UKAEA ICURe Engage Fusion - June 2025
UKAEA ICURe Engage Fusion is a 4-week, part-time entrepreneurship programme focused on fusion energy but open to research students and technicians of all disciplines, Master, PhD students and post-docs.
Opportunity Details
When
Registration Opens
23/05/2025
Registration Closes
18/06/2025
Award
Online training courses, peer group and mentor support, pathways to accessing further support
About the programme
“Innovation-to-Commercialisation of University Research” (ICURe) is the UK’s leading early stage research accelerator programme. It guides researchers through the process of refining and validating the commercial potential for some of the world’s leading-edge science, technology and knowledge assets.
Why attend?
Past participants say that having dedicated time to spend understanding what commercialisation of research means has dramatically changed their perspective on their research, ideas and innovations. The programme introduces ICURe and provides the space and opportunity to think differently about impact, commercialisation and entrepreneurship.
What is Engage Fusion?
ICURe Engage Fusion is a 4-week, part-time programme delivered by the SETsquared Partnership, and aims to identify potential beneficiaries of research, introduce participants to tools for commercialisation, and foster consideration of entrepreneurship as a pathway for achieving societal impact and a viable career choice. Innovate UK’s ICURe (Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research) Programme is a nationwide programme which supports students and researchers to explore the commercial applications and potential impacts of their research.
About fusion energy
Fusion energy is the process that powers the stars. When a mix of two forms of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) is heated to extreme temperatures – 10 times hotter than the core of the Sun – it becomes a plasma. The hydrogen can then fuse together to create helium and release energy which could be harnessed to produce electricity.
More information: https://www.gov.uk/ukaea social media: @UKAEAofficial
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This ICURe Engage programme is focussed on fusion energy; it is open to and tailored for Research Students and all technicians (all disciplines), Masters (Research), PhD students and post-docs This opportunity is available regardless of whether you already have an innovative idea, as the programme introduces you to ICURe and provides the space and opportunity to think about entrepreneurship differently.
If you think that your course of study, your idea and/or your research could be applicable to fusion energy or address a key challenge in this sector, you should be eligible for this opportunity.
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2 day online training bootcamp covering:
- Entrepreneurial thinking
- The language of business
- Emotional resilience and wellbeing
- Introduction to verbal business card and value proposition
- Impact and marketing testing online
3 weekly sessions covering:
- Value proposition and your market
- Testing your value proposition
- Your video reflecting your learning
All programme materials have been aligned with the EntreComp model.
Engage provides a route towards other ICURe Programmes.
Please note Discover and Explore programme will require their own application, there is no automatic entry if Engage is completed.
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Before applying, we advise you to look at the application template to understand what information is required.
Please complete the application form clearly and concisely.
Before submitting your application, please ensure both your superior and, if possible, your Technology Transfer Office (TTO) is aware and supportive of your application and therefore programme attendance.
Please read the key dates and expectations for this cohort.
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