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UCL Innovation & Enterprise Every thriving business, life-saving medicine and revolutionary technology begins as an idea. For that to happen, we need to get them out into the world.

Every day, across UCL, ideas are taking shape that could change all our lives. That’s why we’re here. UCL Innovation & Enterprise works with UCL staff and students, businesses of all shapes and sizes, government, NGOs and the third sector to turn brilliant ideas into solutions that could define our future. We do that through creating partnerships, giving academics access to funding, commercialisin

g UCL technology, assisting consultancy and helping UCL’s people think and act like entrepreneurs. As a team of specialists with both academic and industry backgrounds, we work with you to develop your ideas and skills. By doing this we help create change – improving the way people think, work and live.

Today we’re spotlighting one of our startups as part of our festive gift guide campaign! 🎁 Founded by UCL alumna Bijou H...
10/12/2025

Today we’re spotlighting one of our startups as part of our festive gift guide campaign! 🎁

Founded by UCL alumna Bijou Harding (UCL Architecture), Bijou CREATES took her love of West African fabrics and turned it into a vibrant, thriving fashion accessories brand, supported along the way by UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

Swipe through to discover more about Bijou’s inspiration, her incredible social outreach work - including her programme supporting women in Sierra Leone living with polio - and her top tips for aspiring entrepreneurs. ➡️

Bijou Creates is one of many inspiring UCL startups we’ve featured in our festive gift guide this year. Check it out - link in bio!

🎁 With support from UCL Innovation & Enterprise, our entrepreneurs turn their bright ideas into successful businesses.We...
08/12/2025

🎁 With support from UCL Innovation & Enterprise, our entrepreneurs turn their bright ideas into successful businesses.

We’re spotlighing a few different products from our festive gift guide, including immune-boosting drinks, paper sculpture creation kits, refurbished tech and more. Swipe through to check them out.

Discover even more great gift ideas in our festive guide, link in bio!

🎄 ❄️ UCL has a thriving entrepreneurial community of startups creating products and services you’re unlikely to find on ...
04/12/2025

🎄 ❄️ UCL has a thriving entrepreneurial community of startups creating products and services you’re unlikely to find on the shelves. 🎄

Today we’re sharing a few present ideas from our festive gift guide: items for the home and thoughtful gifts for sustainability lovers.

All the businesses have been helped on their journey by UCL Innovation & Enterprise. Now, you can support them by checking out their products on our gift guide, link in bio! 🔗

2025 has been an innovative year at UCL. As the year draws to a close, we’ve been reflecting on some of the ways UCL Inn...
03/12/2025

2025 has been an innovative year at UCL. As the year draws to a close, we’ve been reflecting on some of the ways UCL Innovation & Enterprise has been supporting, empowering and celebrating the UCL community make an impact through knowledge exchange and innovation.

A number of highlights this year include:

✨ UCL being recognised as a leading university in the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) for the fifth year in a row

✨ The launch of the UCL Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre (GITCC), a major collaboration between UCL and South Korea which aims to advance terrestrial, maritime and aerospace technologies

✨ The UK’s creative and cultural sectors will benefit from a new Creative Experience Lab, launched by UCL and Loughborough University London. The new hub will enable new live experiences to be co-created with partners like V&A East, using technologies such as AI and robotics

✨ The first ever treatment for the rare neurodegenerative disease Friedrich’s ataxia – for which UCL and UCLH led the UK trial – was also approved for use in the UK

✨ UCL hosting London Demo Day where twenty exciting early-stage ventures pitched to an audience of 600 guests, including investors, for the chance of raising between £100,000 and £2 million

✨ 10 years of supporting entrepreneurship at UCL at BaseKX in King’s Cross, UCL’s Entrepreneurship Hub

✨ We celebrated staff, students and alumni leading the way in knowledge exchange and innovation at annual awards ceremony, ‘Creating Impact Through Knowledge Exchange 2025 Awards’

To find out more about how UCL has been creating impact this year, read the article: https://bit.ly/44qHEPZ

Has this inspired you to get involved?

Alongside your studies at UCL, you can access our specialist extra-curricular entrepreneurship programme. Whether you want to build new skills to get ahead in your career, get a headstart on working for yourself, or work with us to set up your own impactful venture, we can support you. Explore opportunities: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/students

❄️ Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind present for a loved one this festive season?From self-care treats to tasty deligh...
02/12/2025

❄️ Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind present for a loved one this festive season?

From self-care treats to tasty delights, swipe through presents your loved ones will adore, all created by UCL-supported startups. 🎄

These are just a few products we’ve highlighted, check out our festive gift guide for even more present inspiration - link in bio!

Last week five UCL startups travelled to Switzerland to take part in the UK-Swiss Entrepreneurship Exchange Programme 20...
01/12/2025

Last week five UCL startups travelled to Switzerland to take part in the UK-Swiss Entrepreneurship Exchange Programme 2025, an initiative designed to help early-stage ventures expand internationally and attract investment. This trip came after five EPFL startups visited UCL in September.

The programme is a partnership between UCL and EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, supported by Innovaud, the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, and the British Embassy in Bern.

It aims to accelerate high-potential businesses by providing access to new markets, curated introductions, and networking opportunities.

The initiative builds on the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Switzerland on science and innovation cooperation, reinforcing both countries’ commitment to supporting research-driven entrepreneurship.

Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) said: “The second year of this thriving exchange programme once again underlines UCL’s commitment to both entrepreneurship and collaboration. We’re keen to explore and build on our links with European partners and this programme offers our two universities, and the startups within them, new ways to tap into investment, new relationships and interesting opportunities overseas. Programmes like this are a fantastic way for us to pool resources and build on our shared expertise and values, to accelerate global impact.”

Read the news story: https://bit.ly/3KscUHf

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Last week five UCL startups travelled to Switzerland to take part in the UK-Swiss Entrepreneurship Exchange Programme 20...
01/12/2025

Last week five UCL startups travelled to Switzerland to take part in the UK-Swiss Entrepreneurship Exchange Programme 2025, an initiative designed to help early-stage ventures expand internationally and attract investment. This trip came after five EPFL startups visited UCL in September.

The programme is a partnership between UCL and EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, supported by Innovaud, the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, and the British Embassy in Bern.

It aims to accelerate high-potential businesses by providing access to new markets, curated introductions, and networking opportunities.

The initiative builds on the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Switzerland on science and innovation cooperation, reinforcing both countries’ commitment to supporting research-driven entrepreneurship.

Dr. Salinna Abdullah (UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering), Co-founder, UCL startup Motics said: “The exchange has been hugely valuable for Motics. Although it is sector-agnostic, the organisers took great care to tailor our itinerary to the healthtech ecosystem, which is the space we operate in. This gave us highly targeted exposure and warm introductions to exactly the right stakeholders and partners. Every meeting felt relevant and actionable. I feel confident that if we want to test or enter the Swiss market, we know exactly where to start and who to reach out to. We are extremely grateful to the organisers and partners for such a thoughtfully-designed and impactful programme.”

Read the news story - link in bio!

28/11/2025

We're excited to announce the launch of UCL's festive gift guide, our annual guide filled with unique products and services developed by UCL entrepreneurs. 🎄🎁

This Black Friday, browse a range of gifts, from bespoke cakes to eco-friendly coffee cups and jewellery crafted from recycled electronics. There's something special for everyone on your list!

All the businesses featured have received support from UCL Innovation & Enterprise at BaseKX, UCL's entrepreneurship hub.

As a student at UCL, did you know you can access our specialist extra-curricular entrepreneurship programme?

Whether you want to build new skills to get ahead in your career, get a headstart on working for yourself, or work with us to set up your own impactful venture, we can support you.

Check it out: https://bit.ly/4pAP3nY



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21/11/2025

Celebrate UCL turning 200 in 2026! This is an exciting opportunity to celebrate UCL’s origins and founding values, our groundbreaking innovations and positive impact on the world, and our diverse, ever-expanding community of staff, students, alumni and partners.

With Global Entrepreneurship Week just around the corner, why not come along to one of our workshops to build your entre...
12/11/2025

With Global Entrepreneurship Week just around the corner, why not come along to one of our workshops to build your entrepreneurial skills!

Whether you want to build new skills to get ahead in your career, get a headstart on working for yourself, or work with us to set up your own impactful venture, we can support you.

Upcoming workshops include:

✨ Turn your skills into income: Create your offer, set prices and master outreach (18 November, 2-6pm)

✨ Create an impactful pitch deck and practise public speaking (26 November, 2-6pm)

✨ Build and test a product or service prototype (27 November, 2-6pm)

And many more!

Book your place now: https://bit.ly/4nUowR4

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