Student Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange activities improve the employment prospects of our graduates by at least 10% compared to the University average. As part of a series of updates showcasing how Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) is developing across the University, we are celebrating some outstanding examples of student enterprise and hearing how the University supports them.
Revolutionising how satellites move
Conventional systems to move satellites in space are complex, costly, and bulky, restricting their potential and presenting a challenge to sustainability. Aero and Astro Masters students Pedro Rodrigues Lopez and Fabrizio Pisani’s innovative – and award-winning – spacecraft control project looks set to provide a solution. Read more.
Addressing health equity in podiatry
Health Sciences PhD student Monique Cleary won at the Black Women Talk Tech and Accenture pitch competition for her company addressing the lack of non-Caucasian images in podiatry materials and its impact on outcomes and health equity. Find out more about Monique’s entrepreneurial journey.
Building better digital experiences
Prompted by a student project, a team of five recent Electronics and Computer Science graduates spotted a gap in the market and set up a web-development agency, winning the Student Enterprise Award and achieving £60k turnover in Year 1. Read more.
Hear more from Head of Student Enterprise, Thomas Simmonds, about the latest enterprise-boosting initiatives from Student Enterprise and the support available from the team.
KEE Stories is a series of updates illustrating progress against the goals of the Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) Strategic Plan.