Staff Innovation
UWS has been growing its high value spin out portfolio since 2018 when we launched our first high growth spin out company (Novosound Ltd). The driver behind this work is both research impact (spin outs) and regional economic development.
Spin Out development has a high profile both at UWS and in the Scottish Government with the publication of its Entrepreneurial Campus Blueprint to:
“Establish Scotland as a world-class entrepreneurial nation founded on a culture that encourages, promotes and celebrates entrepreneurial activity in every sector of our economy”.
UWS has a significant impact on the places where we are located, creating companies, jobs, and tax revenues. By retaining expertise in our areas, we're able to inspire and educate future generations of entrepreneurs.
We have a significant emphasis on embedding entrepreneurship into the curriculum (under and past graduate). UWS have innovative programmes to achieve this as widely as possible as part of our investment in greater staff and student success.
UWS’ approach to spin out development has been widely recognised as best in class by investors, founders and the business community. Our approach aligns with all ten recommendations in the Entrepreneurial Campus Blueprint. To find out how you can be involved in high-value spin out development, please get in touch.
Find out more about Innovation funding for businesses at UWS.
Student Innovation
Student innovation refers to the process by which students engage in activities and programmes involving creative thinking, problem-solving, and the development of ideas, products, services, or solutions.
It involves applying creative and inventive approaches to address challenges or to create something new. Student innovation is not limited to a specific field or discipline and can span a wide range of areas, including technology, business, social impact, arts, and sciences.
Our mission
'To ignite, elevate and engage the next wave of leaders for the future, through skills development, innovation and entrepreneurship’.
To achieve this, our team provides support and valuable resources for individuals interested in starting up their own ventures, developing their ideas and skillsets. This includes our workshops, programmes, business support, incubation spaces, online tools, funding opportunities and access to entrepreneurial networks.
Main activities/programmes
- Kick Start Programme – workshops, competitions and Accelerator Programme
- Demola Programme - students join 10-week projects as part of a multidisciplinary team, working on real-world challenges
- Entrepreneurship Discussion Series – entrepreneurs are welcomed onto our UWS campuses to present and share their own journeys, successes, and failures
- Converge Challenge – open to projects which have the potential to become successful, sustainable companies, having a positive impact in Scotland. Includes training sessions, workshops, business support and mentorship
More information
Find out more about our upcoming programmes and activities by visiting our main i3 Student Innovation Hub website
If you have any questions, get in touch with our team at studentinnovation@uws.ac.uk
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Last updated: 10/04/2024