Enactus UK & Ireland are excited to announce the shortlist for our 2026 Awards! This is the time of year when we come together to celebrate and recognise the incredible work happening across our network - we are absolutely delighted to be able to showcase these achievements.

Our annual Stop Hunger Challenge, in collaboration with Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and Wells Fargo, brought together student teams from across the UK and Ireland working to address food insecurity in their communities.

We are announcing the Top 20 Qualifying teams from our Enactus World Cup Qualifier Rounds. After a week of the qualifying rounds across the UK and Ireland, we bring to you the best of student-led innovation.

In this blog, we hear from Katherine Boyle, a Queen’s University Belfast student whose Enactus journey began with a single competition and grew into leadership roles, international experiences and a placement year at Unilever.

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.