James Dyson Award
Celebrating great minds
The James Dyson Award is an international design competition, run by the James Dyson Foundation, that inspires, encourages and celebrates budding inventors' new, problem-solving ideas – and provides a platform to launch them.
The award runs annually, and is open to current and recently-graduated design or engineering students in 28 countries.
Where are they now?
Solveiga Pakštaitė, inventor of Bump Mark
Solveiga was the UK National winner of the James Dyson Award in 2014 with Bump Mark - a bioreactive expiry label for food. She tells us more about her experience since winning the award.
Where are they now?
Dan Watson, Inventor of Safety Net
Dan won the International James Dyson Award in 2012 with his sustainable fishing net. Dan talks about his progress since winning the award.
Got an idea?
Tell us about it
The brief is broad: design something that solves a problem. If you’re a design or engineering student (or recent graduate), head to the James Dyson Award website to learn about competition entry dates and prizes, and submit your entry.
