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  1. Amanda Notarianni

    Amanda Notarianni - one of the UK 's foremost art glass designers - gained a NESTA Fellowship to develop new techniques for using glass within art.

  2. Chris Nash Dream Time Fellowship

    The UK 's leading dance photographer Chris Nash secured a NESTA Dream Time award to create a substantial new body of work and to develop new photographic techniques, raising the profile of dance in the UK.

  3. Cinemagic New Talent Award

    To create a launch pad for young UK film talent, NESTA funded a learning bursary for someone aged 16 to 24 to train in film production under the mentorship of film educators Cinemagic and TV production company Green Inc.

  4. David Napier, MagniCap

    MagniCap secured NESTA investment for its magnifying glass attached to the lid of medication packaging so information about dosage can be easily read, especially by the elderly or those with poor eyesight. NESTA funding was aimed at accelerating business

  5. Djanogly City Academy, New English Contemporary Ballet (NECB)

    NESTA's support has enabled the New English Contemporary Ballet to give dance training to pupils at Nottingham's Djanogly City Academy, where the ballet company is also based. The funding has also enabled the dance company to offer work experience opportu

  6. Eddie Norman

    NESTA's support enabled university lecturer Eddie Norman to develop his idea for a fashionable, affordable, high-quality plastic (polymer) acoustic guitar. Since then, Eddie and his team have set up Cool Acoustics, owned by their employers Loughborough Un

  7. Game On, National Museums of Scotland

    NESTA's support enabled the National Museums of Scotland to produce an educational programme, classroom resources and exhibition, Game On, to explore the educational potential of using computer games as a platform for learning.

    National Museums of Scotland

  8. Gillian Lacey, National Film and Television School

    Gillian Lacey secured NESTA support to explore computer-generated 2-dimensional graphics that could add a new dimension to dance production and presentation.

  9. Harriet Nimmo

    Harriet Nimmo - Chief Executive of conservation charity The Wildscreen Trust - secured a NESTA award to enable her to gain international experience which she will use to benefit the UK.

  10. Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh

    Formerol is a malleable paste that can be formed by hand to any shape. It bonds to most other materials and dries quickly, retaining the shape it was given. Links have been established with first customers, and manufacturing is being put in place for firs

    Formerol website

  11. Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission Digital Film Archive

    NESTA's support has enabled the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission, in collaboration with the Nerve Centre, to customise its unique Digital Film Archive to support teaching in secondary schools.

  12. Northwest Noise

    NESTA's support enabled the Arts Council of England North West and the North West Development Agency to explore the idea for NOISE, which has since become Europe?s first cross-media festival aimed at accelerating entrepreneurship within the UK?s creative

  13. Rudi Nizinkiewicz

    NESTA's support enabled Rudi and Alan Nizinkiewicz to develop their ideas for a simple device to help people save water without even thinking about it, reducing domestic water wastage.

  14. Stuart Nolan

    NESTA's Fellowship enabled Stuart Nolan - a pioneer in educational interactive media - to explore potential benefits to business and education of using the psychology of magic in teaching and training.

  15. Sue Nelson Dream Time Award

    Science journalist Sue Nelson secured a NESTA Dream Time award to explore the dramatic potential of science, using it as a fictional subject for a radio, television or film script.

  16. The National Collaborative

    The 2005 National Collaborative was a partnership between NESTA and the DfES Innovation Unit, which aimed to target hard to teach students. The initiative provided schools with financial support, and promoted new teaching and learning strategies.

  17. The Naughton Gallery at Queens University, Silver Sounds

    With NESTA's support, the Naughton Gallery at Queens University Belfast developed the Silver Sounds project, using latest sound technology to bring to life its historically-significant collection of silver pieces.

  18. The Nuffield Curriculum Centre

    The website www.citiesofscience.co.uk celebrates what science does for cities and what these cities do for science. NESTA's support enabled the site to be extended beyond London, where it began, to other regions, ie, Greater Manchester, the North East, So

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