Highlights from Past Winners

We’ve been consistently blown away by the range and calibre of entries. Here are some of the organisations that sponsors and partners frequently highlight:

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Universal Viewer

Arts and Culture Award

The Universal Viewer (UV) is a direct response to the challenge of making cultural knowledge accessible online. Originating at the Wellcome Library in 2012, it is now a community-developed open...

Finalist 2020
Nishka Mathur

Nishka Mathur

Education Award

Nishka Mathur is 15 years old and passionate about tech literacy for young people, especially girls, from disadvantaged communities. Over the last two and half years she has designed and...

Finalist 2020
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Thomas Laurenson

Digital Volunteer Award

Thomas Laurenson is founder of TL Tech Smart Home Solutions.  Thomas is an expert problem solver, taking a hands-on approach to tasks and looking for creative ways to improve the...

Finalist 2020
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Clin-e-cal

Digital Health Award

Clin-e-cal is a British digital health start-up, spun out from the University of Manchester and the Manchester Foundation Trust. Its free smartphone app, Rafi-Tone, has been developed to make using...

Finalist 2020
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Graeae Theatre Company

Arts and Culture Award

Graeae Theatre Company exists to cultivate the talent of both established and early career D/deaf and disabled artists. Graeae Theatre Company champions the inclusion of D/deaf and disabled people in...

Finalist 2020
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Mihika Sharma – Smart Stick

BT Young Pioneer 2019

Mihika Sharma has designed an amazing smart stick that can help both blind as well as deaf people. In 2016, Manisha was helping a blind lady cross the road, when...

Finalist 2019 Winner 2019
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Ecoed Life

Community Impact Award

Every day people are bombarded with information and images about a frightening future. Our climate is changing; storms and hurricanes are becoming worse and more frequent with more devastating effects,...

Finalist 2019
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Joshua Lowe – EduBlocks

BT Young Pioneer

It’s an incredible achievement to say that something that started out as a Saturday afternoon project is now being used in schools in more than 120 countries around the world,...

Finalist 2019
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The Centre for Child Protection at the University of Kent

Community Impact Award

The Centre for Child Protection at the University of Kent was set up by Professors Reeves and Shemmings to research and develop innovative and effective learning and training tools in...

Finalist 2019
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Tess Brady & Amy McMullan – Be Seen Trendy

BT Young Pioneer

“Be Seen Trendy” is a small hand held device consisting of a Raspberry Pi computer with an NFC shield which can read NFC labels attached to the coat hangers of...

Finalist 2019
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Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Experts

Community Impact Award

The Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery Expert Directory (HTMSE) is an e-commerce initiative working within the human rights and antislavery sector. It was founded in 2015 by leading human trafficking...

Finalist 2019
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Freddie Howells – Door Pi Plus

BT Young Pioneer

This project is a facial recognition, door entry and home monitoring system primarily for people with dementia and other vulnerable adults. Freddie initially developed this project to help his great...

Finalist 2019