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Emerge

Build Skills | Develop Ideas | Launch Ventures

Welcome to our enterprising community!

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What's on?

Take a look at our range of skill-building workshops, inspirational fireside chats and special events with a host of guest speakers.

Upcoming events

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The Emerge: Be enterprising community is a welcoming community for students, recent graduates and staff who are looking to become more enterprising.

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Enterprise Support

Alongside our group sessions, our expert team offer one-to-one support for project leaders and founding teams in their mission to solve problems and forge successful ventures.

Meet the team...

2024/2025 Academic Year

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News

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19 Student Start-ups Pitch for Dragon's Den-Style Showcase Final

The awards panel, comprised of three regional entrepreneurial figures, meticulously reviewed 19 finalists during a pitch day held at the Start-up Studio. Find out about the new businesses competing for a £14,000 prize pool!

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Connecting Women in Business: Empowering an entrepreneurial community

Emerge's recent event celebrating International Women's Day, successfully fostered entrepreneurial confidence and community through inspiring speakers, student pitches, and engaging panel discussions.
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New Student Podcast Sparks Entrepreneurial Spirit on Spotify

A team of creative students part of 'Emerge: Be enterprising' have launched an informative new podcast, "The Spark", to inspire and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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Emerge bootcamp brainstorms business ideas

The two-day intensive training programme provided participants with invaluable insights from industry experts, practical workshops, and opportunities to network. Students across all five faculties identified problems and designed new solutions.
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