News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/homepage-news-viewer/rss Nicholas Dawe 2010-09-13T08:21:43Z UCL Announces Fifth Annual Enterprise Awards http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/18052012-2012-enterprise-awards-win UCL has announced its Awards for Enterprise to recognize the achievements of students, graduates and academic staff to furthering enterprise and entrepreneurship on campus. In their fifth year, the Awards celebrate the exciting new business ideas of student and graduate entrepreneurs – ranging from HelpYouApply, to streamline the process for students applying to summer internships, to Old Bond, offering animated ads on the wheels of bikes – with the announcement of £100,000 in start-up funding to take their business ideas to the next level. RSS Feed Henry Rummins 2012-05-18T12:37:19Z UCL News Podcast (18/05/12) - One Day in the City http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/180512-UCL-news-podcast The UCL News podcast gives you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-05-18T10:22:03Z UCL wins contract to help internationalise the internet http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/09052012-UCL-wins-contract-to-help-internationalise-the-internet UCL Arts & Humanities and UCL Consultants Ltd. have won a competitive bid to provide expertise to enable internet users to create full web addresses using non-Latin script names. RSS Feed Henry Rummins 2012-05-09T15:31:57Z 10,000 Small Businesses: Training and Growth Programme for London’s Most Promising Small Businesses http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/10000-small-businesses-2a We are pleased to announce we have scheduled a 5th briefing session at 6pm on Tuesday 8 May. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity . Register now! Melissa Lamptey 2012-05-02T23:00:00Z UCL News podcast – 3 May 2012 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/03052012-UCL-News-Podcast UCL News has launched a new podcast to give you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-05-03T14:26:09Z Raising money from Business Angels http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/raising-money-from-business-angels Recently, UCL Advances along with partner organisations Capital Enterprise, NGFC, Rapid Innovation Group and Keystone Law ran a series of workshops for companies interested in pitching for investment. Melissa Lamptey 2012-05-04T13:15:32Z Tell us your Views http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/ucl-web-user-survey Tell us what you think of the web at UCL and enter the prize draw. £20 Amazon vouchers are on offer for 10 lucky winners who complete the online survey . Closing date Friday 11 May. Melissa Lamptey 2012-04-30T13:31:49Z 10,000 Small Businesses: Training and Growth Programme for London’s Most Promising Small Businesses http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/10000-small-businesses-2 UCL, one of the top-ten universities in the world, and the Goldman Sachs Foundation, are delighted to announce the second London intake for their exciting new programme of training and mentoring to help high-potential small businesses reach new levels of growth and boost profits. Melissa Lamptey 2012-04-13T08:54:46Z Upstarts can't wait to leave university http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/upstarts-cant-wait-to-leave-university There has never been a better time for students to start their own firms writes Catherine Wheatley, The Sunday Times. Melissa Lamptey 2012-04-13T13:33:34Z Calling all UCL Students http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/student-internship-programme Looking for something cool to do this summer? How about getting paid for doing exciting and worthwhile work experience with a London business? Melissa Lamptey 2012-04-04T14:55:18Z It’s California Dreaming for the President of UCL Enterprise Society http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/california-dreaming-for-the-president-of-ucl-enterprise-society Ahmad Bakhiet knew he was in Silicon Valley when the driver of the cab he was taking to his hotel asked: “What start-up are you working on now?” Ahmad says: “That would never happen in London.” Melissa Lamptey 2012-04-03T13:01:40Z UCL Bright Ideas Awards 2012: More candidates in more categories, more money for more winners http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/ucl-bright-ideas-awards-2012 This year’s UCL Bright Ideas Awards , announced on 22nd March, were bigger in scope and scale than ever before, with two new categories, four additional winners and an extra £34,000 to distribute among a record number of entrants (28). Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-30T10:26:17Z Call Kabbee http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/call-kabbee After completing his undergraduate and Master studies at Cambridge, Phil Makinson started working as a consultant, a job which he never truly abandoned. Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-14T12:28:20Z UCL students’ friendly app grows in popularity http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/ucl-students-friendly-app-grows-in-popularity With more than a million smartphone applications available worldwide, and more than 19,000 new ones being added every week, it takes something really innovative to stand out from the crowd. Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-09T11:12:10Z Telefónica’s set to accelerate UK Startups http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/wayra-arrives-the-uk-call-projects-open O2 parent Telefónica today announced the UK launch of its technology accelerator programme, Wayra. Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-07T14:46:58Z CleanTech Challenge Co-Chair http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/chair-person-for-the-ucl-cleantech-challenge-2013 Want to show your leadership potential to top companies such as The Boston Consulting Group, General Electric, GIMV, and Centrica? Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-07T14:46:58Z Alumni business gets seal of approval from charity body http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/alumni-business-gets-seal-of-approval-from-charity-body An online charity donation service set up by a UCL graduate has gained the backing of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO). Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-07T14:46:58Z The Sound of Dreams http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/the-sound-of-dreams Francis Seriau had a band when it was cool to have a band; he’s an entrepreneur when it’s cool to be an entrepreneur. Francis started off with a dream: rock and roll. Melissa Lamptey 2012-03-05T12:03:40Z UCL News podcast - 1 March 2012 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/01032012-UCL-news-podcast UCL News has launched a new podcast to give you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-03-02T11:51:46Z Innovate, don’t Replicate! http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/innovate-dont-Replicate Robert Nichols is “ex-UCL”: after he graduated in 2002 from Mechanical Engineering, he started working for an estate agency in London. Melissa Lamptey 2012-02-28T08:47:31Z UCL Students and recent Alumni: Are you looking for funding to help get your business up and running? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/2012-ucl-bright-ideas-award There is one week left to apply for a 2012 UCL Bright Ideas Award. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS SUNDAY 4TH MARCH, MIDNIGHT. Melissa Lamptey 2012-02-28T08:12:46Z UCLU Volunteering Services Unit helps UCL alumni social enterprise spread the word http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/uclu-volunteering-services-unit-helps-ucl-alumni-social-enterprise-spread-the-word The Volunteering Services Unit – a joint project of University College London and UCL’s student union – is helping a social enterprise created by a UCL alumnus reach out to new customers. Melissa Lamptey 2012-02-27T13:36:38Z Calling all entrepreneurs! Apply for The Angel here! http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/calling-all-entrepreneurs-apply-for-the-angel-here Twofour Broadcast are currently seeking contestants for a brand new, primetime, studio-based television show. Melissa Lamptey 2012-02-17T10:52:30Z ‘RolePoint’ UCL Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture: Kes Thygesen, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, Rolepoint http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/rolepoint Kes Thygesen is “born and bred UCL”, where he studied as an undergraduate and postgraduate. After his Master in Entrepreneurship, he launched the start-up OVIAhr.com along with a partner in 2002. Melissa Lamptey 2012-02-14T12:30:01Z ‘In a Minute’ UCL Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture: Josh Liu, Co-Founder and CEO, MinuteBox. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/in-a-minute This week’s guest lecture was no ordinary talk. Josh Liu has not made it yet: he “will probably make it”, he “hopes he will make it”. After studying Economics in Tarpey, Josh completed a Mba at Imperial College London. Melissa Lamptey 2012-02-07T13:41:46Z