Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards Reception 2025
Meet the Immersive Tech Award finalists, network with your peers and experience new cutting-edge XR applications
We welcomed a diverse community of XR specialists and enthusiasts to embark on a journey of innovation and imagination as the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network proudly presented the eagerly anticipated third edition of its ground-breaking competition, the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards.
Read about the event here and see the list of winners.
Highlights reel coming soon!
Building upon the success of previous years, our awards program continues to embrace even more talent and creativity. In addition to providing a platform for undergraduates and postgraduates, our Career Breakout Showcase has remained open to non-university talents who are new to the XR industry.
This years’ UK based entrants continue to push the boundaries of possibility and are excited to showcase their pioneering ideas, experiences, and projects to our esteemed panel of experts.
Attendees at this highly acclaimed awards reception had the opportunity to celebrate trailblazers of tomorrow and:
- share ideas for new collaboration opportunities
- engage with XR industry luminaries
- immerse yourself in cutting-edge showcase demos
- forge meaningful connections within the immersive tech community.
With thanks to our industry internship partners; Arup, Soluis, Storylab at Anglia Ruskin University, Wales Millennium Centre and Sugar Creative, and Snap.
Highlights and showreel from the 2025 awards
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Immersive Tech Network
Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network brings together industry, researchers and research organisations, the public sector, entrepreneurs, innovators and end-users to support the UK in becoming the global leader in applications of immersive technologies: high-end visualisation, virtual, mixed, and augmented reality, haptics and other sensory interfaces with data.