Innovation

The Heart of Innovation & Enterprise

Innovation at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is about turning ideas into real-world impact. Through cutting-edge research, strong industry links, and dedicated support, we help businesses from start-ups to large corporates and non-commercial organisations to thrive. Our innovation ecosystem connects people, knowledge and resources to drive meaningful change. At Surrey, innovation is not just what we do – it’s the essence of who we are.   

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Latest innovation news

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16 MAY 2023

New SEISMIC facility enables single-cell measurement to help fight cancer and infectious diseases

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10 MAY 2023

AI developed in the UK is the world leader in identifying the location and expression of proteins

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27 APR 2023

Perovskite solar cells' instability must be addressed for global adoption, say Surrey researchers

Spotlight on our innovators

Experiences of innovation at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ told in the words of our staff, students and partners.

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Pavlos Giannakou
AVS UK Ltd
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Mantle Labs
Geoff Long
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Covid-19

Discover how our innovators and business partners are helping us battle back against Covid-19 by making safer PPE, deploying faster cheaper portable testkits, creating online ethical recruitment software and delivering health interventions into our communities.

Student enterprise funding

Student Enterprise

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Student Enterprise programme offers practical business support to entrepreneurial students from all disciplines who aspire to run their own business, create a social enterprise and develop enterprise skills for within their careers. We equip them with the training, mentoring, office space and funding opportunities needed to get their idea up and running.

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