Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation

⭐ WE'RE HIRING! ⭐ Not one, but TWO exciting roles in #climate #innovation! Come and join our lovely team at Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation 👀 👇 ⭐ Head of The Greenhouse⭐ We are seeking a candidate with business, #investment or #startup experience who is passionate about tackling climate change through innovation. You will continue to enhance and deliver Undaunted’s impressive Greenhouse accelerator programme and explore strategies that help ensure its long-term financial security. This includes attracting and selecting high-quality startups, and #mentoring current cohorts through their 12-month programme (a portfolio of ~30 startups per annum). You will also execute high-profile flagship events and take an active role in the strategic dimension of the programme. Apply before 12 January 2025: https://lnkd.in/ebBep537 ⭐ Programme Manager (12 month cover) ⭐ This role focuses on the day-to-day operations of The Greenhouse, responsible for ensuring the successful functioning of all aspects of our highly successful climate innovation startup accelerator programme. The successful applicant will gain in-depth exposure and engagement with a wide range of exciting and innovative startups looking to tackle climate change. Apply before 5 January 2025: https://lnkd.in/e8_nugQM Learn more about The Greenhouse: https://lnkd.in/eyzpkGt4 Undaunted is a partnership between two world-renowned scientific institutions: Imperial College London and The Royal Institution. We are based in the Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment and Scale Space in London's thriving White City Innovation District. Imperial Enterprise CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) Imperial College Business School UK Universities Climate Network

🏆 DyeRecycle wins big at IChemE Awards https://hubs.ly/Q02-TDd50 The 2024 Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards acknowledged #OurImperial spinout's determination to reduce dye pollution and textile waste, presenting them with a prestigious award. DyeRecycle uses a unique formula, making use of green chemistry to give discarded fabric a new lease of life by salvaging their dyes – enabling the colour from an old garment to be extracted, revived and used to dye new fabrics, while also recovering the waste textiles. Congratulations to Dr Aida Rafat (CEO and Co-founder), Professor Jason Hallett (Co-founder), Jiaying Chen, Lamar Balubaid, Jehna Yang, Ziyin Chen, Antonio Overjero Prez, Irene Maffini and many others who have helped them succeed so far from Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial Enterprise Lab, Imperial College London and beyond.

It’s been another busy 12 months at Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation! Among many other things: 👀 Our Climate Solutions Catalyst - which seeks to untap the potential of academic research to accelerate climate innovation - was born! https://lnkd.in/e_W_HKnq 👋 Our first cohort on the MSc Cleantech Innovation began their journey to shape the future of cleantech (in partnership w/ Dyson School of Design Engineering): https://lnkd.in/eUB2n28E 🎉 Bio-cm won this year's Climate-KIC ClimateLaunchpad UK final, and went on to win the Regional Final Europe: https://lnkd.in/eNgtdT4a 🙌 We collaborated with Startup Discovery School on Green Together - for climate startups making a difference in Hammersmith & Fulham Council: https://lnkd.in/ezEEpGP2 🌿 💸 We continued to support the Climate Entrepreneurs Club (CEC) and Climate Investment Challenge - two fantastic student-run initiatives at Imperial College London that guide enterprising uni students to find their way into climate innovation and sustainable finance. CEC's Pre-Accelerator is now open for applications! https://lnkd.in/eDt_R8bT 💚 Our flagship programme, the Greenhouse accelerator, celebrated Demo Days for Cohort 6 and Cohort 7 - applications for Cohort 8 open on 13 January 2025! https://lnkd.in/eyzpkGt4 🏗️ We launched the pioneering Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator to offer SMEs in the built environment a gateway into the London retrofit market: https://lnkd.in/ekbVZtNk 🌍 Along with The Earthshot Prize we launched a new global network of accelerators, with great ambition to maximise our collective impact in the face of the biggest global challenges facing humanity: https://lnkd.in/ewN2g3MG 🌏 Our global outlook also comprises continued collaboration with UNICEF Innovation on the Innovation30 initiative: https://lnkd.in/ddXv7HEc 📈 We announced that Imperial will lead a new £5m collaboration to scale UK climate startups - keep you eyes peeled in 2025: https://lnkd.in/e_vAzxM9 🤩 Our inspiring alumni companies continue to thrive: https://lnkd.in/ePuzgYpP 👁️🗨️ We continued to bring climate innovator's voices to the policy space via the ClimateTech Policy Coalition, a collaboration led by Startup Coalition - read our annual report (2024): https://lnkd.in/eJfEmicJ 💜 The Undaunted team has grown to 20 – and counting! Phew, what a year! Wishing everyone in our climate innovation community a happy and restful festive time and all best wishes for 2025. The Royal Institution Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) Imperial Enterprise Scale Space White City Innovation District Upstream Nexus UK Universities Climate Network Imperial Policy Forum Imperial Consultants (ICON)

Thank you everyone for joining our webinar last week. Applications open on January 13th, 2025 and we look forward to receiving yours! Please checkout our website for more information and feel free to send us an email if you have any questions. https://lnkd.in/gfG2tKF7 Happy holidays from the CIC crew! 🎁 #happyholidays #thankyou #cic #climate

2024 has been a huge year at HUID. There have been: 💷 multiple grants and awards won 🧪 a shiny new lab space 👩🔬 a new team member 👨🏫 amazing mentors 🌍 access to a world-class accelerator in climate tech 🤝 incredible continental collaborations and consortiums built 📦 product prototypes that have surpassed our expectations 📰 features on one of the biggest international news media stations 🧅 a first outing of our product at a conference 💅 a rebranding by an award winning design agency 🔊 opportunities to pitch to stalwart corporate clients. All these achievements are great, but the thing we're most proud of is that we've stayed true to what our vision is in the midst of obstacles: creating an exemplar, scalable system of circular design with the potential for huge social, environmental and cultural impact, all with the humble onion. We're so excited for 2025 and what's brewing, but first it is time to take some well earned rest. Team HUID is officially out of the office, but wanted to share an onion skin wrapped gift with you below (Literally - aside from the raffia, everything is made of our 100% onion skin cardstock Pyber, that we hope you'll be able to get your hands on properly in 2025...) Wishing you and your loved ones a very, Merry Christmas and a fantastic start to 2025!! A few shoutouts to those involved in our success this year: Innovate UK, Scottish EDGE, Innovate UK Business Connect, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre Highlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish Enterprise Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation British Onions Producer Association Ltd Sustainable Ventures Northumbria University BBC Scotland AMRL National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

❔ How much equity do you think Imperial College London takes from spinouts? What's the purpose of university innovation? And why are we taking our world-leading show on the road, setting up permanent homes in places like San Francisco? Watch this video to find out👇 🎙️ TUNE IN: The Future of Imperial College... is in San Francisco? on Jimmy's Jobs of the Future Professor Mary Ryan, Vice Provost at Imperial College London (Research & Enterprise), sat down with Jimmy McLoughlin OBE to discuss how Imperial is driving research, innovation, and entrepreneurial success. This insightful conversation delves into our commitment to fostering a culture of discovery and entrepreneurship, building founder-friendly policies, strategies to support startups and industry collaboration initiatives. The discussion also highlights our new Imperial Global USA hub, our rise in global university rankings, and other ground-breaking interdisciplinary science initiatives here at the university. Listen on Apple Podcast - https://hubs.ly/Q0309tDh0

🌍 PlanetFest 2024: A Night of Celebration 🎉 What an incredible way to close out the year! Last Dec 13, we hosted PlanetFest at ARK Canary Wharf, bringing together an amazing community of sustainability enthusiasts, climate founders, and innovators. One of the evening’s highlights was our Sustainability Founders Fireside Chat, featuring Jim Shaikh, Head of Imperial College London’s Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation program, Emma Money CEO of Cyanoskin and Munraj Sembhi CEO of Reaforma. We discussed about their inspiring startup journey, their struggles and successes as founders, and what it takes to build a business with impact. A huge thank you to our speakers for their insights, to our attendees for enjoying our crazy games, and to everyone who made this an event to remember. Here’s to an exciting 2025 ahead for Planet Smart and our community! 🌱 #PlanetFest #Sustainability #PlanetSmart #Innovation #Networking

Reflecting on the incredible rollercoaster that was 2024! Celebrating some of the wins: 🎓 In May, I received my MSc in Global Innovation Design from Imperial College London at the Royal Albert Hall. 🎖️I won the prestigious The Arts Foundation Futures Award in Regenerative Design, and took part in my first artist residency at the Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking. I was also a Green Product Award Concept Nominee and a Runner-up of the Lineage Food Innovation Challenge UK. 📰 I appeared on TV not once but twice! featured on the BBC News and BBC One Sunday Morning Live! Beyond TV, my work gained recognition in The Indian Express, Monocle on Design Podcast, Wallpaper* Magazine, The Independent, Innovators Magazine, FAD Magazine, Colour Hive MIX Magazine, and more. 🌱 Thrilled to have been selected for the Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation, Greenhouse Accelerator Program. This opportunity provided me with an equity-free grant, workspace, and year-long support from incredible mentors. It has truly transformed the journey for Seasprout - more on this in the new year! 🇺🇳 I participated in the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women as a UN Women UK delegate, and later in the year, as part of the community, I got to be a part of Lost Village Festival Guardians, helping create safe spaces on the ground. ✨ I was invited to inspiring gatherings like the DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATION Future Forum 24 and the Climate Action Climate Innovation Forum during London Climate Action Week. 🤝🏼 I had the privilege of mentoring students through The Diana Award Social Action Accelerator Program, supporting youth-led social action projects. 🖍️ As a member of the Young Designers Circle(2023-25) part of the World Design Organization. The past year we have been collaborating towards the the World Design Assembly & Congress in London, happening in September 2025—I can’t wait to share more in the new year! 2024 has been a whirlwind of growth, challenges, and incredible memories, and I’m deeply grateful to everyone who’s been part of this journey—thank you. 🚀 Here’s to an exciting 2025. Wishing everyone a restful and joyful end to the year! #2024Wrapped #Innovation #Design #ClimateAction #SocialImpact

📣 The ClimateTech Policy Coalition has launched their third annual report, including fresh insights from the frontline of climate innovation, along with priority areas for Government support. 🗺️ Focused on innovating to combat climate change *and* the constraints on the Govt, the report is rounded off with a refreshed blueprint of steps that the Govt can take to unlock climate innovation, building on its political priorities. 👍 Most surveyed Climate founders (38) thought that Labour’s election victory was a good thing for their business - with only a handful (5) saying it was bad. 👎 Only 11 founders said that the first five months of the new Govt had been good for their business, with 14 saying that it had actually been negative for them. 📢 ClimateTech founders want the Government to focus on ensuring that innovation is built into its priorities, including GB Energy and the Industrial Strategy. 🎆 2025 gives us the opportunity to refocus on action. There is a general sense of consultation overload - ClimateTech founders sorely need action at the end of the questions. Read the full report 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/eJfEmicJ The Coalition is formed of Tech Zero, techUK, Tech Nation, Cleantech for UK, and Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation. Charlie Mercer | Alyssa Gilbert | Cathal Hughes | Sammy Fry | Sarah Mackintosh | Charlie Garner | Sophia Kesteven | Craig Melson | Weronika Dorociak

For the third time, techUK has partnered with the Startup Coalition, Tech Nation, Cleantech for UK, Tech Zero and Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation on an annual report outlining short-term opportunities for the Government to scale up climate tech. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👉 https://lnkd.in/dEX_QFvN Craig Melson | Weronika Dorociak | Josh Turpin | Teodora K. | Luisa Cardani | Charlie Mercer | Sammy Fry | Sophia Kesteven | Charlie Garner | Alyssa Gilbert | Cathal Hughes #TechClimateAction #NetZero #ClimateTech #Sustainability   _____________    🤝 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀!  Join our tech community to amplify your influence, forge valuable connections, and drive innovation together: https://ow.ly/uttm50Qyl46   _____________    🌱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝐦𝗮𝘁𝐞 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝐢𝐨𝐧  techUK is a powerful advocate for members on climate issues. We promote tech-led decarbonisation, champion member innovation, and advocate for policy and regulation that can reduce risk and incentivise investment in tech. For more information on how techUK can support you, please visit our Climate Action Hub and click ‘contact us’: http://ow.ly/yu3a50NIi16