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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝟭.𝟬? 🚀 As we gear up for the exciting launch of CDI 2.0, it's important to take a moment to reflect on the 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 we've learned along the way. These insights aren’t just guiding us—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝟮.𝟬. Here are the 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 that are steering our next steps: ⚙️ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 - Business development, funding guidance, and the acceleration of academic research outputs that underpin digital solutions are equally critical to the success of any startup. 🌱 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲—personalised, flexible support is essential. 🧑💻 There’s 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗽—HealthTech and EdTech need complementary founders. 💡 We offer a quality endorsement that can 𝗱𝗲-𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 opportunities. 📈 Our unique strength lies in 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀. Dive deeper into these insights here: https://lnkd.in/edhGmrQh And don’t miss our 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝟮.𝟬 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 at IDEALondon on Friday 7th March! 🎟️ Secure your spot and join us for this exciting milestone: https://lnkd.in/e82znTX9

Join us as we unveil 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝟮.𝟬: 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹! 🎉 Get ready for an afternoon of excitement at IDEALondon as we kick off the next chapter in our journey of innovation, collaboration and growth. 🚀 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁: ▫️ A sneak peak into our exciting future plans. ▫️ Learn how you can be involved in the next chapter of #digital #innovation. ▫️ Networking with our wonderful CDI community! 📅 Friday, 7th March 2025 ⏰ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Drinks and Canapes 🏢 IDEALondon, 69 Wilson St, London EC2A 2BB 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁: https://lnkd.in/e82znTX9 See you there!

The countdown to CDI 2.0 begins! ⏳ We're about to launch the next exciting chapter of the UCL Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI) powered by AWS at IDEALondon - stay tuned for more exciting updates! 🚀 #CDI2.0 #Digital #Innovation #Social #Impact #Accelerate #UCL #AWS

𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 👋 On Friday we kicked off an exciting new chapter with 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 hosted at IDEALondon! 🙌 We are thrilled to welcome an exceptional group of 𝟭𝟴 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 who are embarking on groundbreaking research aimed at solving some of the most pressing challenges in 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 using the power of Amazon Web Services (AWS) 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀. These scholars are here to accelerate their research and make a real-world impact. What makes this programme so special? Here’s what our scholars will get: ✨ 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀 to fuel their experiments and innovations 🤝 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 from top cloud and digital research leaders 📚 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 to hone critical skills 🌐 𝗔 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 to collaborate with like-minded pioneers We couldn’t be more excited about the incredible diversity of research being undertaken by our scholars across various faculties and departments, including: IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, UCL Computer Science, UCL School of Management, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences, UCL Institute of Health Informatics and UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences. 𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 – we can’t wait to see how your research will shape the future! 🌟 Let’s give a warm welcome to: Andrew Renninger, Benjamin Duvieusart, Cameron Cruickshank, Hengrui Zhang, Eva Price, Hong Deng, Hongyu(Eric) Lin, Jiewei Li, JINGE WU, Liqun He, Marta Chmielowska, Marwin Schmidt, Quang Nguyen, Shafi Balal, Siyan Li, Dr Thomas Frost, Tianyi Song and Kester Wong🎓 #CDIInnovation #PhDInnovation #AWS #DigitalResearch #HigherEducation #HealthTech #UCL Graça Carvalho, Dr. Bruno Silva, Igor Tseyzer, Miguel Xochicale, PhD, Socrates Varakliotis, Eleanor Johnston

Graffinity, an innovative EdTech startup supported by the UCL Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI) powered by AWS , won a share of £1 million as part of the Department for Education's AI Tools for Education competition. Led by entrepreneur Matthew Pryor, Graffinity initially joined the Impact Accelerator programme with a vision to revolutionise how students engage with complex material. The company developed an AI-powered tool that uses machine learning to create searchable ‘mind maps’ –  visual diagrams designed to help learners who struggle with large volumes of text. This innovative approach enables better understanding and engagement with complex content, offering a more intuitive learning experience. In winning the funding, Graffinity will work with UCL experts to develop an AI-powered formative assessment tool that reduces teacher workload by providing personalised student feedback. Matthew said: “We're thrilled to have won this funding. This will enable us to take a huge step forward in our mission to help teachers and pupils with cutting-edge AI tools with the continued support of UCL. “By harnessing machine learning and integrating concept maps for assessment, our tool offers numerous benefits to educators. “This includes a highly visual interactive approach to learning, deeper insights into student thinking and support for critical thinking and personalised feedback.” UCL collaborators include the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society and the UCL Knowledge Lab, along with the UCL Advanced Research Computing Centre and the Centre for Digital Innovation. https://lnkd.in/eWVtG4yy

📢 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽? Discover the essential steps early-stage entrepreneurs need to take to boost their funding readiness! Last month, we hosted the December edition of 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, where we brought together experts Simon Hulme, Itxaso del Palacio, PhD, and John Spindler to explore the crucial topic of "𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀." Moderated by Koby Yogaretnam, the panel shared a wealth of insights to help founders navigate the funding landscape. Here’s what they highlighted as key to getting your startup funding-ready: 💡 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🚀 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁 💼 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⚠️ 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀 📈 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 💪 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 🎯 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 Dive deeper into these insights here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e6eiZnVU And stay tuned for updates on our upcoming CDI networking events—keep an eye on our website and social media! #Entrepreneurship #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #EarlyStage #FundingReadiness #CDIFirstFridays #UCL #Entrepreneurs #AngelInvestors #Networking

📢 Eye2Gene, an alumnus from our Impact Accelerator programme, is making incredible strides in the field of genetics research within ophthalmology. Nikolas Pontikos, and his amazing team are leading the way with cutting-edge applications that promise to transform the landscape of eye health. We couldn’t be more proud of the progress they’ve made – congratulations, Nikolas and the team! 👏👏

Today, UCL Grand Challenges launches the Data and Empowered Societies Grand Challenge and the UCL Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI) powered by AWS is very excited to contribute our vision to this groundbreaking initiative. Looking forward to making a meaningful impact in shaping the future of data enabled societies!

Are you an EdTech startup looking to solve real-world challenges in education? 🌍💡 Connect with the UCL Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI) powered by AWS at #BETT 2025!   We’re excited to attend BETT 2025 and engage with the dynamic community of #EdTech #innovators and thought leaders. This year’s focus on #AI, #data-#driven #learning, and cutting-edge #technologies aligns perfectly with our mission at CDI, where we support EdTech startups by providing the resources, expertise, and mentorship needed to address pressing education challenges.   At the CDI, we’re here to help you:   💡 #Collaborate with leading UCL researchers to develop impactful education and technology solutions   💡 #Scale your EdTech startup through our tailored accelerator and support programmes   💡 #Access funding and partnership opportunities to take your EdTech solution to the next level   Want to learn about a CDI success story? Check out Graffinity a standout startup from our Cohort 4 Impact Accelerator programme 🌟. They recently secured funding from the Department for Education to advance their AI-powered formative assessment tool 🤖📚. https://lnkd.in/ebMPc7B7   Don’t miss the chance to connect with CDI Director Graça Carvalho and our EdTech Consultant Michelle DuQuette 💬 at #BETT2025 by reaching out to them on LinkedIn! Meanwhile, explore how our programmes can help accelerate your EdTech journey and drive meaningful change in education: https://lnkd.in/ewVhRyGF #TogetherWeGrow

📢 A big day for AI announcements! Graffinity, 𝗖𝗗𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝘂𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Department for Education 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗱𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲! We’re thrilled to celebrate Graffinity, a standout startup from 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟰 of the 𝗨𝗖𝗟 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗗𝗜) 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲, as 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 of funding to develop their product through 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 🏆 Graffinity is developing 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 that helps teachers assess student progress and deliver personalised feedback. 💡📚 Throughout their CDI journey, Graffinity worked closely with UCL Advanced Research Computing (ARC) engineers and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architects to refine their solution, while also partnering with IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society to ensure the tool aligns with evidence-based educational practices. 🤝 Read about their journey on our website: https://lnkd.in/enuDAbev With this funding, Graffinity will scale their 𝗔𝗜-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 to reduce teacher workload and accelerate pupil progress, making 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🚀 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! We can’t wait to see the lasting impact your solution will have on the future of education! 🎓✨ https://lnkd.in/e_D_DKNU Graça Carvalho Andrew Proctor Dr. Bruno Silva Magda David Hercheui Manolis Mavrikis #DigitialInnovation #CDI #TogetherWeGrow #Collaboration #Education #AI #TeacherTools #PublicSector #AIforgrowth #Artificial #Intelligence