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Group picture of judges, organisers and hackathon participants smiling and holding giant cheques with prizes.

GDI Hub supports the Accessible cities Hackathon in Egypt
Brilliant disabled students sought for UK based post-graduate scholarship opportunity

Brilliant disabled students sought for UK based post-graduate scholarship opportunity
Five students seating by a workshop table at UCL Here East. One of them is a wheelchair user..

Three Snowdon Trust Scholarships available for our MSc in Disability, Design and Innovation
Five speakers sitting in front of two banners (one of Amref and another of Innovate Now). They are next to a Kenyan sign language interpreter.

Unveiling the First Cohort of Assistive Technology Entrepreneurs of the Innovate Now Accelerator
A rear view of a crowded room in the UN, people are sat at desks addressing a panel at front

WHO and UNICEF started Open Consultations for 27 Assistive Product Specifications (APS)
Cathy Holloway is standing giving a presentation to students that are gathered by a workshop table.

GDI Hub welcomes first cohort of Disability, Design and Innovation MSc students
Panel of 9 speakers at the Innovation Ecosystem launch

Innovate Now: 19 companies focused on Assistive Technologies have been selected for the Round 1 shortlist
Entrance of Here East building

GDI Hub to be part of the UK’s most inclusive zone for accessible technology and disability-led innovation
AT2030 logo

Hogan Lovells is part of the movement to accelerate Disability Innovation for a Fairer World by supporting AT2030
Disability Innovation Summit; exploring disability innovation alongside the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Disability Innovation Summit; exploring disability innovation alongside the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Lucas Melo, CEO of Amparo holds a prosthetic device and the FT/IFC award.

Prosthetics Startup Amparo wins FT & IFC award in innovating for disability
Learning environment

$20,000 MSc scholarship for US student to join Disability, Design and Innovation course
Panel of 9 speakers at the Innovation Ecosystem launch

Africa's First Innovation Ecosystem dedicated to Assistive Technology launched In Nairobi, Kenya
Inclusive Design Standards updated for 2019

Inclusive Design Standards updated for 2019
Smart glasses and designer

Launching the world’s first MSc in Global Disability Innovation
Lord Bates, Minister of State for International Development at the Sightgeist event.

DFID to double investment in AT2030 to £19.8million because of 'amazing early results'
New Snowdon Masters Scholarships for disabled leaders launched

New Snowdon Masters Scholarships for disabled leaders launched
A rear view of a crowded room in the UN, people are sat at desks addressing a panel at front

GDI Hub Co-sponsors Assistive Technology Side Meeting at Conference of State Parties
Black and white profile Image of Dr. Youngjun Cho

New Academic: Dr. Youngjun Cho
Colour profile Image of Tim Adlam

New Academic: Tim Adlam
Colour profile Image of Tigmanshu Bhatnagar

New PhD Student: Tigmanshu Bhatnagar
Upper limb body powered prosthesis consisting of a hand and an arm that has two sections joined by a mechanical elbow. The arm section is made of a dark brow plastic material while the hand is covered by a sleeve that has a much lighter color, this contrast of colors is one of the reasons prosthetics users reject their prostheses.

F4P: Fit for Purpose Kicks Off!
A murial on a wall showing that a child with a disability has the same needs as a child without a disability

Life Changing Assistive Technology for All: AT 2030 Kicks Off!
Catherine Holloway standing on the far left delivering a lecture to a full auditorium, there are many wheelchair users in the front row.

How It Went: UCL Town Hall Meeting to Launch Our Research Centre