Design Innovation in Plastics 2025

This event is supported by IOM3.

The competition, which will be contested by university undergraduates from the UK and Ireland, is asking students to design a product, made primarily from plastics, which will promote or monitor either physical or mental health.

Chairman of DIP, Martin Sixsmith said that with increased focus on the self-care agenda, the 2025 theme offers an exciting opportunity for creating a product which can seamlessly integrate into daily life and which can help all age groups.

'This is a subject which resonates with many people and it therefore offers a huge amount of scope for students to showcase their creative talents for the benefit of others,' he said. 'We are very much looking forward to seeing their end product!'

Students will need to submit their entries by March 14, when DIP’s panel of industry judges will whittle the submissions down to a final six. Final judging will take place in London on May 9, with the award ceremony on June 20.