Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network connects you to content, applications, services and solution providers, along with buyers and customers of immersive tech in the UK.

About Innovate UK

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the UK’s innovation agency. It works to create a better future by inspiring, involving and investing in businesses developing life-changing innovations. Its mission is to help companies to grow through their development and commercialisation of new products, processes and services, supported by an outstanding innovation ecosystem that is agile, inclusive and easy to navigate.

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Immersive Tech Awards

Book tickets for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025 reception (2 June) now! These awards are an incredible opportunity for UK students in the XR industry, judged by an expert panel, with prizes including paid internships with industry partners Arup, Soluis, Storylab ARU, Wales Millennium Centre, Sugar Creative and Snap. We are also proud to offer the Career Breakout Showcase award for early-career non-students.

About the 2025 Awards

Upcoming Immersive Tech Network events

Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards Reception 2025

London

Mark your calendars for this prestigious event and join our diverse community of XR specialists and enthusiasts to witness the culmination of creativity as we unveil the work of our finalists and announce the winners for these highly sought after awards.

Latest news

Purple banner featuring one of the new industry partners for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025. The UK’s leading immersive space technology company, Igloo Vision will be supporting the awards reception and will continue to showcase our winners' projects at their next exclusive event, which will be hosted in partnership with WIIT (Women in Immersive Technologies).

Igloo Vision announced as latest partner for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025
16 May 2025

We are pleased to announce that the UK’s leading immersive space technology company, Igloo Vision, is confirmed as an industry partner for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025.

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The Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network team announces a new award category to recognise visionary educators who champion a more connected, inclusive, and technologically empowered world. The new XR Educator Award welcomes nominations from anyone from the XR community and will be presented to the winner at the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards reception to commemorate the visionary humanitarian and inspirational XR educator, Daniel Dyboski-Bryant.

Nominate inspiring people in the new XR Educator Award for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025
7 May 2025

The Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network team is proud to announce the new XR Educator Award to recognise visionary educators who champion a more connected, inclusive, and technologically empowered world.

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Announcing the finalists of the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025. For university students the awards categories include Best Immersive Game, Creative XR Storytelling, Sensory, Technical Innovation, UX & UI Design and the Career Breakout Award is for emerging talents only. With thanks to our industry partners Arup, Soluis, Snap Inc., StoryLab Research Institute Anglia Ruskin University, Wales Millenium Centre and Sugar Creative Studio. The awards reception will take place on 2 June 2025 in London.

Finalists announced for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025
9 April 2025

After months of receiving entries and weeks of evaluation with our panel of experts, we are delighted to announce which projects and individuals have been shortlisted. 

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