Transforming lives
Strathclyde Inspire supports and encourages entrepreneurship in all its forms, so whether you want to explore your entrepreneurial potential, have an idea for a business, or are considering commercialising your research, we will support you at every stage of your journey.
The University of Strathclyde started life as a place of useful learning, an institution that wanted to make a difference; this founding mission has never been more relevant.
Today, we continue to nurture generations of influencers, innovators and industry leaders, empowering our staff, students and alumni to embrace entrepreneurship, transforming their own lives and the lives of others.
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Charles Huang Foundation:
A transformational gift
In September 2021, the University received £50 million from alumnus and global business leader Dr Charles Huang from his philanthropic foundation.
The gift is the largest Strathclyde has ever received – and is set to transform the lives of students and the global communities we serve.
Read more about the four areas the gift will support.
Charles Huang FoundationLatest news

The recent bi-annual Inspire100 event saw six Strathclyder-led companies pitch their businesses investment proposals to an audience of entrepreneurs, investors and experts from Scotland's entrepreneurial community. Claymore Surgical, Surfteic and Happy Leaf were announced as winners, sharing a prize pot of £17,500 of funding. Winners of the Stephen Young Awards for Outstanding Business Idea Research Paper were also announced.

Seventeen enterprises led by students, staff and alumni of the University of Strathclyde have been chosen to receive support from Converge – more than any other institution! The chosen firms will receive help to turn their ideas for products and services into reality through a series of entrepreneurial training and business masterclasses.

The most recent cohort of the University’s flagship entrepreneurial training programme came to a close at the finale event, which saw three teams pitch their idea. Audience members were able to vote for their favourite using virtual remotes and decided on GreenScore as the winner, receiving the top prize of £2.5k. Runner-Up team AeroClean took home £1k, while members of third place team, ReLith, each received a £50 voucher.

The University of Strathclyde spin-out ENOUGH appeared in Sifted’s ‘15 fastest-growing university spin-outs in Europe’ list. The company is developing a nutritious protein made from naturally occurring fungus which can be made into alternative meat products.