SELA has been shortlisted for its integrative projects, which use enterprise and entrepreneurship to connect students’ learning to real issues in our city, with national relevance. The year-long projects have stimulus briefs that provide wide scope for students to create, communicate and realise their own vision, whilst delivering real value to our University, businesses and wider stakeholders.
Over the last year, our students tackled four key issues:
2. Industry 4.0 adoption, addressing the decline in manufacturing by creating an energy monitoring solution for an SME manufacturer, demonstrating efficiencies to initiate conversations with other manufacturers by establishing links through the Northern Crucible manufacturing network. As a result, manufacturers report no longer believing digital innovation is beyond their reach, and the project was shortlisted for Best Use of Technology in Industry, in the first ever Sheffield Digital Awards.
4. Budget challenges in health and social care, networking digital technologies to support independent living, whilst considering ethical issues. The team secured support from Barnsley Council, laying the groundwork for further collaborative projects, and recently presented their work at AATE 2019, the pre-eminent international conference on assistive technologies in healthcare.
On hearing that SELA is a finalist, Head of SELA, Dr Gary Wood, said: ‘We are proud to be shortlisted for our innovative approaches to inspiring student learning through building partnerships with industry and our local communities.‘SELA’s integrative projects allow our students to truly take the lead, as they develop their leadership capabilities. They learn to inspire and influence others into action, recognising that leadership is not about a position, but about vision, determination, and inspiration – whilst discovering their agency in making ideas happen.’
The Awards ceremony takes place this evening, at a Gala Dinner in Oxford Town Hall.
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