University Venture Lab

Applicants could bring a question, a piece of research, a prototype or an early team. A finished business plan would not be the entry ticket.

The proposed audience includes current university students and recent graduates. Cross-campus and interdisciplinary team rules remain to be confirmed.

Problem review clarifies users, context and alternatives. Prototype cycles test the decisive function and user journey.

Pilot design names success measures, data boundaries, ownership and stop conditions. Team reviews address roles, decisions and commitment.

A clinic addresses one well-framed question and offers a way to think, rather than taking decisions away from the team or substituting reputation for evidence.

Technical, industry, product and venture guidance must state its limits. Legal, financial and regulatory issues belong with appropriately qualified professionals.

A team should leave with problem evidence, a testable prototype, user feedback, technical and risk notes, and a recommendation for the next stage.

Incorporation, competitions and funding are optional strategic choices, not completion requirements.

This programme remains in design. No application window, duration, cohort size, mentors, venue or fees have been announced.

Recruitment promises made outside confirmed CIE pages do not represent an approved arrangement.