April update

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

April has been and and gone with plenty of showers, not always so sweet. For IT Innovation, April was a busy month. Work has continued on getting the successful projects from the Autumn round set up and ready to start, … Continue reading →

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Kick-off meeting

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

Since the announcements of the successful projects funded in the autumn round of the IT Innovation Challenges much work has been going on to get the projects set up and started. It is not only a question of getting the account … Continue reading →

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At the UAS conference

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

This week, IT Innovation Challenges appeared on the programme for the UAS Conference. Despite an early start, some 20 people found their way to Room 11 at the Examination Schools to hear Stuart Lee talk about the scheme. Stuart started … Continue reading →

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March update

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

The most visible activity in March has been the submission and discussion of ideas in the Spring Challenge. 26 ideas were shared and these were viewed nearly 4,000 times. 233 people interacted with them, for example by adding comments and … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding platform : IT Innovation project in use

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

You may have seen news about the LIFE crowdfunding campaign to save newborns in Africa (see screenshot). The LIFE project is looking to develop a mobile application to teach healthcare workers to identify and manage medical emergencies. To generate funding … Continue reading →

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Autumn 2015 – successful projects

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

We are pleased to announce that the following projects have been awarded funding through the IT Innovation Challenges Autumn 2015 round. Further information about the individual projects can be found in the project abstracts (click on a project name. Oxford access only). … Continue reading →

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February update

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

This year February has not only been longer than usual (leap year) but has also seen a lot of IT Innovation activity. A new round of Challenges was launched on the 10th and within a couple of hours the first … Continue reading →

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Pitch events

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

As the new Spring round of IT Innovation Challenges is launched, work on the previous round has just reached a crucial stage; the Pitch Events. At the events, shortlisted ideas get to present their project proposals to the Innovation Panel … Continue reading →

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Briefing session

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

On February 16, we held a short briefing session about the IT Innovation scheme and the current challenges. Stuart Lee, Deputy CIO and initiator of the scheme, talked about why the scheme was introduced gave some examples of successful projects … Continue reading →

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Spring into IT Innovation

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

A new round of  IT Innovation Challenges has been launched. It welcomes ideas from University staff for digital projects that: target inclusivity (see https://www.learning.ox.ac.uk/supervision/dphil/diversity/) facilitate the capturing and/or recording of research data and processes Ideas in other areas can also … Continue reading →

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