Future Screens NI have appointed 20 Future Creatives who will receive a £5,000 award which is accompanied by mentorship in order to advance their research and development programmes, advance their career ambitions, and to develop cutting edge technical innovations. Successful creatives include PhD researchers and early career researchers in both industry and university settings including founders. Successful awardees are engaged in research to advance immersive technologies, medtech, equality, diversity and inclusion, film, and business development.
The Future Creatives scheme has been designed to enable participants to make a step change in their research and innovation by enhanced leadership and collaboration skills and developing new practices in the field of creativity and technology. Each awardee has been matched with an industry or academic mentor working at the cutting edge of new, emerging and immersive technologies.
