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The Davidson Inventors Challenge

The Davidson Inventors Challenge (DIC) is a collaborative school outreach initiative between the University of Cambridge and the Association of Science Technology and Innovation (ASTI) in Malaysia led by alumni Dr Yunus Yasin and aimed at Year 11 and 12 students in the UK interested in STEM.

Open to students in years 11 and 12, teams of 3 – 5 students encourages students to use science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills to research a problem and come up with a sustainable and innovative solution to tackle it.

The theme: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The theme for the challenge is the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by the United Nations to address global challenges as noted in the SDGs strategy. The teams are therefore required to first select a challenge/problem area  they’d like to work on from a list of sustainable development goals to work towards and come up with a potential solution towards achieving the selected SDG.

Get ready to solve problems, get creative and innovate!

Choose a challenge, research a problem, and find a sustainable innovative solution whilst putting chemical engineering and biotechnology skills into practice.

Participating  students will have a go at problem-solving using critical-thinking skills to evaluate the best innovative solution to a current problem or global challenge. These are key skills chemical engineers learn, develop, and put into practice day-in, day-out. In this way, they will not only get first-hand experience and become familiar with the diverse applications of chemical engineering and biotechnology, but they will also learn about the important role chemical engineers and biotechnologists play in tackling the toughest global challenges.

Key dates

Each competing student team will be required to:

  • Register interest by submitting the online registration form noted above by 8 January 2023
  • Submit a project outline by 27 February 2023
  • Submit a short paper addressing the problem and evaluating the potential solution/s by 8 May 2023.

Prize

The winners will receive a cash prize and will be treated to a stay in a Cambridge College, the Cambridge ‘experience’ and a day in the West Cambridge Campus.  There may also be an opportunity to get some work experience with one of their industry partners (TBC).

Registration

Download the initiative poster to share in your school and register your team by 8 January 2023.

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