Nominations open for the UCL Provost’s Spirit of Enterprise Award 2019

The UCL Provost’s Spirit of Enterprise Award recognises the achievements and positive attitude of UCL academics, students and alumni who have demonstrated a willingness to engage with enterprising activities. This could've been independently or in collaboration with business.

The vision and drive of such entrepreneurial individuals underpin the legacy of innovation and enterprise at UCL.

We’re inviting you to nominate individuals or teams from UCL staff (including professional services and early career researchers), students and alumni who have demonstrated a real spirit of enterprise.

The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Thursday, 28 March 2019.

We’re particularly interested in those who’ve demonstrated: 

• engagement of enterprise activities in multiple ways that have enhanced their core research, teaching or learning
• an ongoing attitude of entrepreneurial spirit in all that they do
• that they've made the best of entrepreneurial opportunities that exist to enhance academic and learning objectives

The Provost’s Spirit of Enterprise Award will be presented on 4 June 2019 alongside a number of other awards for innovation and enterprise. 

Submit your nomination

Previous UCL Provost’s Spirit of Enterprise Award winners

Professor Deborah Gill, Director of the UCL Medical School, is a previous winner of the UCL Provost’s Spirit of Enterprise Award.

Deborah has been instrumental in establishing and expanding the education consultancy unit within the Medical School - harnessing school-wide expertise to offer services that enable, inform and support high-quality, scientifically rigorous and patient-focused education and training for doctors.

She’s ensured this consultancy focuses on partnerships, co-creating bespoke, sustainable education which is relevant to the community it serves. She’s made enterprise a core activity of the Medical School, creating an inclusive and sustainable consultancy model that enables the school to share its expertise with medical educators globally and in the UK, and provide substantial new income for the school.

"Winning the award was a huge honour, for me, but more importantly of course for my team who were instrumental in helping me to establish and expand the education consultancy unit within the Medical School. The award is a significant opportunity to highlight the absolute best practice and great ideas that can be achieved by working together. It also demonstrates that excellence at UCL can be achieved and acknowledged through a range of scholarly pursuits."  Professor Deborah Gill, Director of the UCL Medical School

Links

• Find out more about the UCL Awards for Innovation and Enterprise 2019
• Nominate an individual or team for the UCL Provost’s Spirit of Enterprise Award 2019
• Read about winners of the 2017 awards

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