Velocity University of Auckland

Part 2 of congratulating our prizewinners from the 2026 Ideas Challenge! Huge congratulations to our winners in the Specialty Awards category! 🎊

We're proud to celebrate projects that showcase innovation, impact, and excellence across a range of disciplines and communities. These awards recognise outstanding ideas that are making a difference and pushing boundaries in their respective fields.

Join us in celebrating our Specialty Award winners: Kururoa Award, Pacific Award, and MedTech-iQ Award recipients! 🌟

Thank you for sharing your creativity, passion, and vision with us. We can't wait to see where your ideas take you next!

Stay tuned for our General Prizewinners tomorrow! 👀

🎉 After an unforgettable night of celebration last week at the 2026 Ideas Challenge Prizegiving, these next few days we are highlighting our 20 prizewinning entries! 🎉

Today we would like to share our General Prizewinners!
Introducing, Backyard Sports Stem Kit, Beyond Brain Barriers, GridWatch, LOHA: Iron, Reimagined, Misoma, Non-Invasive Livewater usage, Pollisense, and Thera: Clinical AI Companion 🧡

On behalf of the Velocity Committee, a huge congratulations to the winners and also a thank you to all our entrants who entered in their submissions to share your ideas and take your first class ideas into worldwide ventures. Also a huge thank you to all of our volunteer judges for their time in judging and giving feedback at our Judge's Feedback Night last week!

Day 2 of congratulating our prizewinners from the 2026 Ideas Challenge! Huge congratulations to our winners under the Faculty Prizes category!! 🎊

It's amazing to see such bright and innovative minds spanning across all the different disciples and from all corners of the University!

Join us in Celebrating: Agentic Biomarker Discovery Engine, AI Can't Fake Kōrero, AtlasOR: Revolutionising Anatomy Education, Biosleeve, Deployable Offshore Solar Array, HiveAlert, NestPath, and Shoalcall.

Stay tuned for our Specialty Prizewinners tomorrow! 👀

Day 2 of congratulating our prizewinners from the 2026 Ideas Challenge! Huge congratulations to our winners under the Faculty Prizes category!! 🎊

It's amazing to see such bright and innovative minds spanning across all the different disciples and from all corners of the University!

Join us in Celebrating, Agentic Biomarker Discovery Engine, AI Can't Fake Kōrero, Biosleeve, HiveAlert, and Shoalcall.

Stay tuned for our Specialty Prizewinners tomorrow! 👀

🎉 After an unforgettable night of celebration a couple weeks ago at the 2026 Ideas Challenge Prizegiving, these next few days we are highlighting our 20 prizewinning entries! 🎉

Today we would like to share our General Prizewinners!
Introducing, Backyard Sports Stem Kit, Beyond Brain Barriers, GridWatch, LOHA: Iron, Reimagined, Misoma, Non-Invasive Livewater usage, Pollisense, and Thera: Clinical AI Companion 🧡

On behalf of the Velocity Committee, a huge congratulations to the winners and also a thank you to all our entrants who entered in their submissions to share your ideas and take your first class ideas into worldwide ventures. Also a huge thank you to all of our volunteer judges for their time in judging and giving feedback at our Judge's Feedback Night last week!

Stay tuned for our faculty and specialty prizewinners in the next couple of days!

The 2026 Ideas Challenge has been nothing short of incredible and it all comes down to YOU. 🙌

To every single person who took a leap and put their idea out into the world: that courage alone sets you apart. Prizes don't define potential, and if history tells us anything, it's that some of the best ventures started right here in this competition. 🌱
But the journey doesn't stop at Prize Giving.

We're hosting an Ideas Challenge Judges Feedback Night and trust us, this one's worth showing up for. Get face-to-face time with our judges, hear what they really thought about your idea, and walk away with the kind of clarity that turns a good concept into something unstoppable. 💡

DUE TO LIMITED SPOTS DEADLINE IS AT 12PM SATURDAY (23/05/2026) SO GET IN NOW.

📅 Wednesday 28 May
🕕 6–8PM
📍 Unleash Space

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🏆 Introducing our keynote speaker for Ideas Challenge Prize Giving 2026! 🏆

Zarina is co-founder and CEO of New Zealand climate-tech company transforming the future of concrete through innovative low-carbon materials. From humble beginnings in South Auckland to international partnerships across Europe, Asia, and the US, Zarina has led Neocrete’s growth into a company helping drive more sustainable construction worldwide

RSVP in our bio to hear more from Zarina and find out who will be taking home their $1,000 for their 1,000 words at Ideas Challenge Prizegiving

📅 Thursday 21 May
🕐 6 - 8 PM
📍 Sir Owen G Glen Building