Schedule
Welcome to the Media Festival 2020 archive of talks.
Where possible, we have added links to the talks and events, scroll down through the schedule to view and rewatch the talks as they happened.
We look forward to next years Media Festival and being able to welcome everyone back once more.
On Monday, we started off the week with former England footballer Emile Heskey, who has just published a highly-praised book, and kicked off the online festival on the Monday, with Dr Shawn Sobers from the University of the West of England delivering a keynote session entitled The power of storytelling and filmmaking as an agent of change.
Tuesday included a range of panels and guest speakers, including TV Rebels – Going It Alone, and a panel discussion with leading journalists.
On Wednesday, a packed schedule of events focussed on diversity in the music industry was being overseen by students, while the latest cutting-edge storytelling techniques were be explored in Storytelling in XR – Fact, fiction and beyond.
Former School of Media students returned on Thursday to share their experiences and insights, and an Employers’ Fair was run throughout the afternoon.
The festival concluded with Freelance Friday, with sessions focussed on the attributes needed to thrive as a self-employed media practitioner in a disrupted market.
Where possible, we have added links to the talks and events, scroll down through the schedule to view and rewatch the talks as they happened.
We look forward to next years Media Festival and being able to welcome everyone back once more.
On Monday, we started off the week with former England footballer Emile Heskey, who has just published a highly-praised book, and kicked off the online festival on the Monday, with Dr Shawn Sobers from the University of the West of England delivering a keynote session entitled The power of storytelling and filmmaking as an agent of change.
Tuesday included a range of panels and guest speakers, including TV Rebels – Going It Alone, and a panel discussion with leading journalists.
On Wednesday, a packed schedule of events focussed on diversity in the music industry was being overseen by students, while the latest cutting-edge storytelling techniques were be explored in Storytelling in XR – Fact, fiction and beyond.
Former School of Media students returned on Thursday to share their experiences and insights, and an Employers’ Fair was run throughout the afternoon.
The festival concluded with Freelance Friday, with sessions focussed on the attributes needed to thrive as a self-employed media practitioner in a disrupted market.
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- View Recording - An introduction to TV Paint - Digital 2D animation software
Monday, 2nd November
Dr. Shawn Sobers (School of Media) Guest Speaker 3:00-4:00 pm Watch Again: The power of storytelling and filmmaking as an agent of change (School of Media) To mark the launch of the Telling Tales theme of the 2020 Media Festival, Shawn Sobers explores the power of storytelling in contemporary society. In a keynote talk that promises to stimulate all media practitioners and students, Shawn will explore media’s ability to bring about change. Shawn is a filmmaker, photographer and writer, as well as Associate Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice at University of the West of England, Bristol. As a filmmaker and photographer his work has been exhibited and screened nationally and internationally, and he has directed and produced documentaries for BBC1, ITV and Channel 4. Topics of his work are wide ranging, including legacies of the slavery in the UK, African presence in Georgian and Victorian Britain and creative citizenship in social media. Join us for this opening-day talk as we begin a week-long exploration at the University of Gloucestershire of what it means to be media storytellers. |
Emile Heskey (all) Guest Speaker 1:30-2:30 pm My Story – Former England Footballer in Discussion with Students Former England footballer Emile Heskey opens up about his life story in a question-and-answer session hosted by Sports Journalism student Jacob Tombling. Emile will talk about his acclaimed new book, Even Heskey Scored: Emile Heskey, My Story in a session that will enable journalism students to pose searching questions and hear from a player who triumphed over adversity. |
Tuesday, 3rd November
Curtis Jobling (all) Guest speaker 10:00-11:30 am Watch Again: Curtis Jobling: Author and Creator of Bob the Builder, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion and Frankensteins Cat Curtis Jobling is a British illustrator, animator and author, born in Blackpool, England but lives in Warrington. He is best known for his role as production designer of children's TV hit, Bob The Builder, where he visualised all of that programme's characters and sets. Jobling is also an author and illustrator of children's books, notably Frankenstein's Cat, a muddled up feline. The first series of Frankenstein's Cat has now aired on CBBC and BBC1 in the UK. Frankenstein's Cat has also aired in France, Australia and South America. |
Journalism panel - Storytelling in the Covid era (all) Seminar 10:00-11:00 am Coronavirus has dramatically changed all our lives. And journalism has had to reflect that transformation - from a revolution in media working practices through questions of tone and language to the challenge of holding power to account at a time of unprecedented international crisis. Storytelling in a Covid Era looks at these issues through the eyes and work of four media professionals: Steve Knibbs Now an honorary fellow of the university - has been Gloucestershire reporter for BBC Points West and BBC Midlands Today for 14 years. Amita Joshi Digital Lifestyle Editor at The Telegraph. Previously she was Homepage Editor for the publication, and a reporter for what was then Trinity Mirror. She started her journalistic journey at the Gloucestershire Echo. Her journalism interests include visual storytelling and how stories are told through digital media. Megan Jones UoG Journalism course graduate Megan Jones is chief reporter at Free Radio in the West Midlands, where she has led campaigning investigations into issues such as knife crime. She has worked in radio for six years, and also had a spell at BBC Hereford and Worcester. Sean Mullan A freelance social media editor, currently working with one of the biggest brands in the world: Manchester United. Much of his current work is with the club's women's team. Sean has also worked on sporting social media in France, Germany and Spain - where he was responsible for output for the mighty FC Barcelona. The discussion will be chaired by journalism course leader Paul Wiltshire. Martin Harris Martin has worked previously as a radio journalist, and more recently as Director of News and Digital at Radio Essex - following some time in the digital marketing industry. He's now back in that environment as a social and content strategist for Zinc Network, working on ways to deliver solutions to complex societal issues. |
Creating a Killer Cover Letter (all) Seminar 10:00-11:00 am Whether you are applying for a job or a placement having an effective covering letter is essential. This is an opportunity to get some extra help with knowing exactly how to write a cover letter that will get results. |
Rebels With A Cause (Film & TV) Seminar 11:00-12:00 am Rebels With A Cause: TVP We are joined by Rebel Televisions Award Winning Writers and Producers Aaron Paul and Stuart Garlick. They are here to share their story from starting out in the industry to their first commission, including what it’s like working in development and how to make your ideas become a reality. From working on CBBC’s ‘The Zoo’ to celebrating the birth of their very own ‘Bad Nature’ for Sky Kids. Their ethos is to ‘Create noisy content that doesn’t play by the rules’. This session will give an insight into how they work and how they stay creative in a crisis. https://www.rebeltelevision.com/ Please watch these clips before the session: The Zoo (CBBC) The Last Hop https://vimeo.com/254996684/bb9b85e794 Bad Nature (Sky) Penquin Poo and Zombie Ant Fungus https://vimeo.com/390936088/2ee42db347 |
Wednesday, 4th November
Jim Rosenthal (all) Guest speaker 10:00-11:00 am Jim Rosenthal is an award-winning presenter who has covered a wide array of sports including football, rugby union, F1, boxing and athletics during an illustrious broadcasting career. He is currently the lead anchor for Amazon Prime Video’s Premier League coverage – the latest in a succession of top TV hosting roles which include covering three Rugby World Cups and eight F1 campaigns for ITV as well as the network's Champions League football coverage and boxing output. In addition to this, he has worked for the likes of the BBC, Channel 5, Uefa and MUTV. He has twice been named as the Royal Television Society's Sports Presenter of the Year and this year he was recognised by the Sports Journalists’ Association when he was presented with a special award for services to sports journalism. |
Support with Finding a Placement (all) Seminar 10:00-11:00 am Have you started your search for a placement? Would you like some advice on how to look for different placements, and get some ideas on potential placement opportunities? The placements team will be running a session to help you with your search and to let you know about the support that is available to you. |
Vick Bain (music) Guest speaker 11:00-11:30 am Watch Again: Music Keynote Speaker: Vick Bain Vick Bain delivers her keynote speech for the Music day at the UoG Media Festival . |
Joe Sims (Film and TV) Guest Speaker TVP and Film Masterclass online 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Working with Actors Session: Joe sims - 'From HTV to Broadchurch...and everything in between' https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1751127/ Actor Joe sims joins us to talk about his career from his HTV Drama Workshop days to working alongside Olivia Colman, David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker in ITV’s hit drama Broadchurch. This session will give an insight into working with actors from the other side of the camera. Joe has appeared in fast turnaround series like Casualty, where he earned his stripes, to the BAFTA winning docu-drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies. He will talk to us about the importance of the director/actor relationship and fostering an environment for creative bravery. Make sure you check out what Joe’s starred in and come armed with questions. See you at 1100 on Wednesday 4th November! |
Cut Through (Music Panel 1) Alumni speakers 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Watch Again: Music Panel 1: Cut Through Final year student Charlotte Rogers will be joined by panel guests Nadia Khan (Women In Ctrl). Jess Partridge (London in Stereo/Keychange.eu), Jodie Bryant (Assistance Producer at Kiss) and alumna Gwen Thomas (Warner) is a session that will look at early career challenges experience by women within the music industry. |
Working through Covid 2020 (Film Production) Alumni Speakers 12:00-12:30 pm 4 recent Film Production Graduates talk about their experiences with film work this year so far. Bursaries, freelancing and creating content within Covid restrictions will be covered. |
Developing Your Creative CV (all) Seminar 1:00-2:00 pm Having a Creative CV is essential for anyone wanting to break into media careers. This seminar will focus on how we improve our CVs and tips to make them have more impact. It is also possible to get some feedback on your CV from one of the YFP team after the event. |
From The Top - (Music Panel 2) Industry panels 1:00-2:00 pm Watch Again: Music Panel 2: From The Top Chaired by final year Music Business student Rebecca Rees this panel will look at the recent impacts to affect policy change through exploring opportunities to promote great diversity and equality within the music industry. This discussion will present an opportunity to consider emergent themes from the Cut Through panel as well as exploring the challenges faced by the UK Music Industry in addressing current equality and diversity issues. This session draws on the significant experience and expertise of our panel, which features Becky Ayres (Sound City MD / She said.so), Naz Hussain (BRIT Awards/Mercury Prize, Official Charts & BPI Panel for Equality & Justice). Vick Bain (our Keynote speaker) and Hannah Matterson (CEO Generator). |
Breakout groups - (Music Panel 3) Industry panels 2:00-3:00 pm Watch Again: An introduction from our creative curator Keely Liptrot Group 1: How to Sell Your Soul Group 2: LGBTQ+ Representation in Music Group 3: Sustainability in a Post-Covid World Group 1: How to Sell Your Soul Led by Keely Liptrot Ever felt disheartened when taking steps to accelerate your career in the music industry? This is the workshop to show you how to fulfil your purpose without sacrificing your passion. We all know that in such a competitive industry, passion is cheap and not to be dramatic (it definitely is) it is like selling your soul. But this workshop is here to teach you how to SELL your soul. A difference? It’s all about communicating your value and investing in your future so you can build that rep, cut through the clutter, and get the recognition you deserve. Group 2: LGBTQ+ Representation in Music Led by Fraser Bryan Just over a third of LGBTQ+ people chose not to disclose their identity at work for fear of experiencing homophobia or transphobia. LGBTQ+ people also often feel like there is no place for them in mainstream music. That’s why, in the music industry, we need to be striving towards having more representation and stronger allies who will stand up for LGBTQ+ people. In this half an hour discussion, we will be discussing not only what it’s like to be an LGBTQ+ person working in the music industry, but also what straight/cis people can do to make sure they are being inclusive and how to be a better ally. Group 3: Sustainability in a Post-Covid World Led by Mark Robinson COVID-19 potentially offers an opportunity for the music industry to rebuild in a fairer, more sustainable way. This group aims to discuss the areas in which the music industry is making events, merch, and general distribution more suitable for the future due to the current climate trajectory. With companies such as Milky Chance printing merch at events with customer provided t-shirts, festivals creating massive campaigns to reduce waste and reuse, Billie Eilish having Climate education at her shows while being, in her words ’as green as possible’ it is more important than ever that we continue to talk about the future of sustainability in the music industry and the issues we might encounter along the way. |
Storytelling in XR - Fact, Fiction and Beyond (All) 2:00-3:00 pm Watch Again: Special message from Alex Rühl Storytelling in XR - Fact, Fiction and Beyond The future of storytelling has never been more exciting. With the rise of immersive technology and hardware, audiences no longer need to be passive consumers of content, but active participants. Mary Matheson, Gaëlle Mourre, Kim-Leigh Pontin and Alex Ruhl are all internationally highly respected, award-winning XR creative practitioners and pioneers working in 360° filmmaking and XR interactive content creation. They have all faced the challenge of how to tell stories in XR – a world no longer defined and constrained by the 16:9 frame and linear narrative. They will talk about their work in XR, their journey to becoming a world-class XR creator and as a panel, discuss the future of storytelling in XR. Chaired by Mitch Turnbull, an award-winning XR content creator and lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Gloucestershire and Tamara Smith, a Digital Media 3rd Year student at the University of Gloucestershire. Mitch Turnbull Mitch recently joined the teaching staff at the University of Gloucestershire and currently tutors BA (Hons) Digital Media two days a week. Outside of teaching Mitch continues to work in industry as an award-winning independent producer/director of film, TV, digital and immersive content. She has over twenty years’ experience in industry, creating content for broadcasters, studios and organisations such as BBC Earth, Smithsonian Channel, Disneynature, National Geographic Channel, Channel 5, Channel 4, The Royal Foundation and the UN. She recently worked on Lenovo’s 360° series about girl campaigners, New Realities and she’s currently developing an immersive, multi-digital platform concept, EarthSongs,through her own company Bramble Media. Mary Matheson Mary is course director of Royal Holloway, University of London’s MA in Immersive Storytelling. She mixes the latest technology (mobile, augmented and virtual reality), along with intimate documentary techniques to bring the audience into the heart of the narrative. Mary directed the ground-breaking Google 360 documentary series The Female Planet and was lead director for the recently released ten-part 360 New Realities series. She wrote, produced and directed Nobody’s Listening, an interactive virtual reality experience taking viewers to northern Iraq to hear from the Yazidis who survived the ISIS genocide. Mary is currently co-directing an interactive VR experience about Shebeens, underground clubs where London’s Black community sought refuge (and partied) during the violence and racism in 1980s Britain. Kim-Leigh Pontin As Creative Director at Nexus Interactive Arts, Kim-Leigh specialises in directing interactive volumetric and motion capture experiences, as well as interactive narrative for emerging tech. Kim-Leigh’s background is in XR, interactive TV, emerging technology interaction design, and interactive storytelling. Kim-Leigh brings ideas of embodied interaction and speculative design to the worlds of film and TV production and product design. Previously she was at Sky VR Studios, the BBC, Amazon and Apple, working on everything from systematic interaction design for distribution systems (iPlayer, Sky Q) to R&D for emerging sensor technology (Apple Human Input Devices). She studied Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art. Kim-Leigh has won a BAFTA, Emmy & D&AD for interactive TV work, and three VR pieces that Kim-Leigh directed were recently shown at the Venice Film Festival (2017, 18 & 19). Kim-Leigh also writes and directs her own work, with her current piece, #CorpTopia — an AR multiplayer performance set in a parallel world of human-animal species — currently in production. #CorpTopia combines cutting edge augmented reality tech with live actor-led performance and hand drawn animation to put participants at the centre of an institutional drama where they have to rescue their friends from a cut throat corporation that will do anything to maintain it’s commercial edge. #CorpTopia is experienced as a live video call, making immersive theatre and augmented reality accessible to a wide audience during challenging times for creators and audiences. Gaëlle Mourre An award-winning Franco-British writer, director. She is a Sundance, SXSW, Venice Production Bridge and Series Mania alum. Previous immersive work includes branching VR narrative, Mechanical Souls. She is currently finalising the pilot to her new VR series, (Hi)story of a Painting, which received funding from Creative XR. Gaëlle trained as a writer at the NFTS and as writer, director at the London Film School and holds a BA in Art History and Spanish Literature. Alex Rühl Alex Rühl is a Leicester based award-winning virtual reality filmmaker and founder of VR production studio CATS are not PEAS. Currently producing the first BFI NETWORK VR film commission. Listed in The Drum’s 50 under 30 women in digital, Alex has also received Women of the Future and Pioneers of Immersive Realities Awards with her work having been selected for Raindance Film Festival, Cannes XR and Aesthetica Short Film Festival. Her work includes one of the world's first VR romcoms Keyed Alike which stars Game of Throne's Gemma Whelan and 9-1-1: Lone Star's Natacha Karam. Rühl speaks internationally on the subject of immersive storytelling & recently gave a TEDx talk about the power of virtual reality filmmaking. |
Interactive Storytelling using Stornaway.io (all) Workshop 3:30-5:00 pm Watch Again: Workshop: Interactive Storytelling using Stornaway.io Guest speakers: Ru Howe - Co-Founder, Stornaway.io Kate Dimbleby - Co-Founder, Stornaway.io In this workshop, you will get to:
This workshop is presented by Stornaway.io’s creators, writer/performer Kate Dimbleby and filmmaker Ru Howe, who designed it after many years of waiting for somebody else to do it first! The vision for Stornaway.io is to make it super easy for media makers to dream up and deliver fun, complex, multi-layered non-linear stories. Without coding, without complexity… with a song in your heart! The workshop will last around 1.5 hours including a 20 minute creative scratch session Stornaway.io is a collaborative tool but given the remote nature of the session, participants will be inspired to create individual projects. All those who wish to take part should sign up here in advance for their free 30 day trial (no payment details required): http://www.stornaway.io Here’s a sample of two films made with Stornoway.io - www.ALittleHungover.com www.LifeMovesPrettyFast.io |
Thursday 5th, November
Preparing for the Online Media Placement Event (all) Seminar 10:30-11:30 am Find out how to make the most of this afternoons employers' fair and to improve your online networking skills generally. We have a number of local employers who would like help from Media School students with their businesses. Whether that is by creating a promotional video, an animation or producing content for a website, students' skills are in demand. |
Animation Graduate Panel (Animation) Alumni event 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Watch Again: Animation Graduate Panel Animation Alumni Event with professional animators Sam Cresswell, Hollie Anne Freeman, Fahim Arif, Betta Ugliano, Huw Parkes. |
Television Production (TV) Alumni event 11:00 am - 12:00 pm We talk to new graduates about their time on the course and how to ace it in the final year Work Experience module. Tips and hints that will be gold dust to you all! We find out what it’s like to be out in industry and getting that first sniff of work… We also chat to Alumni who have been working successfully in industry for a while. Finding out about their journey from graduating to what they’ve been up to during lockdown and beyond! Make sure you join us on Thursday November 5th 11:00! You’ve got to be in it to win it! |
Digital Media (formerly Media production) (Media) Alumni event 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Watch Again: Alumni event: Digital Media It’s an exciting time for Digital Media (formerly Media Production): during the 2020 Media Festival we’re hosting our first alumni event, where you’ll be able to meet (on MS Teams – this time!) and chat to graduates from the course about their experiences since leaving us. We’re still a young course, but we now have several years of graduating students so we’re delighted this year to be starting what we hope will become an annual event (next year we’ll aim to have a much larger alumni event and reunion in-person, situation-permitting). So please come along to this first event, and in a few years time it’ll be you returning to the university to share your experiences with the students of the day! Our 2020 panellists: Maddie Simpson: Graduating in 2018, Maddie went straight to BBC radio as a Producer, where she has remained, often inviting DM students to speak on the radio about various things. Dean Lewis: Dean’s graduating piece in 2019 – an innovative travel-tracking app – helped him secure a position at Peugeot, where he developed some proprietary software leading to managing his own creative team. Tor Baskett: Tor won the Contribution to the Media School prize when she graduated in 2017, and went into further study to focus on her ambition to become an elite-level para-athlete. Sarah-Louise Wirth: Sarah graduated in 2018, as the first course-graduate to set-up a fully registered business in her final year, and has worked at creative agency Digital NRG since then. Liam Bedford: Graduating in 2017, one of Liam’s uni projects secured him a job at Jungle Creations (then the largest media company in the world on Facebook). He now works at creative mental health charity Sanctus while progressing his aims as a YouTuber. Jade Colton: Graduating this year, Jade used her position as an elite-level athlete to develop a body-positive sports campaign called AnyBody Can, and now studies for a Masters at Oxford Brookes while aiming to become an Olympic-level rower. |
Journalism Alumni Hour (Journalism) Alumni event 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Over the past 15 years, our courses have trained hundreds of future journalists and media professionals, and each year we invite them back to share their exciting career stories with our current students. This year, lecturer Erika Barnes brings together our wonderful alumni via Teams. Join us at 11.30 – 12.30 on Thursday 5th November 2020 to hear about life after university and the opportunities and challenges facing future graduates as you prepare for your careers the industry. Our 2020 panellists: Martin Harris has worked previously as a radio journalist, and more recently as Director of News and Digital at Radio Essex - following some time in the digital marketing industry. He's now back in that environment as a social and content strategist for Zinc Network, working on ways to deliver solutions to complex societal issues. Colleen Relle has worked in a wide range of media roles – firstly in PR and marketing – before moving into television as a vision mixer/director. Much of her time has been in directing news programmes with the BBC and Sky news, but she also spent a summer calling the shots for Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother. Earlier this year, she had her bags packed for a new adventure in New Zealand, and then Covid struck... Jason White is Head of Marketing & Communications at LiveWire Sport, a BAFTA-winning agency helping the world’s leading sports organisations, including Premier League, Six Nations and Wimbledon, to build audiences, engage fans and drive value through best-in-class content. Jason also leads a variety of agency-led initiatives such as the Diversity in Digital Mentoring Programme, and the Road to Tokyo Masterclass Series. He cut his teeth on the newsdesk of local radio but left to pursue a career in the sport industry in 2010 after being asked one too many times to cover a story for an aging audience on ‘top tips to stop your bird bath freezing over during the winter’. Alex Hamilton Head of PR and social at Manchester-based full-service integrated agency, One Brand Magic. Alex joined the board of directors in 2018, with a rich heritage spanning 46 years, One Brand Magic is a leading North West marketing agency with a wealth of B2B and B2B clients including Hoover, Taylor Wimpey, and United Utilities. Alice Lloyd is one of our rare Journalism Master’s students, and after landing an internship at SoGlos, she was taken on full-time as a staff writer. She freelanced as a travel writer and had a spell as a digital journalist at GoCompare before moving into marketing for a leading packaging company in Wales. Milo Fisher was presenting and writing about gaming long before he came to university. He has continued to work in the entertainments industry as a YouTuber, content writer, social media creative and most recently as a freelance art assistant in advertising. Levana Hayes is our most recent graduate on the panel. She was offered her job as a reporter on the Swindon Evening Advertiser pretty much during her final Newsweek last year. Out of the flames… |
RTS Masterclass (Journalism) External event 10:00-11:00 am Mobeen Azhar Mobeen Azhar/Amnesty international and BAFTA award winning BBC presenter and journalist will be speaking for this event. This event was run by the Royal Television Society. |
Friday 6th, November
Film Distribution & Marketing (Film & TV subject area) Guest speaker 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Stuart Henderson: Head of U.K. Marketing at Studio Canal STUDIOCANAL is a subsidiary of the CANAL+ Group. It is one of Europe’s leading companies in the market for co-production, acquisition, distribution and sale of international feature films. STUDIOCANAL is the only studio operating simultaneously in three main territories across Europe: France, the United Kingdom and Germany. The company distributes a total of more than 50 films a year throughout Europe. Additionally, STUDIOCANAL owns one of the most important libraries in the world, with more than 5,000 international titles. |
Globalised Freelancing – Japan, South Africa and Europe (all) Guest speaker 1:30-2:30 pm Join festival organiser Tom Bradshaw, who is an international journalist as well as a member of the School of Media, as he gives an insight into the challenges and excitement of being a freelance media practitioner. Tom will share his ideas on how to be a successful media freelancer in a disrupted market. |
Introducing Start and Grow - Starting Your Own Business and Freelancing (all) Seminar 2:30-3:45 pm Join us for this fantastic introduction to the start and grow program of training and funding, available at the UoG. Become Your Own Boss Student-centric support for big ideas and small businesses: The traditional route to work isn't for everybody. You have the idea, the time, the energy and the ambition. We can help with the rest! Everything you need is waiting for you, on-campus and free-of-charge. Getting Started Get a handle on the boring stuff, so that you can focus on what you're best at. Understand business structures, tax systems, and how to protect your idea. Finding Money To Grow Once you've set up, apply for one of our £1,000 grants to really get things going, then polish your pitch and learn how to find investors for the next stage. Fill Gaps In Your Knowledge Master the skills you need to succeed. Attend workshops and webinars, designed to give you all the skills of a successful entrepreneur. Build Your Network It's always who you know. Meet with experts, business leaders, and fellow student-preneurs. Futureproof your idea through connections. We look forward to seeing you online on Friday! |