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#ThrowbackThursday to when our incredible five Longitude Prize on Dementia finalists featured in The Guardian 🌟 As Tris Dyson highlighted, "This is just the beginning of a whole suite of AI-based technologies that will pave the way for others. It’s an exciting time in this space!" Discover how these visionary innovators are creating groundbreaking solutions that empower individuals living with dementia to maintain their independence for longer: https://lnkd.in/eQfbTwJN #InnovateDementia #AIRevolution #LongitudePrize

💡 What happens when the UK and Canadian innovators join forces? Let’s find out! The recent #AqualunarChallenge bootcamp in Montréal brought together some of the brightest minds to collaborate on advancing water purification on the moon. 🌕💧 Together, they explored groundbreaking technologies, gained insights from astronauts and built long-lasting connections. A particular highlight was the incredibly inspiring presentation from Frederic Lemaire, winner of the #DeepSpaceHealthcare challenge. Curious what it’s like for a self-proclaimed “space nut” to take part in this incredible journey? Watch our video to hear from finalist Andrew McCulloch of Team CLiVE, as he shares his bootcamp experience and his dreams of pushing boundaries in space tech. Read more: https://ow.ly/zGRQ50UtbnW Impact Canada Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne UK Space Agency #AquaLunarChallenge #SpaceTech #Innovation

🎉 Meet the judges for the #TMFSustainableCities Varanasi Challenge: Innovating Crowd Flow. 🎉 With over 80 entries from innovators around the world, our judges will select semi-finalists who have proposed data-driven solutions to make Varanasi’s old city of Kashi safer for religious tourists and local residents. Find out more: https://ow.ly/cbEJ50UrUm9 Ashish Verma Namrata Mehta Utsav Choudhury Toyota Mobility Foundation WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Unlock the potential of AI for Net Zero 🌱 The #ManchesterPrize is seeking the UK’s best AI ideas to transform energy! Up to 10 teams will receive: ✅ £100K seed funding ✅ £60K in compute resources ✅ Mentorship & support 🏆 £1M for the top solution by 2026. Apply now! https://ow.ly/20bZ50UrOhL #ManchesterPrize #CleanEnergyInnovation #NetZero #AIForGood

🚀 What a huge milestone for the #AqualunarChallenge! We recently wrapped up an incredible bootcamp hosted at the Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne in Montréal. The event brought together passionate participants to connect and collaborate as they strive to make human habitation in space possible by finding ways to purify water buried beneath the moon’s surface. The three-day agenda was packed with plenty to inspire, from dynamic workshops, energising talks from astronauts, networking sessions and more! We’re deeply grateful to the Canadian Space Agency for opening their doors and empowering such an incredible occasion. 👏 Read more: https://ow.ly/ZytY50UrGRI Impact Canada UK Space Agency #AquaLunarChallenge #SpaceTech #Innovation

🔐 Artificial intelligence holds incredible potential to transform all areas of our lives and unlock new avenues to tackle shared global challenges. This is why the Manchester Prize: Clean Energy Systems is focused on backing pioneering new AI solutions to some of the most important and difficult challenges in society. Now in its second year, this multi-million-pound challenge prize from the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will reward innovations, every year, that will help to transform the lives of the people across the UK and continue to secure the UK’s place as a global leader in cutting-edge innovation. Do you have a solution that has the potential to enable the UK to quickly reach or operate a net zero energy system? Find out more about the Manchester Prize and enter before 1200 GMT on 17 January 2025: https://ow.ly/tgwu50Uf4sm #ManchesterPrize #CleanEnergyInnovation #NetZero #AIForGood

📣 We're so excited to announce the semi-finalists for the #TMFSustainableCities Venice Challenge! 🎉 Out of over 120 global submissions, these innovative teams are revolutionising low and zero-carbon mobility in Venice. Each semi-finalist has been awarded a $50,000 implementation grant to develop, test, and showcase their groundbreaking solutions. In May 2025, up to three finalists will be selected to advance to the next stage. You can read more about the innovators and their solutions here: https://ow.ly/neXO50Unq88 BetterPoints Ltd Bikeloop FACTUAL Instant System - Enabling MaaS ioki Kooling Bike Party Nudgd UrbanTide Toyota Mobility Foundation WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

📣 Calling all innovators, academics, scientists, engineers, start-ups, and entrepreneurs… AI-powered innovation has the potential to grow the economy, improve public services and tackle climate change. And, we need your solutions! The UK Government's second Manchester Prize: Clean Energy Systems is now open for applications and incentivising the development and deployment of AI to support the UK in realising its mission to be a clean energy superpower. Up to 10 of the most promising solutions will each be awarded £100,000 in seed funding, up to £60,000 of compute and additional non-financial support to develop products and services capable of winning the £1 million grand prize in spring 2026! To find out more about the Manchester Prize and how your solution could accelerate action towards the UK’s ambitious clean energy and net zero goal, visit https://ow.ly/z0t750UeYk6 ⏰ Deadline to enter: 12:00 GMT on 17 January 2025 #CleanEnergyInnovation #NetZero #AIForGood

Manchester Prize finalist team, EvoPhase, unveiled the world’s first urban wind turbine designed by AI for the unique wind conditions of a specific geographic area, at the University of Birmingham last week. The team has called it the Birmingham Blade. EvoPhase used its AI-driven design process to generate and test designs for efficiency at wind speeds found in Birmingham, which, at 3.6 metres / second are substantially lower than the 10 metres per second rating for most turbines. The design addresses a key green energy challenge: creating compact, affordable, small-scale wind generators capable of managing rooftop turbulence from surrounding buildings. EvoPhase has expanded its AI-powered evolutionary design approach to industries beyond wind energy, including the optimisation of equipment for mixing, blending, and storing granular materials in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical manufacturing sectors. Learn more about the round one Manchester Prize finalist team: https://ow.ly/urmb50UiNc9

💡The UK has set a world-leading target to decarbonise the electricity grid to deliver green power by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Achieving these twin goals will boost the UK’s energy independence, protect bill payers, support good, well-paid jobs across the country and combat the climate and nature crisis. AI holds the key to make this happen. This is where the UK Government's Manchester Prize: Clean Energy Systems comes in. Now in its second year, the prize will award £1 million to the most innovative and impactful AI solution that will accelerate progression to the UK’s targets. If you’re working on something that will demonstrate not only technical innovation but also an evidenced road map to near-term (2030) adoption and scale, then apply to enter. ⏰ Deadline 12:00 GMT on 17 January 2025. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/gf3v50UeXN0 #ManchesterPrize #CleanEnergy #NetZero #AIForGood