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4th February
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Ideas Festival 2024

4th February to 31st March
Do you have an idea you keep coming back to? Could your idea benefit others, solve a social problem or be the start of a product or service? Always wanted to start your own business? Want to share your idea and have the chance to win a cash prize?
This activity is brought to you in partnership with the Careers Service and Rise

WHAT IS THE IDEAS FESTIVAL?

Do you have an idea you keep coming back to? Could your idea benefit others, solve a social problem or be the start of a product or service? Always wanted to start your own business? Want to share your idea and have the chance to win a cash prize? 

Ideas Festival is our annual celebration of student and graduate ideas with prizes available up to £1000. 

WHO CAN ENTER?

We know we have brilliant problem solvers in all faculties, courses and levels so the festival is open to all students and 2023 graduates. You don’t need any prior experience, just an idea and the passion to share it. 

We will support you through the process with workshops to develop and communicate your idea. 

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills, meet other creative thinkers, add something stand out to your CV or even spark the start of your own enterprise.

WHEN IS THE FESTIVAL?

The Ideas Festival will open for applications on 22 January 2024. Full details of the programme will be released closer to the time.

Associated Badges:

In A Nutshell...

  • Gain valuable insights... into developing and communicating your ideas and how to get started starting your own business.
  • Upskill... by learning about idea generation, validation and communication.
  • Develop graduate attributes... that will help you take the next step in your career journey.
  • Gain Recognition... with RISE points and a chance to win up to £1000.
  • Earn up to 300 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.

Schedule

  • personal_video 04/02/24 to 05/02/24 - Takes place online
    Apply online via our application form
    Submit your application online to be considered for a place on this year's programme
  • place 04/02/24 to 29/02/24 - To be confirmed
    Workshop Sessions
    Successful candidates will be invited to attend two workshops in February. These will help them to develop and communicate their idea.
  • place 01/03/24 to 31/03/24 - To be confirmed
    Drop in sessions
    Following the workshops, candidates will be invited to attend a drop-in where a member of the Student and Graduate Enterprise Team will provide 1:1 support
  • place 31/03/24 to 31/03/24 - Circle Square, Oxford Road
    The Grand Final
    Those who attend all of these sessions will be invited to pitch their idea to a panel for a place in the grand final
  • place 31/03/24 to 31/03/24 - To be confirmed
    Pitch your idea
    Finalists will present their idea in front of an audience and expert panel for a chance to win £1000. All finalists will receive £250 in funding and the opportunity to meet experts who can help to develop their idea