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Report highlights º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s influence on the local economy

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is featured in a new national report that examines the role of businesses in creating employment and supporting local economic growth.
Lee Marston and Sadiq Abdullahi

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ excels in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework Assessment

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s success in working with business, public and third sector and commercialising its innovative research has been underlined in the fourth iteration of Research England’s assessment called the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Jeevun Sandher MP, Darren Jones MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury during a recent visit to Intelligent Energy, with Vice President, Business Development, Dennis Hayter.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ opens the HyDEX Hydrogen Summer School

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s hydrogen research and innovation cluster opens the Hydrogen Summer School on 9 September – a week-long programme for industry, civic and research audiences to network and learn more about hydrogen technologies and applications.
The EcoSENSE team at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

University entrepreneurs win place on innovative VentureVersity accelerator programme

Eleven potential new East Midlands businesses are a step closer to becoming reality after being chosen to join the first VentureVersity Commercial Accelerator.
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Think Human exhibition invites broad audiences to discover a world designed for people

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is launching an interactive exhibition that showcases the diverse ways that Ergonomics and Human Factors make our lives better, safer and more inclusive.
From the back of the room, looking over the audience toward the Pint of Science panel

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ research community breaks its Pint of Science record

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s research community recorded the third largest Pint of Science event in the UK, with 55 doctoral researchers and staff delivering 21 events, 53 talks and two panel discussions in a variety of public spaces in º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ town on 13-15 May.
The Zayndu Team photographed at the Awards evening

Zayndu wins prestigious Made in Midlands Digital Technology Award 2024

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ spinout Zayndu was named winner of the prestigious Made in Midlands Digital Technology Award 2024 at a gala event celebrating Midlands manufacturers.
The University's winners and finalists with VC Professor Nick Jennings

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ success at Leicestershire Innovation Awards

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s research and innovation activities enjoyed success at the Leicestershire Innovation Awards – receiving three awards.
Smart robotics, dissembling and remanufacturing medical devices

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ hosts upcoming Manufacturing and Trade Conference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is hosting the East Midlands Chamber’s Manufacturing and Trade Conference on Tuesday 26 March.
A group of students sitting at a table in the University's business incubator

Applications now open for places on º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s graduate startup programme

Applications are now open for places on º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s graduate startup accelerator programme, which supports final year students and graduates to launch or develop their businesses.

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University research and innovation feature among finalists of Leicestershire Innovation Awards 2024

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has seven finalists across seven categories in the Leicestershire Innovation Awards 2024.
A man, wearing a white lab coat, analyses a liquid sample using specialist equipment

Leicestershire’s universities call for innovators to make big ideas a reality

Ahead of the start of Leicestershire Innovation Festival, the county’s three universities are calling on innovators in the region to turn their ideas and intellectual property into real-world solutions.
Professor Nick Jennings

Vice-Chancellor appointed to board of independent investment company supporting spinouts in the region

Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Chancellor and President of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, has been appointed as a non-executive director on the board of Midlands Mindforge.
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Innovation Festival celebrates Leicestershire’s vibrant business community

Once again, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is proud to support the Leicestershire Innovation Festival.
Previsico’s surface water flood model captures floods around John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, 29 September 2023 - the highest rainfall records since 1948.

Previsico accelerates global mission to minimise the effect of flooding

The world’s first surface flood forecasting service developed by ClimateTech company Previsico has launched in the US in New York, following the devastating Autumn flooding that brought the city to a near-standstill with a state of emergency declared.
An aerial image of the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ SportPark building.

Passivhaus build SportPark Pavilion 4 receives Environmental Best Practice Award

SportPark Pavilion 4, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s first Passivhaus build, has received a prestigious international award for Environmental Best Practice at the Green Apple Environment Awards.
ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley

ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley reaches Santander X UK Awards Final

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate Joseph Bentley, founder of ACT Medical, has been named as a finalist in the 2023 Santander X UK Awards for his innovative work in developing a system aimed at reducing fatalities from knife wounds.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ to host free innovation event for local entrepreneurs

Local entrepreneurs will have the chance to learn, share and network with businesses, start-ups and enterprises at an upcoming event hosted by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.

A researcher working in the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ biotech spinout Figura Analytics' lab

Over £300,000 funding to fuel University boost to region’s innovation ecosystem

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is part of a new regional initiative that has been awarded £330K by Research England to develop a pioneering approach to creating new products, services, and business from university ideas.
Previsico co-founders, Dr Avi Baruch and Professor Dapeng Yu, reviewing a flood data map

ClimateTech spinout Previsico raises further funding to accelerate growth in Europe and enable US expansion

Previsico, the live flood alert ClimateTech, today announced that it is delighted to have completed its latest funding round, at a significantly higher valuation than the previous one in August 2021.
A researcher from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ agritech spinout Zayndu, stood with the company's world-first ‘activated air’ seed processing system

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ excels in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework Assessment

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s success in working with business, public and third sector and commercialising its innovative research has been underlined in the third iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Rajinder Bhuhi

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ's business incubator further boosts support for start-ups

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has further boosted its support to business start-ups with the appointment of a new Incubation and Acceleration Associate.
Annie Godara and Kate Allan, who is holding her prosthetic invention

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-supported entrepreneurs shortlisted for Midlands Women in Tech Awards

Two inspirational female founders with strong links to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s research and innovation portfolio have been unveiled as finalists for the Midlands Women in Tech Awards.

Four Nestwork founders sat on the steps of Hazlerigg

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students and graduates launch new career-focused social network

Nestwork is a new platform that uses peer-to-peer learning to help students discover and secure their ideal careers.

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Applications open for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ's graduate start-up programme

Applications are open for places on º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ's graduate start-up programme, which supports graduates who want to launch or develop their own businesses.