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Most of our programmes and events stay open to recent alumni, whether you left last term or a few years ago. 

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Graduated with an idea? Test it properly.

Most of our programmes are for recent alumni. The Startup Incubator is the exception: it doesn't matter when you left Oxford.

Phase 1 of the Startup Incubator helps you find out whether your business idea stands up, before you spend money on it. Run by Oxford University Innovation, it's free and open to Oxford alumni as well as students and staff.

You'll work through business validation with the Incubator team, who can help you develop your product or service and start trading without outside investment.

Spotlight: OUI Startup Incubator, Phase 1

Free support from Oxford University Innovation to test your business idea before you build it. Open to Oxford alumni.

Open to you now

Events and programmes still open to you. Most are free, and most don’t need an Oxford card.

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The Oxford Moonshot: Applications Open

25 September 2026 to 30 October 2026
Applications close Fri 30 Oct · Oxford — Four months of pre-seed support for DPhils and early-career researchers building deeptech ventures. Free, no equity.
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AI Hackathon 2026

29 September 2026 to 06 November 2026
Fri 6 to 8 Nov · Turku, Finland — 72-hour AI hackathon with a €50,000 prize pool. Free, apply solo.
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EXPLORE: Develop and Test Your Social Venture Idea

29 September 2026 to 08 November 2026
Apply by Sun 8 Nov · ImpactU with London Social Ventures — Turn an early social or environmental idea into a testable venture concept, with £1k pilot funding for the strongest projects.
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CXO School

07 October 2026 to 25 November 2026
Wednesdays from 7 Oct, 1.30–2.30pm · Kavli Oxford — Eight sessions on the roles that turn research into impact. Register by 5 Oct.

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