Our News
Welcome to the official news hub of Enactus UK & Ireland. Here you will find the latest announcements, press releases, event updates and stories from across our organisation. Stay connected and up to date with everything happening in our community
Student Insights from our November Coaching Clinic
Mythili Madhavan, Co-Director at Enactus Aston, offers her reflections on last week's Coaching Clinic, a key initiative designed to provide industry experts with flexible development opportunities while generating impact with Enactus students.
Coaching Development Session: A Step Towards Coaching4Impact
Our first coaching development session as part of our Coaching4Impact programme- connecting volunteers with students amd offering corporate volunteers a meaningful development opportunity.
November Coaching Clinics: Empowering Changemakers Through Flexible Industry Volunteering
This week, we delivered our November Coaching Clinics, bringing together over 15 Enactus teams and more than 25 volunteers to help our changemakers strengthen their projects through tailored expert support.
NextGenLeaders Volunteer Programme Launched in BDO, Leeds Offices
On 4 November, the BDO Leeds office became the pilot launchpad for the NextGenLeaders Volunteer Programme, kicking off an exciting initiative for BDO to work with local young people to champion social mobility.
Research in Action: Driving Social Justice Through Partnership
York St John University’s Community Research in Practice: event brought together VCSE groups and researchers to share learning and insight. Our ongoing work with York St John University reflects this spirit, showing how youth-centred research can spark change.
Accelerating Impact: Highlights from Our 2025 Regional Impact Accelerators
This year’s, we hosted our Regional Impact Accelerators (RIA) across Nottingham, London, Newcastle and Dublin, bringing together over 130 Enactus students from over 40 universities across the UK and Ireland.
Green Gown Awards: TU Dublin’s Enactus Team Wins Social Impact Award
We are here to congratulate the TU Dublin Enactus team for their outstanding achievement! The recognition of ReFridge at the Green Gown Awards is a massive step on the right direction to our goal: to shape the next generation of responsible leaders.
At the Heart of Innovation: Reflections from the ESBF Finals
Stephen Brown, Impact Lead at the Enactus UK & Ireland team, shares how Enactus sits at the heart of innovation, drawing from his experience recruiting bright young minds at the ESBF.
Empowering Future Leaders: Enactus Students Tackle Social Mobility in Partnership with BDO
Enactus students joined forces with BDO professionals for the 2025 BDO x Enactus Voice of the Future Challenge. In its third year, the Enactus Voice of the Future Challenge focused on improving social mobility
Upskilling Our Changemakers: Career Accelerators 2025
Over 175 Enactus students joined our Career Accelerators, a series of virtual masterclasses designed to provide students the skills, confidence and knowledge to succeed in the current day graduate job market.
Welcoming Our New CEO: Amy Brereton
We are incredibly excited to share the news that as of the 1st of November, we have a new CEO: Amy Brereton! Amy takes the helm with a deep knowledge, genuine passion, and strong relationships across all aspects of our network.
Igniting Passion, Building Purpose: NextGenleaders Welcome Event
130 young people from ten Yorkshire schools came together in October for the NextGenLeaders Welcome Event — and left with the spark to lead real change in their communities. At NextGenLeaders, we believe in turning up — and in passion driving progress.
Building a JUST Transition in West Yorkshire: JUST In Place Workshop
Becks Wheately, leader of our NextGenLeaders programme, joined researchers, community organisations, and practitioners at the West Yorkshire “JUST in Place” workshop, marking the launch of regional research activity for the Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) Centre.
Driving Change: A Research-Backed Approach to Responsible Leadership
The EGRN is a community of academics sharing research to help our programme and shape future responsible leaders. This year’s conference, hosted by Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand, was held along with this year’s Enactus World Cup.
Farewell and Thank You to Outgoing CEO Andrew Bacon OBE
We recognise and celebrate the contributions of out outgoing CEO, Andrew Bacon, as we prepare to say a fond farewell at the end of October.
Celebrating Global Impact: Enactus World Cup 2025
This year’s Enactus World Cup celebrated the 25th Enactus World Cup and Enactus’ 50tth anniversary! Taking place in Bangkok, this world cup brought together 30 countries along with their top student innovators.
Kick-Starting our Universities Programme at Unilever HQ
Last Monday marked the start of the Enactus UK & Ireland universities programme. This fantastic launch took place at the Unilever London Headquarters, which brought together 45 students from over 15 universities across the UK & Ireland.
Rethinking Enterprise Education: Enactus UK & Ireland x IEEC 2025
Enactus UK & Ireland was present at the International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC), organised by Enterprise Educators UK and hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University.
Empowering Youth: NextGenLeaders Nominated for Community Organisation of the Year
NextGenLeaders, has been nominated for Community Organisation of the Year by the Leeds Compassionate City Awards! This nomination recognises our programme dedicated to cultivating the generation of responsible leaders.
iTwin4Good: How Students are using Bentley’s iTwin Platform to Shape a Sustainable Future
iTwin4Good Challenge finals showcased the top student innovators as they pitched their iTwin-powered solutions, a fantastic display of the intersection of social entrepreneurship with technology and innovation.