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UAL Climate Emergency x Nesta: HOT STUFF £500 design challenge

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Written byStudent Communications
Published date 27 July 2024

The UAL Climate Emergency Network has teamed up with innovation charity Nesta to give away 5 prizes of £500 through their HOT STUFF Design Challenge.

We want UAL students and recent grads to devise a creative way to change how we think about heat pumps! It can be an ad campaign, animation, a jingle, short story, game, photo series, any form of artwork, or a whole re-design and brand new look for heat pumps! Get creative!

Why are we doing this?

Our homes are the third-largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. Heat pumps are an energy-efficient, low-carbon way to heat, or cool, your home.

However, the UK is widely acknowledged to be at the back of the queue on heat pump uptake, with lower rates of installations per household than almost every other country in Europe. In fact, out of 17 European countries examined in 2021, the UK had the slowest rate of heat pump installation.

So why is the UK so behind?

There are many reasons, not limited to, but including a lack of awareness. This is where you come in! The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges, including artist, musician and climate activist, Love Ssega. Along with £500, you will have your work showcased at the Nesta head office and an invitation to the Nesta X CEN party.

How do you enter?

Just complete the Google form with 100 words explaining your idea, 3-5 images or a link to your video/audio, by midnight 2nd August.

We want weird, wacky and wonderful! Let’s get people talking about heat pumps!

Find out more about the heat pump design competition.