Dundee has always embraced an entrepreneurial spirit, and in 2022-23, enterprise became a core part of our identity. The University’s 2022 strategy, co-developed by our community and leadership, established “Engagement and Enterprise” as a cornerstone, and led to the creation of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor for “Enterprise and Economic Transformation” for the first time. Recognised nationally for our entrepreneurial strengths, Dundee was named top in the UK for supporting spin-out businesses in Octopus Ventures’ 2023 “Entrepreneurial Impact Ranking,” – many of the University’s spin-outs are in the field of Health & Life Sciences (and our School of Life Sciences was rated top in the UK in both REF 2014 and REF 2021). Our Centre for Entrepreneurship is a UK leader, with alumni achieving national and international success. Since 2017 the number of students receiving credit-bearing enterprise education annually has increased from 325 to 1,155 in 2023 – a 255% increase.