The VIPer Pit is a Dragon’s Den-style competition where Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development (VIP4SD) students present funding pitches to a panel of judges.
Students will have the opportunity to win up to £2,000 to support the development of their VIP4SD projects.
This year, the top 3 pitches will be presented at the conference, and the winners will be announced live following a Q&A from the judges.
The VIPer Pit is kindly funded by the Lady Curran Endowment Fund.
Judging Panel
We are delighted to have the following experts on the VIPer Pit judging panel:
Prof James Curran MBE, Chair of the James Hutton Institute and of Climate Ready Clyde, and representative of VIP4SD funder The Lady Curran Endowment Fund.
Natasha Lobley, Start-Up Advisor at Strathclyde Inspire, the University’s entrepreneurship initiative.
Dr Paul Chin, Head of Learning and Teaching, Centre for Learning & Teaching, University of Bath. Paul also leads Bath’s VIP programme.