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Business Training for Bioscientists – careers & future prospects in the Biotechnology Industry

Tuesday 23 April, 09:30 – 13:00 (lunch included), Core Technology Facility, Grafton St, Oxford Rd campus

If you are considering Biotechnology as a career option this workshop provides the ideal opportunity to find out what it means to establish and work in a biotechnology company.

This half day session provides an invaluable opportunity to hear about more…

Enterprise Futures 2013: Inspiration, Collaboration, Opportunity

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 9.00am – 6.00pm, Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester City Centre.

Open to: All Postgraduates (taught and research).

“Whether you choose to pursue self employment or employment, expanding your skill set and attributes to demonstrate creativity, innovation, resilience, collaboration as well as autonomy is essential for lifelong career success.”

The purpose of this more…

Enterprise Futures 2013

After the huge success of last years event held at MediaCity UK, Enterprise Futures will be taking place this year at the iconic Manchester Town Hall in Albert Square on Tuesday 21 May.

Enterprise Futures is an event jointly run by University of Manchester, University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University and aims to illustrate more…

Venture Further 2013 - (closes 22 March)

Want to start-up a business? Here’s your chance to win £10,000 and make it a reality.

  • Enhance your CV - gain enterprise and entrepreneurship skills
  • Cash prizes of up to £10,000 to support your business
  • Enter as an individual or team
  • Produce a business plan and progress your idea

It’s open to students and researchers from all subject areas across more…

Manchester Enterprise School 2013 bookings now open!

The Manchester Enterprise School is a four day residential enterprise school managed by the University of Manchester as part of the Northern Enterprise Schools initiative. Bookings are now open for the 2013 event.

When: Monday 8 to Thursday 11 July 2013

Where: The Burnside Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake District

Open to: 30 postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers.

The Enterprise School aims to more…

Social Enterprise Competition 2013

The Social Enterprise Competition is now open! The competition is open to all University of Manchester staff, students and recent graduates we are looking forward to hearing your ideas.

If you to try out your ideas you can apply for funding up to £500. However, there will also be further funding available of up to £5000, more…

Workshop: How to prototype and win funding for your social enterprise idea

UMI3 invites you to attend the Social Enterprise Brief Case (SEBC) Workshop on 28 February (9.15-13:00) in Joule Suite, CTF, 46 Grafton Street, Manchester, M13 9NT

Whether or not you have a social enterprise idea, this workshop and surgery session will help you generate, develop and prototype your idea from start to finish. Using a combination more…

Charting an entrepreneurial career: how researchers can control their professional destiny

This event is open to postgraduate researchers, research staff and postdoctoral researchers.

With increasing international competition, economic challenges, social change and the growing pressures of a complex and uncertain world, unlocking your enterprising capability as a researcher is vital to maximise the benefits gained from your research, to take forward your career or to start a more…

Engineering YES Information & Briefing Session at Manchester

Tuesday 26 February 2013, 11-2pm, Renold Building (includes buffet lunch)

Engineering YES (Young Entrepreneurs Scheme) is a competition for UK-based postgraduates students and postdoctoral researchers to present a business plan for an imaginary start-up company to a group of shrewd investors and industry experts. Participants learn the techniques of how to go about planning a new more…

Venture Out Competition – now open!

Got a brilliant idea? Venture Out is our annual ideas competition for all students across the University.

Write a short 500 word entry and you could could win a cash prize of up to £500! Enter one of three categories – business, social or technology

Submissions close…

The deadline for entries is Tuesday, 27 November 2012. The more…