FAQs
We’ll be responding to questions as we receive them and posting the answers here. If you have a question, please contact us at info@impactawards.org.uk
Q. My project has not yet been commercialised but there is interest from the business community regarding commercialisation. Would the project be eligible to enter?
A. There are two Business Impact awards to choose from. Which you choose will depend on the stage your project is at. One is designed to recognise those business projects that have realised impact and the other is for aspiring projects.
Q. Who sits on the judging panel?
A. The judging panel comprises:
- Dr David Owen OBE (Chair)
- Allyson Reed, Director of Strategy and Communication, Technology Strategy Board
- Emeritus Professor Trevor Page, FREng., Senior Researcher, School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, Newcastle University (formerly Cookson Group Chair of Materials Engineering & Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Research)
- Jackie Wilbraham, Director of R&D Science Policy
- Professor John Goddard OBE, PhD, AcSS, Emeritus Professor of Regional Development Studies, Centre for Urban & Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University and formerly Deputy Vice Chancellor at Newcastle University