Upcoming Events



Tue

19

Mar

2024

Tue 19 Mar 2024

Innovator Networking (March '24)

  • Tuesday
  • 17:00 - 19:00
  • Inspace
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Students
  • Catered

Join the first of our monthly Innovators Meetup for an evening of networking to explore entrepreneurship, share ideas, and connect with the university's entrepreneurial ecosystem.


Wed

20

Mar

2024

Wed 20 Mar 2024

Pitch Practice (Online) - 20 March

  • Wednesday
  • 11:00 - 13:00
  • Online
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Everyone

Unleash your potential and conquer the art of the 1-minute pitch! Elevate your communication skills, captivate your audience, and achieve impactful results.


Wed

20

Mar

2024

Wed 20 Mar 2024

Spring Founders Market 2024

  • Wednesday
  • 11:00 - 16:00
  • Student Enterprise Hub
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Students/Staff/Alumni

Craft fair with stalls selling bespoke products by entrepreneurial students and recent graduates from the University of Edinburgh. We welcome people from every school of the university, paying special attention to freelancers and creatives.


Wed

20

Mar

2024

Wed 20 Mar 2024

Tourism, Travel & Festivals UoE Networking Lunch

  • Wednesday
  • 12:30 - 14:00
  • Edinburgh Futures Institute
  • Edinburgh Futures Institute
  • Staff/Alumni
  • Catered

Convening Academics, Researchers, and Professional Services staff working in diverse disciplines related to Travel, Tourism, & Festivals


Wed

20

Mar

2024

Wed 20 Mar 2024

The University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator Showcase 2024

  • Wednesday
  • 13:00 - 19:00
  • Playfair Library Hall
  • Bayes Centre
  • Students/Staff/External Users
  • Catered


Thu

21

Mar

2024

Thu 21 Mar 2024

Freelancer Workshop 23/24 (Semester 2) - Part II

  • Thursday
  • 13:00 - 15:00
  • ECA Main Building, Lecture Theatre E22
  • EI - Enterprise Services
  • Students/Staff/Alumni
  • Catered

Freelance without fear and turn your creative passion into your career. Join us for some practical advice on how to jumpstart your freelancing career.


Fri

22

Mar

2024

Fri 22 Mar 2024

ENGAGE programme

  • 22 March 2024 to 31 December 2024
  • Online
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Staff

Register any time! 7 online modules: How to: -Engage with external partners? -Protect IP? -Build relationships and network? -Start a translational journey with your research? -Engage in consultancy? -Commercialise your idea? -Engage across disciplines?


Fri

22

Mar

2024

Fri 22 Mar 2024

Global Inspiration, Local Action: Scaling Up Enterprise Education

  • Friday
  • 10:00 - 18:00
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Everyone
  • Catered

Join us for 'Global Inspiration, Local Action: Scaling Up Enterprise Education' conference where Scotland meets the world. Discover innovative strategies, foster community collaboration, and accelerate local initiatives. Be part of shaping something big!


Wed

27

Mar

2024

Wed 27 Mar 2024

Funding Workshop (Online) - 27 March

  • Wednesday
  • 11:00 - 13:00
  • Online
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Everyone

Have a startup idea but need funds to make it a reality? Then join us for this workshop where we'll talk you through the startup funding landscape and teach you how to ace your first funding competition applications.


Thu

28

Mar

2024

Thu 28 Mar 2024

Community grant info session - 28 March 2024

  • Thursday
  • 12:00 - 13:00
  • Zoom
  • Social Responsibility and Sustainability
  • Everyone

Join Petra and Sarah from the University's Community Team to find out more about applying for a community grant.


Thu

04

Apr

2024

Thu 04 Apr 2024

The 5 and 10-minute Pitching Workshop

  • Thursday
  • 16:00 - 18:00
  • Appleton Tower - room 2.07
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Students/Alumni
  • Catered

Are you interested in learning the art of the 5 and 10-minute pitch? If yes, this workshop is for you! Come sharpen your pitching skills with the pitching master Karis Gill, co-founder of Social Stories Club.


Thu

11

Apr

2024

Thu 11 Apr 2024

Community grant info session - 11 April 2024

  • Thursday
  • 12:00 - 13:00
  • Zoom
  • Social Responsibility and Sustainability
  • Everyone

Join Petra and Sarah from the University's Community Team to find out more about applying for a community grant.


Tue

16

Apr

2024

Tue 16 Apr 2024

Community grant info session - 16 April 2024

  • Tuesday
  • 18:00 - 19:00
  • Zoom
  • Social Responsibility and Sustainability
  • Everyone

Join Petra and Sarah from the University's Community Team to find out more about applying for a community grant.


Fri

19

Apr

2024

Fri 19 Apr 2024

Easter Bush - Business Ideas Competition - January 2024

  • Friday
  • 10:00 - 10:00
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Students/Staff/Alumni

Win a share of £1,000 from Edinburgh Innovations, just for telling us about your idea. Do you have an idea for a business or are interested in opening your own practice? Tell us all about it and you could win money to work on your idea or venture.


Fri

19

Apr

2024

Fri 19 Apr 2024

Sustainable Business Ideas Competition - Semester 2 2024

  • Friday
  • 10:00 - 10:00
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Students/Staff/Alumni

Win £1,000 just for telling us about your climate and sustainability centric startup idea.


Fri

19

Apr

2024

Fri 19 Apr 2024

Business Ideas Competition - March - April 2024

  • Friday
  • 10:00 - 10:00
  • Edinburgh Innovations
  • Students/Staff/Alumni

Win a share of £1,000 from Edinburgh Innovations, just for telling us about your idea. Do you have an idea for a business, social enterprise, or freelancing proposition? Tell us all about it and you could win money to work on your idea.



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