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garsideava
Dec 11, 20231 min read
End of year updates
The closedown meeting for Transformative Technologies capped off another successful period for Perfect Sense AQ. Thanks to the £50K grant...
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garsideava
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Advancing Innovation with Graphene: Collaborating with Fundación Tremendas and the UK in Chile
The British Embassy made possible the amazing experiences I recently had in Santiago, Chile. In addition, I had the privilege of meeting...
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garsideava
Jul 13, 20230 min read
The rise of a teenage graphene inventor
Meet Ava Garside, teenage graphene innovator - article from Mewburn Ellis in their Futures Magazine
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garsideava
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Celebrating Inspirational Business Women in STEM and Construction
I was selected to attend this event at the UK House of Lords, which was organised by Roni Savage. It was an incredible opportunity for me...
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garsideava
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Big news on Clean Air Day 2023: We have secured funding from Innovate UK
We are thrilled to announce that we successfully secured a Transformative Technologies grant from Innovate UK, a significant milestone...
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garsideava
May 11, 20231 min read
Sharing our journey with the Royal Academy of Engineering.
I was honoured and delighted to be asked by the Royal Academy of Engineering to share my personal and commercial journey with Perfect...
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garsideava
Feb 25, 20231 min read
WYCA and Innovate UK Action Plan launch
I had the opportunity to attend the launch event of Innovate UK's new action plan, developed in partnership with the West Yorkshire...
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garsideava
Dec 26, 20221 min read
End of year updates
2022 has been an exceptional year for development of the pin badge service – it’s great to finish the year with the roadmap where we’d...
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garsideava
Mar 23, 20221 min read
Innovate Space Festival in Leeds
I had a brilliant time at this event organised by the Space Hub Yorkshire team. They invited me along to connect and talk to other...
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garsideava
Dec 15, 20211 min read
Galileo Masters UK Challenge Winner 2021
Really happy to say I was encouraged to enter the Galileo Masters programme this year and won the UK challenge set by GRACE at the...
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garsideava
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Developing my new pollution sensor with the team at Graphene Manchester
As the end of the year approaches, it's been time to think ahead about the next steps in the new year to further develop my new pollution...
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garsideava
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Talking in the blue zone UK Pavilion at COP26 with the Department for Transport
The Future of Mobility Through Local Innovation and Transport Solutions. Being a panellist and talking about the future of mobility,...
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garsideava
Oct 6, 20211 min read
World Leaders Summit at COP26
It's been another exciting week after I was invited to contribute to a film which will be shown to global leaders on the second day of...
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garsideava
Sep 25, 20211 min read
Signed onto an R&D programme for SMEs with The University of Manchester and Graphene
This month I was accepted onto one of the University of Manchester's programmes for SMEs, giving me unique opportunities to continue and...
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garsideava
Jul 23, 20213 min read
Young green leaders roundtable with the Department for Transport
The Cabinet Office connected me with Ministers at the Department for Transport to help me share my views on the development of Perfect...
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garsideava
Apr 24, 20212 min read
What innovation means to me
I've been asked about this recently, so here are my thoughts. Innovation, to me, means doing something different. In the context of...
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garsideava
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Leeds in Conversation podcast
The next episode in this podcast from Leeds City Council is about innovation, and I'm excited by the invitation to contribute with my own...
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garsideava
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Youth voice at the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee - Leeds City Council
Thanks to an invite from Leeds City Council's Climate Emergency Advisory Committee, I participated in January's meeting and shared the...
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