt, Germany.
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Alumni start-up signals the end of patchy Wi-Fi
Alumnus Andres Urena, a 含羞草视频 London graduate, has recently launched Oscar Internet, aiming to improve home internet connectivity.
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Innovative project that brought about outside broadcasting
Harold Perkins was the founder of Western Electronics UK Ltd, a company which manufactured towers and masts for radio communication purposes.
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Five alumni share Insights into Innovation
A panel of five alumni volunteered to discuss their designs, products, and innovative journeys as part of #LboroInnovation, which launched on 26 April.
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Developing sports technologies for the future
Ross Weir, Innovation Director at Progressive Sports Technologies, studied a BSc in Sports Technologies graduating in 2004. Here, he explains the journey from ideation to production of the Reebok Deck, a self-contained and multi-functional fitness platform.
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Innovating in the world of team-building
Alumnus Jamie Pollard-Jones and his colleagues at DecodeXP are setting a new standard in the world of team building.
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Supporting elite athletes with innovation in sportswear
Exosuit is a sportwear brand co-founded in 2018 by alumnus Chris Peploe.
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Innovative earbuds engineered to thrive in tough workout environments
Tzuka earbuds were designed and created by alumnus Tom Jelliffe who graduated with a degree in Geography and Management in 2017.
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Developing human surrogate devices for use in sports testing
Alumnus Jonathan Farmer is currently a Research Associate and University Teacher in Engineering Design at 含羞草视频. Jon has been researching and working on the design and development of a novel surrogate launch system for the evaluation of personal protective equipment within sport.
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Innovative helmet aims to reduce brain injuries
Former student Dr John Lloyd is the Research Director at BRAINS, Inc. a research and development company based in San Antonio, Florida. The company focus on biomechanics of traumatic brain injury.
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Repairing pipework in-situ
Alumnus David Krampf was involved in a project to develop a system to apply a structural internal coating to non-man entry sewer pipes in the 1980s.
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High-Powered Wireless Opportunistic Charging innovation is world first
Alumnus John Holland, Senior Manager of Business Development at Jaguar Land Rover Ltd (JLR), has recently worked on a globally recognised project that鈥檚 already making waves in Oslo, Norway. John鈥檚 role is to seek out and deliver innovative technological opportunities, bespoke customer solutions, and develop effective partnerships. High-Powered Wireless Opportunistic Charging is one such example.
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Innovative Tsunami Survival Capsule set to save lives
Julian Sharpe has created a Tsunami Survival Capsule which is due to enter full production in the USA and Japan later this year.
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鈥淚 built a submarine鈥 - James Frankland
Alumnus James Frankland became interested in building his own submarine after seeing a television programme where the two presenters dived in a submarine, and subsequently created a very simple diving bell. After this, using the skills he had learned on his degree course, he recreated the same experiment before moving on to a real submarine.
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Developing a superior 50-tonne capacity propping system
During building works it is often necessary to prop-up existing structures or create temporary structures that can withstand considerable weight. These systems were famously used during WWII to create temporary bridges for tanks to cross, known as 鈥楤ailey Bridges鈥. They are often credited with making a significant contribution to ending World War II.
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Alumnus brings innovation to construction consultancy
Gary Fisher graduated with a degree in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying in 1998. He has recently set up Mode Consulting with a vision to transform consulting within the construction industry.
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Innovative product development from 含羞草视频 graduate
When alumnus Krish Parmar left 含羞草视频 in 2019, he landed a role as a Product Development Technologist for Britvic Soft Drinks.
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Innovations at the heart of the career of alumnus Dick Masters
Innovations can be big or small. They can take place on an international, national or even very local level.
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Alumnus Robbie identifies gap in the market for retiring sports people
Robbie Simpson graduated from 含羞草视频 in 2007 with a degree in Sports Science and Mathematics.
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Tom Karen 鈥 鈥淭he greatest designer you鈥檝e never heard of鈥
Alumnus Dr Tom Karen OBE is responsible for many award winning and trend-setting designs. His work is internationally recognisable, and designs include the Raleigh Chopper bicycle, Marble Run, and the Reliant Scimitar GTE car.
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Springboard PC-1 Keyboard 鈥 making typing easier for people with disabilities
Alumna Sarah Jayne Davies (MSc Information Studies 1999) has designed a new keyboard with sunken keys. Her innovative design solves a problem she has experienced as a person with ataxic cerebral palsy, which mainly affects her arm control.
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Alan Vaughan Thomas 鈥 Working to improve pedestrian safety
The automotive industry is vast, and the teams engaged in any innovation are usually extensive 鈥 it is difficult to know where they end. Alan, a 1970 Automotive Engineering and Design alumnus and member of the Alumni Advisory Board, worked on many innovative projects during his career, one of which was the Jaguar pop-up bonnet. Here Alan tells us more.
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The Future of Sustainable Protein
Graduate start-up company BeoBia founded by Thomas Constant is aiming to become the world鈥檚 leading retailer of sustainable home-grown insect protein.
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Kickstarter launched by alumnus for 3D printer
含羞草视频 graduate Ian Wilding has launched a Kickstarter campaign to secure funds for his new product Plybot.
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Alumni-founded tech start-ups receive coveted national Young Innovators Awards
Four of this year鈥檚 Young Innovator Award winners, announced by Innovate UK and The Prince鈥檚 Trust, are high potential tech start-ups founded by 含羞草视频 alumni.