The Big Pitch is a business idea competition exclusively for undergraduate and postgraduate students at Anglia Ruskin University across all campuses: Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough.
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)

Students from more than 185 countries study with us. Our students are at the heart of our University: their educational experience engages, challenges and empowers them to reach their full potential.
Today we have around 30,000 students studying at our campuses and at the colleges that form our Regional University Partnerships. Our two main sites (at Cambridge and Chelmsford) attract a variety of students from the local community as well as the rest of the UK and overseas.
We contribute actively to the economic strength of the region by supporting the growth and success of businesses, government departments, charities and organisations.
We have years of real and credible industry expertise at the cutting edge of Business, Education, Science and Technology, Health, Arts, Law and Social Science.
The needs of every organisation are different and we are unique in supporting those needs. This is achieved by providing a route to academic expertise - a process more commonly referred to as knowledge transfer.
Knowledge transfer can take several forms, such as:-
Product development - achieved through, research, testing and validation or sponsored research.
Staff development - achieved through accredited or unaccredited courses, continuous professional development courses or distance learning.
Specialist facilities - such as operating theatres, forensic labs, mock courtroom, scientific and technical equipment, meeting and conference space
To benefit from our bank of expertise - call us now on 0845 196 3177.

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Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is co-hosting a cyber security conference on Friday 16 April to help local businesses from across the East of England protect themselves from new and emerging online threats.
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is in the top 10% of English higher education institutions (HEIs) for skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship and in the top 20% for local growth and regeneration, according to a new report by Research England.
A new study examining how people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities resist activities while in care recommends that institutions improve training to help carers better understand non-verbal cues, as well as offer greater flexibility to allow individual preferences to take priority over institutional schedules.

Women who suffer from vision, hearing or dual sensory loss are more than twice as likely to report depression and anxiety as men who experience the same issues, according to a new study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).

A major international study has been launched to investigate whether exercise can improve cognition for people with Down syndrome.

The Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University, Professor Roderick Watkins, has been named a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

Researchers are appealing to British Indian parents to help them build a clearer picture of some of the unique issues faced by these families when raising a child with autism.

New research indicates that lockdowns to help tackle the spread of COVID-19 could be linked to an increase in symptoms associated with eating disorders.

A former Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) student who created an eye-catching “money dress” to raise awareness of hyperinflation, is holding a worldwide competition to encourage financial literacy and help reduce poverty.

A new documentary chronicling healthcare workers’ own personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic will be unveiled during an online event hosted by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) on Tuesday 9 March (5.30pm).
Cleaner biofuels, more efficient engines and electric batteries have dominated discussions around how the airline industry can become net zero carbon by 2050, but an expert panel will explain the crucial role that supply chains can play in helping the industry meet this target.

Lizzy Yarnold, the most successful British Winter Olympian of all time, will deliver the 11th Excellence in Sport Lecture on 8 March (7pm) as part of a series of free events at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) to mark International Women’s Day.
A series of free, online events will explore a variety of subjects including the science of attraction, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and unusual cases of murder and witchcraft in the UK.
A new study has discovered that not all cockroaches are equal and “super athletes”, with larger respiratory systems, are more likely to win physical mating battles.
Eye conditions that do not cause vision impairment but have economic and social consequences represent a serious and growing challenge for public health services worldwide, according to a new paper published by 'The Lancet Global Health Commission'.

Research finds economic performance directly related to number of cases.
Academics at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and the University of Cambridge will come together with practitioners in the creative arts sector to share learning about life under lockdown as part of the Cambridge Arts Network (CAN) conference, which is now taking place online until 4 March.
A new study is looking for participants to investigate whether internal body awareness can help improve mental health and reduce lockdown-related stress.

Almost half of people testing positive for coronavirus have reported symptoms of depression, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Two world-renowned photographers will speak at a free online lecture being put on by Anglia Ruskin University’s Cambridge School of Art.
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