Deadline for The Engineer's 2018 C2I awards extended to 25th June

Now in its third year, Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) was launched to uncover and celebrate great examples of engineering collaboration – a dynamic considered critical to solving many of the challenges and problems faced by society.

The competition is open to any project, whether from industry or academia, that is truly innovative, represents a collaboration between two or more separate organisations and has had, or is likely to have, a demonstrable impact in its area of application.

The scope of the awards has been cast as wide as possible in order to attract entries from a diverse and cross-disciplinary base.

For this year’s awards entries are invited from projects addressing fundamental engineering challenges across 10 categories including automotive, aerospace, manufacturing technology, health, energy, defence, and data and connectivity.

This year’s competition also features three categories specifically focussed on education and engagement: Academic Innovator (for a university department that demonstrates excellence in innovation and collaboration across multiple projects); Young Innovator, which will spotlight collaboration between businesses and schools; and Young Innovator Engagement – which will celebrate broader initiatives aimed at educating and inspiring young people about the role of engineers.