Supporting social ventures

We are a collective of UK universities working collaboratively to support and raise awareness of mission-driven businesses emerging from our ecosystems.

We have an exciting new initiative, ImpactU, to provide training to UK universities and funding to pre-seed social ventures from English universities. 


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Bringing change, to people and places, by accelerating the development of impact-led projects

Each member university of ImpactU is passionate about delivering positive impact from innovative solutions focussing on health, wellbeing, society and the environment. Our projects emerge from research, student entrepreneurial activity, accelerators, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Our ImpactU training, led by LSE and available across the UK will provide learning and support to founders and universities. 

Learn more about the benefit of becoming a university member here.

Our ImpactU Pathfinder award aims to accelerate companies towards investment or growth. 

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Lead Partner Universities 

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Member Universities

Aston University
University of Birmingham
Cranfield University
Keele University
University of Leicester
Loughborough University
University of Nottingham
The University of Warwick

The University of Exeter
The University of York 
University of Bristol 
Anglia Ruskin University 
University of Birmingham 
University of Reading 
University of Liverpool 

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