OUI x OSEP Community Meet Up

Start the new year by joining OSEP and Oxford University Innovation (OUI) for an inspiring networking event at Common Ground. This is your chance to connect with local social impact organisations, purpose-led businesses and University of Oxford students and staff passionate about creating positive change.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday 27th February
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Location: Common Ground Workspace, Oxford

What to Expect:
Whether reconnecting with familiar faces or meeting new ones, this meetup is designed to celebrate the power of community, share values that drive social impact in Oxfordshire and help you focus on achieving your 2025 goals.

The evening will feature conversation hubs to spark meaningful discussions and collaborations.

Topics Include:

Impact goal setting for the year ahead
Marketing purposeful businesses and organisations
Working with the local community and broadening your network
Remaining resilient with limited resources
This interactive session ensures everyone has a chance to contribute and connect with like-minded individuals.

OUI have very kindly offered to put some money behind the bar for drinks on the evening.

Who Should Attend?
This event is perfect for:

Local social impact and purpose-led businesses and organisations.
University of Oxford students and staff interested in social impact entrepreneurship and connecting with local businesses.
Anyone interested in networking, collaboration and driving social change in Oxfordshire.
Kickstart your year by sharing ideas, building connections and shaping the impact you want to see in 2025.

RSVP to secure your spot.

About OUI

Oxford University Innovation supports staff and students from the University of Oxford to create social ventures to enact positive societal, environmental or cultural change. Our social ventures scale up delivery of impactful interventions based on any research discipline. Since launching our support for mission-led businesses in 2018, we have helped 21 social ventures to incorporate, with many more in our pipeline. We also contribute to the ImpactU Hub, a ground-breaking learning platform designed to support academics, students and staff at English universities to start and scale social ventures. OUI supports projects from the first nucleus of an idea, all the way through to its first investments.