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

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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Purple banner for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025 which will take place on Monday 2 June 2025 in London between 5pm and 9pm. Logos on this banner include Arup, Soluis, Snap Inc., StoryLab Research Institute Anglia Ruskin University, Wales Millenium Centre and Sugar Creative Studio.

Mark your calendars for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 2025
3 April 2025

We are delighted to share that tickets to this year’s Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards Reception are now available.

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Snap offers amazing new internship opportunity through Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards
3 February 2025

We are excited to announce that technology company Snap Inc is offering an amazing internship opportunity to UK based university students who are working on new ideas in augmented reality (AR) as part of the 2025 Immersive Tech Awards.

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