For innovators

The ideas, innovations and enterprises of Nottingham have helped shape the world since the Industrial Revolution. From medical breakthroughs such as MRI and Ibuprofen developed at the University of Nottingham, to globally successful businesses like Boots, Paul Smith and Experian, the spirit of discovery has inspired generations of Nottingham pioneers.

See how Anika launched her business with help from the University of Nottingham

“It was quite a risk to set up my own business, but I was confident that I could address a need that had so far been overlooked in the workplace. The University has supported me to pursue my goal and make my business a success. It's not just about the practical support like business planning and mentoring. I am able to combine running my business with diving into the latest doctoral research on the impact that challenging adolescent behaviour has on parents in the workplace; where else can you do that?”

Anika Vassell, Founder, Teen-Behaviour.Com Ltd

Boosting graduate skills for global employability

Healthy food, in store or delivered to your door – the innovative Nutri2Go

The Urban Worm - rethinking food waste

Turning bread into beer to tackle food waste and child poverty

The Hive - an incubator for entrepreneurship

First-of-a-Kind Mobile Charity Vet Clinic Launched

iScout - bringing AI to football management

Kohl Kreatives – different by design

Creative Quarter Company

New jobs on solid foundations – the University of Nottingham Innovation Park

New Zealand to Nottingham for smart fabric entrepreneur

Explore the impact of the universities in more detail

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Our universities have supported the establishment of over 700 new businesses over the last 5 years through NTU’s The Hive and University of Nottingham’s Ingenuity Lab

Working together we created BioCity in 2002, to help invigorate the life sciences business environment in Nottingham. It now has 2,483 members across five locations in the UK

Through the joint Enabling Innovation project, we supported 218 Nottinghamshire businesses with 2,817 hours of technical support in 2017/18

We regularly work with businesses to attract innovation funding. Since 2004, we’ve been the supporting partner in 287 successful projects, worth a total of £53 million