“How can I use digital technology to engage students, staff members and colleagues from my campus in local sustainability initiatives?”

• You can think as big or as small as you like Reduce the amount of food wasted in our community?
• Provide more support to local charities?
• Take better care of the local environment?
• Identify those with the greatest need for support?
• Make a difference to our carbon footprint?
• Help to make local transport more efficient?
• Support efforts to maintain and restore biodiversity?

• We found a better way to make use of apps that give away wasted food or vintage clothes?
• We made it easier to match willing volunteers with the charities that need more help?
• We used AI to streamline access to local transport?
• We used less electricity at times when there is a shortage of renewable power on the grid?
• We used satellite data to monitor our parks and our coastline?
• Resources were more accessible right across our diverse communities?
• Our gadgets used less power?

• Relevance to the theme of “sustainability”
• Benefits to those that would use your solution
• Benefits to individuals or organisations in the local community, or the environment
• Feasibility of the business model
• Feasibility of the technical solution
• Originality and innovation.

The challenge

The Statistic:

Mental health is a critical issue affecting millions of people worldwide.

The total global mental health apps market was valued at $5.2 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand to $17 billion by 2030.

Insights

Be innovative!

Nearly half of adults in the UK think they have had a diagnosable mental health condition at some point in their life. In a 2014 study, over a third of people who self identified as having a mental health problem have never been diagnosed by a professional. 20 percent of people in the UK aged 16 or older showed symptoms of anxiety or depression. Do you think you can rise to the challenge and change the face of mental health?

Forrests cover nearly 30 percent of the world's land area. But they're dissapearing at an alarming rate. Over the past 30 years the Earth has lost over 1.3 million square kilometres of forrest. Should the global population reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of over 3 planets will be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain our lifestyles. The food sector accounts for about 30 percent of the world's total energy consumption and nearly 22 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. Does your team have what it takes to beat the competition and create a revolutionary product?

20% of all flights are over 15 minutes late mostly due to reactionary causes. There are over 1.7 billion journeys on the national rail network every year; the average age of a given train on the UK railways is 19.2 years. Whilst only 1 percent of food is transported by air it accounts for 11 percent of carbon emissions. The number of electric vehicles rose to 5.6 million world-wide at the beginning of 2019. Improve the transport networt. Disrupt our current modes of transport. Can you overcome the challenge?