Growing university ideas in partnership with researchers, students and businesses.
Leicester, England
Joined February 2024
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News | Transatlantic collaboration boosted as US space research organisation joins Space Park Leicester
👉 le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/tran…
#CitizensOfChange | @USRAedu @FIAFarnborough @SpaceParkLeic
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Walk the campus, sit in the spaces, and start to picture your day-to-day life.
There’s only one Offer Holder Day left this year… don’t miss your chance to experience it for yourself! If you’re holding an offer from us, check your emails and book your place now.
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📣Our lines are now closed.
If you’re looking to secure a place. we’re back tomorrow and Sunday from 10am till 4pm 👉 0116 373 6000 or le.ac.uk/clearing.
#CitizensOfChange #ChangeIsCalling #Clearing #ResultsDay
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An important piece of analysis as ever -albeit identifying some challenging trends derived from 3 major drivers: Geopolitics, Business doing R&D in other global locations and, of course the financial challenges facing the UK HEIs. Partnership is more important than ever.
Catch up on the key findings from the State of the Relationship Report 2024 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Read the report in full here: bit.ly/ncubsor2024
#SoR24
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"What an incredible journey!"
New startup founders from across Leicestershire’s three universities have been reflecting on their time as the first cohort of the VentureVersity programme.
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Morning!
We're feeling a lot of love following the finale of our @ventureversity project with @dmuleicester, @uniofleicester & @lborouniversity ❤️
You can read all about it in our weekly newsletter, as well as news of a high growth accelerator, our next Demo Day and more 👇
Especially looking forward to the VentureVersity demo day! So much progress and so much energy!
We've got a busy end to 2024, so get these dates in your diaries!
🗓️ 20th Nov: Co-working day at St Martins House
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🗓️ 27th Nov: VentureVersity finale!
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🗓️ 11th Dec: Accelerator Demo Day
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Looking forward to seeing your progress Alicia!
What an exciting journey of market discovery! Delighted to be presenting at the VentureVersity finale on Weds 27th Nov hosted by @LeicStartups @ventureversity
Pitching @ventureversity business ideas from @uniofleicester @dmuenterprise and @lborouniversity to the venture capital market with British Business Bank and @LeicStartups . Great pitches from talented academic entrepreneurs.
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Eleven potential new East Midlands businesses are a step closer to becoming reality after being chosen to join the first VentureVersity Commercial... le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/vent… including @uniofleicester clinical researcher Leyshon Griffiths with HTOPS! #citizensofchange
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⚡️ NEWS ⚡️
12 budding startups from our pre-accelerator have won grant funding and a place on to the next phase of our @ventureversity programme to help turn their innovations into reality!
Read more: leicesterstartups.com/startu…
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The very first @ventureversity cohort of potential academic entrepreneurs comes together @uniofleicester with our partners @dmuleicester @lborouniversity and @LeicStartups - supported by @ResEngland it will create new ventures across many sectors - economic growth from research!
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UK Space Agency to expand with four new bases bbc.in/3x95HFj
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@ventureversity is absolutely smashing it @uniofleicester mixer event. The quality of the concepts is extraordinary -from Heritage, through cardiograms, enhancing patient experiences. Brilliant pitches from all of the researchers. A great community of businesses and students!
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Just a few hours away from the @ventureversity mixer event @uniofleicester and hosted by @LeicInnovation . It promises to be an exciting exchange of ideas and people working to grow innovation in the City and County! Really excited to see how it goes. – at Leicester, England
What is @ventureversity?
It's an @innovateuk funded project aimed at turning academic ideas into commercial reality 🚀
We're collaborating with our three local universities on it and our first event is this Thursday 7th March
@willawells can explain more 👇
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G'morning from @lborouniversity!
We've kicked off our second @ventureversity mixer session and we’re looking forward to hearing from more academics pitching their innovations to a packed room full of founders, investors, mentors and more!
🎓 Academia 🤝Entrepreneurship 🚀
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So far at our second Mixer Session, we've heard pitches on...
👊 Eradicating workplace bullying
🧠 Detecting concussions
🦠 A test for Lyme disease
🛬 Docking for drones
🧑🎓 An app that generates student feedback
Check out ventureversity.org for all of these projects 🚀
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80 people registered! 🤯
We've now got 80 people signed up for our first VentureVersity mixer session tomorrow (Thurs)!
Don't miss out 👇
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What is @ventureversity?
It's an @innovateuk funded project aimed at turning academic ideas into commercial reality 🚀
We're collaborating with our three local universities on it and our first event is this Thursday 7th March
@willawells can explain more 👇