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ashaeaston.bsky.social
Cross-Sector Innovation at @innovateuk | Spatial Computing | ED&I | Tech Ecosystem Builder | Connector | Board Member | Leading IUK Immersive Tech Network | Co-Founder XRDI | UK TechWomen100 Winner | UK Emerging Tech Champion of the Year ‘24
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The Annwn Prize, dedicated to #XR storytelling in art, was announced yesterday at The Big Thing by @wmccmc.bsky.social 👏👏 Details here: www.wmc.org.uk/en/news-and-... @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social

We're pleased to share our learnings from our first funding call. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications. www.immersivearts.uk/news/first-round-commentary-annoucement

Off to an amazing start with a PACKED house at ‘THE BIG THING’, the @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social first annual showcase event! #immersivetech #immersivearts @innovateuk.bsky.social

Next level evening on Monday at the 2025 @innovateuk.bsky.social Immersive Tech Awards!! #immersivetech #XR #spatialcomputing

To all of you #VR #XR creators out there, @raindance.org Immersive 2025 is going to be #EPIC! Set aside June to come experience cutting edge story-telling/living, meet the creators, get inspired & even share a kidney! www.raindanceimmersive.com/2025-awards

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Harvard’s putting up a fight from the academic sector. Where are our business leaders?? The silence is deafening. The latest No Mercy / No Malice: www.profgalloway.com/breaking-the...

Last week’s Friday Funding roundup! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

@thespacearts.bsky.social is currently commissioning digital creative work! £16K or £8K for audio only pieces Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

The UK Games Fund is open! £50-150K grants available! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

📣FRIDAY FUNDING ROUNDUP📣 This is my latest roundup of funding options that could be relevant for UK immersive tech companies… www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

Grand opening party for NewImages Festival in Paris tonight 💥 #immersivetech #AI #creativeindustries #innovation @newimageshub.bsky.social

This morning we announced the finalists for the 2025 Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards 💥💥💥 www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

In Paris this week representing the UK on the French XR Business Tour with the PXN, French Immersive Studios, NewImages Festival & the CNC (Film France). #immersivetech #XR #creativeindustries #film #innovation

The @sxsw.com London Roadshow is on today in Gateshead at PROTO ⚡️⚡️ #SXSW #SXSWLondon #innovation #creativeindustries

📣FRIDAY FUNDING📣 DEADLINE: May 16 £150K + support The NIHR THRIVE programme, opening April 14th, offers funding with business mentorship & support to academics / clinical entrepreneurs building innovative health tech companies. Details here: lnkd.in/eJ9CCaXP www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

We're so excited to see Mother Nature in the wild! 🥳 Our video is currently on Ocean Outdoor's 45 loop screens around Brum city centre. Using the Rokoko suit and @unrealengine.bsky.social, it’s a hint of what to expect from Mother Nature VR which is currently in development...

Heading to Chatham on Sunday to speak at the A+E Lab #XR Sunday Social. The lab is an Art & Technology Hub curated by AΦE. Join us! aelab.uk/event/xr-sun...

I’ve been serving as an industry expert on an OECD advisory board for the past year. The first report just launched today… www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e... #immersivetech #XR #innovation

Job alert! We're looking for a talented 3D Designer with: • Strong expertise in Unreal Engine • Experience creating photorealistic backgrounds for Virtual Production • Based in the Netherlands • Available within the next two months If this describes you or someone you know, pls 📧: [email protected]

Can’t wait for this! Come join us in Bradford in June 😁

Absolutely love the work being done at Production Park in the UK! Their degree programmes at Academy of Live Technology are so unique & valuable for the students who regularly get poached for jobs before they graduate. Their model really works. www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

Congratulations @bomlab.bsky.social 👏👏👏 So proud to have been on the board of this organisation for many years. They keep going from strength to strength 👏 www.linkedin.com/posts/birmin...

Last week I joined my friend, Daniel Bedingfield, on stage at the AIMI Conference in Brighton for a chat about the future of #AI in the #music industry. We spoke about how AI is impacting the production process, the future of #liveperformance & fan engagement, and business processes.

📢 Calling @york.ac.uk researchers & technicians! We're running R&D residencies for University of York researchers & technicians. Apply by 21 March for an opportunity to conduct self-directed research or professional technical development from our immersive R&D lab. xrstories.co.uk/programme/rd...

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

A visit to Bournemouth Uni this week to get the run down on all of the #XR activity they have going on across the uni! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

I’m delighted to be joining FOV Ventures as a venture fellow this year. FOV has invested in 30+ companies to date. I look forward to working with them as they continue to invest in Europeans companies that are shaping the future of computing. #VC #venturecapital #spatialcomputing #AI

The XR Diversity Initiative, which I cofounded, is collaborating with the Wales Millennium Centre on a Creative Wales funded project for two years to upskill new Welsh #XR developers! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

The UK government funded CyberASAP programme has been spinning out cybersecurity companies from universities for the past 8 years! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

Friday Funding Roundup relevant for #immersivetech companies👏 Many are applicable cross-sector 🤘 www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

A great day at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social #XR Student Industry Event! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...

Honoured to be selected by UN Women UK to participate in the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women! The theme this year is: “For All Women and Girls – Equality. Rights. Empowerment.” Join us: unwomenuk.typeform.com/UNWUKCSW69 #CSW69 #genderequality #equalrights #womenintech

Belated celebration in Paris today w/ my good friend, Mariem. She successfully raised €1.5M for her startup ValueCo, which has created a platform to monetize sustainability - lnkd.in/dURAmUx3 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Fascinating workshop on the future of sustainable finance at Climate House today with her team!

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Great day at Jaguar Land Rover yesterday getting an overview of all of their #XR initiatives across the entire business. www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...