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30 October 2012: Fit Jobs

Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series: Gordon McQuoid
The question underlying Gordon McQuoid’s talk is whether his business, only twelve months old, will be a flyer or not. Jobs in Network, Gordon’s own brand new start-up is the result of an idea he had and parked a long time ago, but never abandoned completely. More...

29 October 2012: UCL student business reach Varsity Pitch competition semi-finals

Four businesses run by UCL students have reached the semi-finals of the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs’ Varsity Pitch competition.
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25 October 2012: Apps, Apps, Apps!

On 25 and 26 October UCL Advances, with UCL Engineering, will be taking a stand at Droidcon. Droidcon is part of a worldwide movement to expose the best of Android. It covers all things Android, from mobile devices, to TV, to cars, to gaming, and so much more.
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24 October 2012: UCL hosts Advanced Technology showcase

UCL hosted an Advanced Technology Showcase this week to demonstrate how partnerships between universities and business can help them to grow.
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24 October 2012: A niche for the Impossible

Entrepreneurship Guest Lectures: Rich Walker
Rich Walker’s covers “one the sexiest areas” of entrepreneurship you may come across: robotics. He studied Maths at Cambridge, followed up two PhDs and five years ago became Managing Director of his company, Shadow Robot. More...

24 October 2012: An amazing 48 hours for UCL Advances

By Timothy Barnes, Director of UCL Advances
I’ve recently experienced an amazing 48 hours for UCL Advances.
The entrepreneurs and small businesses which we work so hard to support have had some tremendous successes, and show why marrying talented students and small business owners with the very best in advice, support and funding from our nation’s best universities is so important. More...

23 October 2012: UCL Behaviour Change Month – November 2012

UCL Behaviour Change Month in November 2012 will comprise a series of cross-disciplinary talks, discussions and workshops, and lead up to a £10,000 research prize workshop in January 2013. More...

23 October 2012: UCL Alumus secures investment for start-up venture

Young entrepreneur and former UCL student Chester Mojay-Sinclare, 23, has secured a six-figure investment for his venture which supports charities with fundraising online.
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16 October 2012: Jo Goodson: Unstoppable

Entrepreneurship Guest Lectures
Jo Goodson never wanted to become an entrepreneur- until she discovered she was one. After studying French and German at Bristol University, she became a dancer, did marketing for Broadway musicals, worked in TV companies and multimedia for a few years and found the best business partner, in her words, she could have ever asked for, Andy. More...

11 October 2012: Students publish new books on Scandinavia

Students from undergraduate to PhD level have pooled their skills to publish two new books on Scandinavia. More...

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