PROFESSOR ROBERT WINSTON, RACHEL RILEY AND BRENT HOBERMAN JUDGE THE LIFE ACADEMY FINAL

Twelve finalists, chosen from hundreds of hopefuls who submitted video entries, went head to head in a live pitch for the chance to win one of three £10000 grants which will help them put their philanthropic ideas into action. Internet Explorer 8 Life Academy Awards celebrates the creativity of the generation who has grown up with internet and are now coming of age. Using new media, entrants submitted a two minute video to Internet Explorer 8 Life Academy, explaining their socially responsible idea and how they propose to take it forward. From the hundreds of entrants, the 12 chosen finalists went on to battle it out in front of a high profile judging panel comprising of Professor Robert Winston, entrepreneur and lastminute.com co-founder Brent Hoberman and Countdown mathematician Rachel Riley. Shortlisted ideas included building schools in Kenya; training football coaches in deprived countries; an online music collection of studio live sessions for local musicians; creating green energy from footsteps or providing a politics platform for aspiring councillors. The finalists pitched their ideas to the judging panel who choose one winner for each of the following categories: • Adventurer Explorer Grant for travel, adventure or environmental projects • Online Venture Explorer Grant for budding technology and business entrepreneurs • Creativity Explorer Grant for creative, media and arts-based ideas. And the winners are… Luke Duggleby, 22, a medical graduate at Bristol …

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