Enterprise News

On Monday 16th of June the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences hosted the MAPS Innovation Showcase, bringing together researchers across the faculty for a vibrant celebration of innovation and enterprise.

Twelve UCL alumni and students, including UCL Mathematics alumnus Zubair Junjunia, have been recognised in nine different categories in Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2025, which celebrates the young entrepreneurs and creatives in Europe.

Many congratulations to Jaz Johari, Giacomo Rossetti, Yutong Li, Xintian Han and Boya Zhao, winners of the 2024 MAPS Faculty Postgraduate (MSc) Innovation and Enterprise Student Prize Competition.

Many congratulations to Kaiyu Li, winner of the 2024 MAPS Faculty Postgraduate (PhD) Innovation and Enterprise Student Prize Competition.

Many congratulations to Maj Mis winner of the 2024 MAPS Faculty Undergraduate (MSci) Innovation and Enterprise Student Prize Competition.

Many congratulations to Dr Shahab Akhavan (UCL Institute for Materials Discovery) and Dr Roberto Gentile (UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction), winners of the MAPS Innovation and Enterprise Grants 2023/24.

Many congratulations to Yichen Lang, Racha Doumit, You Zuo and the team comprising Sunaan Malik, Rea Sachdeva, Boyi Pang, Ruijing Han, Yancheng Shen, Hang Yu and Wangxing Cheng, winners of the 2023 MAPS Faculty Postgraduate (MSc) Innovation and Enterprise Prize Competition.

Many congratulations to Diana Ahmed, winner of the 2023 MAPS Faculty Postgraduate (PhD) Innovation and Enterprise Prize Competition.

Many congratulations to Romain Lotthe and Andrei-Gabriel Pavel winners of the 2023 MAPS Faculty Undergraduate (MSci) Innovation and Enterprise Prize Competition.

From developing a floating solar farm, to championing early career artists, to operating one of the world's most popular online games, seven of UCL’s alumni have earned a place in Forbes’ annual Top 30 Under 30 list of leading entrepreneurs and creatives in Europe.

Quantum Motion, a quantum computing spinout led by researchers from UCL and Oxford University, has raised more than £42 million from investors to help develop silicon quantum processors from the laboratory to industrial applications.

Many congratulations to Yuxin Quin, Xiquian Luo, Yu-kai Su and Zijie Xu, the

UCL academics’ expertise in environmental hazards, machine learning and research computing will help build resilience to high-impact weather events and climate change through a deeper partnership with the Met Office.

Fully funded PhD scholarships in the UCL Departments of Mathematics and Statistical Science will be available to the 2023/24 cohort as part of a philanthropic pilot with a new charitable organisation.

UCL has retained its position as a leading university for knowledge exchange as Research England announces the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) 2022 results today.