by Admin | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Oxford, People & Organisations, Places & Spaces, Social Enterprise
The Oxford Trust went head-to-head with Barbara Hammond, founder and CEO of the Low Carbon Hub – a small social enterprise with big aims, now based at the Wood Centre for Innovation (WCFI). “Our vision,“ says Barbara, “is to replace the energy currently produced by...
by Admin | Feb 13, 2020 | Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Education & Knowledge, External Resources, Health & Wellbeing, Science & Technology, Social Enterprise
Oxford Healthtech Labs teaches the Needs-Led Innovation Process, a systematic and proven approach to ‘needs’ finding, designed to de-risk the invention of suitable innovative technologies that take into account the important stakeholders of current...
by Admin | Feb 11, 2020 | Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Social Enterprise, Students
October, 2018. Oxford’s streets are even busier than usual thanks to the city’s annual Science and Ideas Festival. Amid the hubbub, one initiative captures the imagination – the ‘Uncomfortable Oxford Tour’. By the end of the 11-day festival, more than 300 people had...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2020 | Entrepreneurs Uncovered, IT & Digital, People & Organisations, Social Enterprise
Montana Butsch is the founder of spotivity, a double-sided marketplace that not only supports after school programs to increase enrollment and participation rates but also enables teens and their parents to make the best decisions about how to use time outside of...
by Admin | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog & Case Studies, Oxford, Social Enterprise
Julian Godding, 23, and Ina Bierylo, 22, are hoping to cut unnecessary waste by encouraging cafes and the public to be more eco-friendly. The friends, who met while studying at Oxford University’s St Peters College, have already got the backing of nine local coffee...
by Admin | Dec 3, 2019 | External Resources, Finance, Programmes & Events, Social Enterprise
Do you want to know more about how a warming planet is changing the landscape for investing? Geared towards professionals working in financial markets, this course provides a solid introduction to the financial risks and opportunities arising from man-made climate...
