12/10/2022
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19/10/2022 - 20/10/2022
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I write this blog more than a week since the International Enterprise Educators Conference 2022 at Swansea University and I’m…
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Bristol: Enterprise Sessions A series of films by the University of Bristol in which company founders, researchers and academics talk…
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IEEC brings together enterprise educators in all their roles, be that practitioner, influencer or academic, for key discussions that explore…
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York: New hub to empower Yorkshire’s entrepreneurs and improve communities The University of York believes in the power of enterprise…
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The Impact Research Group are a cross institutional group of academics interested in exploring the impacts of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship…
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Cardiff Met: Annual CF5 Business Bootcamp marks Cardiff Met’s latest achievements in graduate outcomes and start up success’ From 20th –…
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Dr Inge Hill, Royal Agricultural University & Director of Enterprise Educators UK When I graduated with my PhD, I was…
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In 2014, EEUK members helped shape a key APPG (Microbusiness) report that reviewed the English educational pathways from school age,…
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I have had the privilege to work across the enterprise education and business support scene for over 13 years now,…
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So over the last week I have had a lot of time to reflect. From beginnings in entrepreneurship working alongside…
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St Andrews: The Entrepreneurship Centre The Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of St Andrews opened its doors for the first…
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Having dug deep to understand the impact of linking learner days, CPD and graduate starts in the first iteration of…
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KCL: King’s Business School partner the British Business Excellence Awards “Celebrating the very best of British business, the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence…
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As it is already summer term, May 2022, it finally feels, here in the UK, that we are ‘gathering’ –…
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From EEUK Honorary Fellow, Professor Andy Penaluna As QAA announces new subject-specific benchmark statements, with a key criterion being a…
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Good jobs are enjoyable and fun, but the best jobs make you want to improve so that you can be…
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Dundee: “Entrepreneurship Week 2022’ Entrepreneurship Week 2022 from the Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Dundee showcased the local entrepreneurial spirit…
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We all know that the best policy is informed by practitioners, so whenever the opportunity arises, EEUK is keen for…
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Listen now to the first episode of new podcast, The Octopus of Enterprise Educators, as host Diana Pasek-Atkinson of NTU…
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With a crop of “go-to” #EntEd reports coming out, there is focus upon the current and future needs of students/graduates,…
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Aston: BSEEN celebrates student entrepreneurs with startup showcase. Over 300 people gathered at the Custard Factory in Birmingham on 17…
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Just as Queen Elizabeth II reflects on her 14 UK Prime Ministers, I have been thinking about the 14…
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Sheffield Hallam: Innovative entrepreneurs celebrated The annual Hallam Enterprise Awards is the flagship start-up competition event at Sheffield Hallam…
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EEUK members seek to upskill their practice to ensure that it futureproofs their own work, as well as those of…
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Sheffield Hallam: THE Outstanding Entrepreneurial University 2021 This award is the culmination of five years of hard work from…
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The Government’s delay releasing the ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper means that 2022 will start with a fresh look at…
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I get up in the morning to make a difference! And societal impact is on my mind most days….
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It has become an EEUK Christmas tradition that I compose the blog for December and shamelessly attempt to squeeze…
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Durham: Student wins the inaugural Global Student Prize Jeremiah Thoronka, a student at Durham University, has won the Chegg.org…
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As EEUK looks back over 2021, our pre-pandemic aspirations haven’t changed, whilst many significant issues have merely come into…
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Nottingham: Ingenuity programme open to all The Ingenuity Programme brings students, staff and alumni from over 30 UK universities…
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2021 November’s policy blog provides some key resources to keep you updated on several themes, so take a look:…
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The data analytics team at Jisc in partnership with Enterprise Educators UK and other higher education (HE) sector professionals…
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Oxford Brookes: Thrive Festival 2021 Oxford Brookes University’s Thrive Festival aims to bring careers and business goals to life….
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Whilst recognising that our current students have already experienced so much change, it is also clear that the world…
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UCL: Unibuddy platform receives $20m in funding to fuel global expansion The student recruitment platform Unibuddy, backed by UCL,…
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When I became Chair of EEUK I wanted to ensure that the organisation was fit for the future of…
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Queens: Up to £30k for university researchers to validate business ideas The ICURe Programme is now open for applications!…
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Birkbeck: Entrepreneurs Pitch Live in Pioneer 1.0 Awards This year’s Pioneer 1.0 programme at Birkbeck, University of London (image…
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With the most unusual academic year of your working life ending, there is much for EEUK Associates to incorporate…
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Strathclyde: New Exploring Entrepreneurship series Vicky Hamilton (pictured above) – inventor of Recoilkneepads, founder of VH Innovations and Enterprise…
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With our friends at the APPG for Entrepreneurship (All Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship) undertaking a consultation, we are…
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We recently co-led the first run of a new Core Module for approximately 600 Warwick Business School undergraduate students…
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Salford: Festival of Entrepreneurship & Innovation The first ever Festival of Entrepreneurship & Innovation will be hosted by the…
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My lifelong passion for raising the awareness of the importance of SMEs recently turned to microbusinesses, and more importantly,…
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The odds are stacked against female entrepreneurs. Especially in post-Soviet nations, despite the abundance of creativity. Venture capital investment…
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UCL and 16 others: London Venture Crawl 2021 goes virtual London Venture Crawl went online for the first time…
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A recent article by Cowell, posted on the World Economic Forum website, proposed five changes that would be valuable…
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The new KEF (Knowledge Exchange Framework) dashboard (released March 2021) seeks to showcase the impact of English HEIs across…
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Portsmouth: Graduate co-founds global platform for student entrepreneurs University of Portsmouth graduate Kennedy Assoumou co-founded IdeasLab to give budding university…
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For my first ever blog as a Director of EEUK, I have used it as an opportunity to reflect…
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With expectations building for a post-pandemic life, enterprise educators are drawing from across the sectors to understand what a…
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Strathclyde: Eight Senior Enterprise Fellows appointed At the end of last year, the University of Strathclyde announced the launch…
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Given suggestions in the press that the UK Government will be rebuilding a post-pandemic economy through skills and innovation,…
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As the Covid-19 pandemic stretches on, daily news headlines about the latest infection rates and death toll are frequent…
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Nottingham Trent: The new home for Enterprise Opening in Spring 2021, The Dryden Enterprise Centre (pictured above) will be…
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If you are delivering enterprise education online and at a distance, then EEUK’s dynamic webpage #EntEdOnline and the library…
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23 Welsh FE and HE institutions: Online marketplace An all-Wales online student marketplace has launched in time for Christmas….
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To say 2020 has been a difficult year for us all is probably an understatement. I’m not going to…
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King’s Bright Sparks: 100 entrepreneurial answers to some of the world’s most pressing challenges King’s College London’s Entrepreneurship Institute…
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Enterprise Educators draw from a wide range of policy documents to deliver for their students, colleagues, and their institution…
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The digital delivery of the university offer is now ‘de rigour’. As we enter another locked down, locked up,…
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Nottingham: Ingenuity programme launched across UK The 20/21 Ingenuity programme has now launched across the UK. The University of…
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With the pandemic impacting on every aspect of life, two new reports were released last week that both recognise the…
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According to the research, there are a total of 274 incubators and accelerators in the UK, of which 40…
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Portsmouth: Summer female entrepreneurship event This year the University of Portsmouth hosted their second female entrepreneurship event (online of…
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This year’s IEEC(Online) policy update provided an overview as to that many of the things that had been stopped…
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Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) recognised excellence in enterprise education at the National Enterprise Educator Awards 2020 on Friday September…
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University of Sussex: New Entrepreneurship Team The University of Sussex has appointed a new team to develop an enhanced…
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I have worked in enterprise education for almost eight years, starting in an extracurricular role before transitioning to my…
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The finalists have been announced and voting is open for the new ‘People’s Choice’ National Enterprise Educator Award. In 2020…
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Birkbeck: Pioneer awards – winners crowned Birkbeck University’s Pioneer Programme rounded off a year of innovative entrepreneurial growth with…
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Enterprise educators and researchers from four UK Universities have come together to research the available ‘impact’ assessment tools for…
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Sustainability is not a new concept, but it is deeply topical now more than ever. Here are my thoughts…
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HESA has recently released (June 2020) the Graduate outcomes data which is drawn from the survey of graduates, gathered…
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Newcastle: Start up support goes international Newcastle University’s virtual START UP Connect networking event was attended by students from…
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If taking #EntedOnline is our challenge for the 2020/21 academic year, be assured that we are in the best…
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EEUK was delighted to once again support the International Conference for Entrepreneurship Education Ecosystem (ICEEE) over the weekend of…
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My early career was spent delivering and evaluating several structural funded entrepreneurship support programmes, including a multi stakeholder festival…
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The National Enterprise Educator Awards celebrate and champion the diverse work of enterprise and entrepreneurship educators and practitioners working…
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When I took over the Chair of Enterprise Educators UK in August 2019, I started to share ideas on…
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Sheffield Hallam: Graduate entrepreneurs adapt to the current challenge An enterprising Sheffield Hallam University video production company has quickly…
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As everything changes, this EEUK Policy blog updates you on the things you need to know and gives you…
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At the recent Enactus UK Virtual National Competition the 2020 University Advisers of the year were announced. EEUK sponsors…
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Newcastle: Enterprise Challenge – Sustainability in Science Bioscience students stepped out of their comfort zone for an afternoon to…
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Firstly Brexit and now Covid-19 the last year has been one of dramatic uncertainty. It is likely that this…
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Plymouth: Techstars Startup Weekend returns The Techstars Startup Weekend (pictured above) returns to Plymouth in November to help budding entrepreneurs develop…
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Throughout our work with members and partner organisations, discussions surrounding metrics continue to dominate our thinking. The EEUK responses…
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EEUK Chair Gareth Trainer recently wrote a letter to Ofsted, highlighting our collective concerns for the proposed removal of…
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Birkbeck: ‘Pioneering’ Entrepreneurs Birkbeck, University of London, has successfully enrolled 200 students onto its Pioneer programme for aspiring and…
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So far 2020 has given us a kick start on social enterprise, with a new European (country based) report…
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EEUK Chair, Gareth Trainer, has written to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to make the case to retain…
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It’s leap day year and in keeping with the romantic theme below, this is my first ever blog post…
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Manchester: Triple Win for University of Manchester team in YES19 Competition Team Larvita (pictured above), swept the boards at…
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I was recently asked to join a panel discussion on the Future of Careers and Employability at the AGCAS…
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In seeking “2020 vision” for the year ahead, I am starting to wonder if we are on the cusp…
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Loughborough: Outstanding Entrepreneurial University Loughborough University was the winner of the Outstanding Entrepreneurial University award, sponsored by NCEE, in…
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Professor Sarah Underwood has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Enterprise Educators UK in recognition of her dedicated service…
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Whilst the planned Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW2019) launch of the Prince’s Trust review on Barriers to Young People Starting…
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After the success of my ’12 days of Christmas’ EEUK blog a few Decembers ago, it’s no wonder I’ve…
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At the International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (September 2019) delegates were brought together by EEUK Director, Neil Coles to explore…
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Queen’s: Student becomes first undergraduate to win top prize at Invent Awards Lewis Loane, Electrical and Electronic Engineering student,…
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Many policy reports commissioned by recent governments, for example Enterprise for All, highlight the need for more enterprise education….
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University of Huddersfield: Entrepreneurial student wins £15,000 A talented student supported by the Enterprise Team at the University of…
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Recognising the need for external validation and support, the EEUK Board has been delighted to welcome a wide range…
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The academic team from the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CFIE) ran an interactive seminar at the International Enterprise…
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In the first Demo Day of its kind, three of the UK’s leading universities, 15 of their extraordinary ventures,…
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At IEEC2019 I “lifted the lid” on the work that EEUK does on behalf of its members, and invited…
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Enterprise Educators UK is delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 National Enterprise Educator Awards, celebrating the UK’s…
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Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence Advance HE has awarded the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bristol with the Collaborative…
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With institutional dynamics, national drivers and the local context to keep track of, together with changing student needs and…
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£100k donation to drive entrepreneurship in the North East of England Students at Northumbria University are benefiting from a…
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What happens when you bring together 35 ambitious and creative secondary school students for an intensive week of entrepreneurial…
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EEUK puts ‘policy’ centre stage and our new “Rough Guide” events are no exception. We have always been keen…
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UEL: Homelessness to hip-hop dance business for E-Factor winner A University of East London (UEL) alumna who turned her…
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Last month I headed to Sweden to attend my first 3E Conference in Gothenburg. 3E (ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference)…
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Salford: Entrepreneurial successes of university incubator From a Vegan delivery company to a business using VR to train Olympians, the first cohort…
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I have recently returned from representing EEUK and speaking at the 3rd annual International Conference for Entrepreneurship Education Ecosystem…
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Picture credit David Tett. King’s College London: Royal visit The Entrepreneurship Institute team and ventures on the King’s 20 Accelerator…
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Shifting Sands: the mainstreaming of Enterprise Education April saw EEUK Directors back at the Houses of Parliament, just a…
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Enterprise Educators UK was delighted to sponsor the Enactus UK University Adviser awards and host ‘afternoon tea’ at this…
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Creating value for members: EEUK Associates and the Research Project Fund The EEUK Board is finding ways of creating…
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What’s in a name? Well everything actually and that’s why, if your organisation is a member of Enterprise Educators…
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Guest blog Between Wednesday 6th and Friday 8th March four higher education institutions hosted the first ever Amsterdam Sustainable…
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University of Bristol: First Graduates from Innovation Programmes On 21st February the University of Bristol’s NEEA-winning Centre for Innovation…
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Our EEUK policy focus spans education, entrepreneurship, skills and start-up, picking up anything that might be influencing the work of…
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Occasionally, only occasionally, it strikes me how lucky I am to meet some genuinely incredible people. What’s more when you…
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The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) and Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) announce partnership to launch new Research…
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King’s College London: Women entrepreneurs programme The Entrepreneurship Institute, King’s College London is very excited to launch a 3-year…
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It has been 3 months since the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship released its 2018 report on Enterprise Education. …
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Enterprise Educators UK has launched a new style of ‘Rough Guide’ workshop for practitioners and educators who are new…
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Nottingham Trent: Spark programme launch The Hive, Nottingham Trent University’s centre for enterprise and entrepreneurship has been awarded a…
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January 2019 has already seen one consultation open (KEF) and another one close (Vitae) so it’s a great time to…
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2019. It still seems a little strange to be typing it doesn’t it? However, before we focus on some…
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Oxford Brookes: Evolve conference EEUK’s Jon Powell and Alison Price joined Oxford Brookes University staff for a focus on…
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Consult, respond and review: exploring impact (England and Scotland) Early 2018 saw EEUK canvas member views in support of…
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Loughborough University: new Start-Up Lab space Loughborough University staff, students and alumnus recently celebrated the launch of The Start-Up Lab…
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EEUK Chair, Directors and members attended the launch of the APPG for Entrepreneurship report (14th Nov 2018) on Enterprise Education….
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Widening Participation and Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education: BME learners Widening participation initiatives aiming to raise the aspirations and attainment…
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Dr Tom Williamson and Professor Gurpreet Jagpal have been appointed as Honorary Fellows of Enterprise Educators UK. Honorary Fellowships…
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City: New Startup seminar series open to all The City University Startup Seminar series is a free eight week…
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As outputs, outcomes and impact drive many of our projects and institutional activities, EEUK members know the real impact that…
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‘Mapping DigComp and EntreComp Use’ is set to explore the DigComp and EntreComp frameworks in an innovative new project….
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LSBU: Enterprise embedded across the University A multi-disciplinary team of enterprise educators from London South Bank University (LSBU) has…
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Delegates at IEEC2018 had a great opportunity to hear policy in practice throughout the three days. By bringing together diverse…
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I am six weeks into my tenure as Chair of EEUK and wow, time does fly! I was immensely proud…
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Enterprise Educators UK is delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 National Enterprise Educator Awards, celebrating the UK’s…
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British Council launches funding to develop the creative economy through HE sector in the UK and Central Asia, South Caucasus…
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New national fellowship launched to reward the pioneering work of enterprise educators. Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) have today (5th September)…
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Aston University: £50,000 to inspire student entrepreneurship Aston University has been awarded a grant of £50,000 by the Santander Universities…
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Once upon a time, I was given some great advice. Go to IEEC, they said. It’s the friendliest conference around…
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Our annual conference IEEC is always a great opportunity to reflect and renew before the new academic year kicks in,…
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Loughborough University: Launch of new Start-up Lab This autumn sees the launch of a brand new focal point at Loughborough…
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‘Inspirational’, insightful’, ‘intriguing’ – overwhelming responses to three days spent at the 2017 International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference. At a time…
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The June announcement of a new “start-up” visa was a surprise to EEUK members; many of which are still working…
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UEL: Finals of E-Factor Business Ideas Competition E-Factor is the University of East London’s Flagship business ideas competition. Now in…
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Recent policy papers and guidance documentation on enterprise education in the UK (for example QAA Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education guidance…
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5th June 2018, LONDON Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL has been announced as the new Patron of Enterprise Educators UK…
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LSBU: Students provide award-winning solutions for the local business community London South Bank University’s (LSBU) Business Solutions Centre, a student-led…
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On the 9th and 10th April, the top 32 Enactus teams from across the UK competed in the Enactus UK…
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London universities join together for unique collaboration 9 London university enterprise teams have joined together for the first ‘London Venture…
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With policy from education, industry and small business all impacting upon the work of the enterprise educator, EEUK (Enterprise Educators…
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Cardiff Met.: Entrepreneurs receive support for accelerated growth Two entrepreneurs from Cardiff Metropolitan University are to receive support from the…
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Having secured seed funding from Santander Universities and HEIF, nest set out to find the startups of the future.
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With over 50 responses to our recent member survey on metrics / Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) our submission to HEFCE is in.
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When universities foster a culture of enterprise and entrepreneurship.
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Sunderland: Entrepreneurial students raise thousands for charity University of Sunderland students have risen to the business challenge, taking £25 and…
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In September 2017 the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) began phasing in new resources for further and higher education.
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With Sara Pates (University of Sheffield and EEUK Director) as a key speaker, it was always clear that EEUK members…
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The bullet train, laptops, the calculator – just some of the world-changing innovations to come out of Japan, not to…
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In my first blog as Chair of EEUK, I am delighted to have the opportunity to reflect on one of…
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