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just imagine if

Felix Weaver announced as 2024 winner

On 21 March, Felix Weaver won the 2024 just IMAGINE if… global research award after beating hundreds of applicants worldwide.

Felix's winning idea was to develop Ultra Rapid, a ground-breaking learning technique that uses generative AI to combine academic information with music and storytelling.

Read about Felix's winning idea
Felix Weaver, winner of 2024 just IMAINE if... and Paul Lindley

Are you a budding entrepreneur with a potentially system-changing idea?

just IMAGINE if...  is an international social enterprise research grant, with a prize of university research and business support from the University of Reading and Henley Business School, worth up to £100,000.

We can connect you to world-leading researchers and business leaders to help you develop your idea.

just IMAGINE if... your brilliant idea could change the world.

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Our finalists

After careful consideration, our judges have selected ten aspiring entrepreneurs as finalists for just IMAGINE if... 2024.
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The story so far

Find out how previous just IMAGINE if ... recipients have realised their dreams and tackled a global challenge.

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Our counsellors

Some of the UK’s leading business people and nationally known entrepreneurs are on hand to help you turn your life-changing idea into a reality.

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The £100k research grant

Learn more about just IMAGINE if ... and how your idea could receive research and business support worth up to £100,000 from the University of Reading and Henley Business School.

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Our partners

The just IMAGINE if ...  research grant is made possible thanks to the generous support of our friends and sponsors.

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Our research

Draw on the research and expertise of two of the world's leading institutions, the University of Reading and the Henley Business School.