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  1. Ben Harrison

    Ben Harrison - director of The Almeida Theatre in London and Grid Iron in Edinburgh - used his NESTA Fellowship to work with leading European composers and choreographers to explore a new type of site-specific theatre.

  2. Big Screen Science, Hi8us First Light Ltd

    First Light, the UK Film Council's young person's filmmaking initiative, created the Big Screen Science competition to interest young people in biomedical science and filmmaking. Six winning schools won the chance to create a £7,000 film with the support

  3. Craig Hornby

    NESTA's Fellowship enabled film-maker Craig Hornby to complete a feature-length documentary about the industrial history of Teesside. Now available on DVD, A Century in Stone was the first local film shown at a Teesside multiplex, beating off Hollywood co

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  4. Design Heroine

    After taking part in NESTA's Creative Pioneer programme, Suzi Winstanley and Harriet Harriss have established a successful architecture and design practice Design Heroine, which encourages those who will be using a new building to have their say in its de

  5. Duncan Higgins

    Duncan Higgins is a visual artist, working with new and emerging image-making technology. His Fellowship has enabled him to work in Solovki, Russia, where he will explore the art practice, and intellectual and physical environment.

  6. Frieda Hughes

    Poet and painter Frieda Hughes secured NESTA support to realise an autobiographical project, Forty Years, using poetry and large-scale abstract paintings to chart her first 40 years of life.

  7. Glen Heavenor

    NESTA's investment afforded Glen Heavenor time away from his commitments as a dentist to concentrate on a handle that is easier to hold. Suitable for everything from toothbrushes to violins, his Rotilt design is now on hairbrushes which went on sale in Bo

  8. Haflidi Hallgrimsson

    With previous commissions from the Royal Philharmonic and the Olympics Committee, acclaimed musician Haflidi Hallgrimsson secured a NESTA Fellowship to compose two new operas for public performance.

  9. Headline Pictures

    NESTA provided early investment to Headline Pictures, which is pioneering a new model of cinema and TV production.

  10. Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey

    Artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey collaborated with scientists at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research to contribute to research on how and why plants die. NESTA supported their second period as artists-in-residence at the Aberystwyt

  11. Hi8us

    NESTA funded a series of pilot projects in schools and the wider community showcasing Hi8us' new media format, 'e-drama', which incorporates internet, education and television drama. The project was aimed at young people at risk of social exclusion, helpi

  12. Jane Harris

    Artist Dr Jane Harris secured a NESTA Fellowship to develop her work in 3- dimensional computer graphic visualisation, exploring new ways of presenting and experiencing digital imaging beyond the predictable flat screen format.

  13. Jenny Hanson

    Jenny Hanson is a professional viola player. She used her Fellowship to work on the development of an electric violin, and explore the educational applications of the music and techniques involved.

  14. Jeremy Herbert

    NESTA's Dream Time enabled award-winning theatre designer Jeremy Herbert to work on an original body of art to inspire others.

  15. Jonathan Hare

    NESTA's Fellowship has enabled scientist and science communicator Dr Jonathan Hare to further his work in making science accessible, entertaining and inspirational. By running children's workshops, encouraging communities to get hands-on and creating new

  16. Josh Hooker

    NESTA funding has supported Josh Hooker's adaptation of satellite technology for conservation purposes. Josh uses satellite imagery to investigate the planet's plant and animal diversity, indicating priority areas for conservation.

  17. Julian Hasinski, Aerotech Engineering

    Julian Hasinski secured NESTA investment to design and test a cheap, effective and long-lasting diesel exhaust filter - Diesel Emission Reduction Technology - to safely remove harmful diesel emissions.

  18. Keith Hall

    Keith Hall secured NESTA investment to develop a radical new concept in motoring, a Bruntel Environmental Engine, designed to improve fuel economy and reduce noxious emissions.

  19. Leslie Hill

    Internationally respected contemporary artist Leslie Hill used her NESTA Dream Time to further her work with leading neuroscientists and arts audiences, exploring the relationship between smell, memory and emotion. Her work On the Scent continues to tour

  20. Lindsey Hall

    Lindsey Hall, Area Director of Creative Partnerships Cornwall and Plymouth, received a Cultural Leadership award to examine how good leadership practice can be shared worldwide.

  21. Mark Howarth, Factor 1 Ltd

    Mark Howarth has developed the Fueler to provide a faster and more accurate diagnosis of engine failures in modern fuel-injected vehicles, allowing mechanics to accurately estimate the cost of repairs. NESTA's support enabled the product to be further ref

  22. Michael Hobson, Astrophysics Group, Cavendish Laboratory

    Michael, an internationally acclaimed astronomer, has taken a technique from astronomy that turns blurred images into sharp ones and developed groundbreaking software that will enable all walks of industry to achieve a sharper definition from digital imag

  23. Richard Hutton, Merciria

    Meciria secured NESTA's support to develop the Integrated Drilling Tool, a revolutionary instrument allowing oil companies to drill faster and more accurately.

  24. Russell Haswell

    Musician and artist Russell Haswell was given NESTA support to develop a bespoke sound lab with latest audio technology, where he can work with mentors to further his cutting-edge work.

  25. Sassy Hats

    Engineering researcher Bill Courtney received NESTA funding to produce prototypes of his flexible protective headgear incorporating shock absorbing liquid technology.

  26. Suzanne Hine

    Inspired by the plight of her own son, mum Suzanne Hine secured NESTA's investment to develop a device to help young asthma sufferers to relax, by making inhalers fun rather than frightening.

  27. The Heritage Theatre

    Heritage Theatre produces live recordings of great theatre, for sale on VHS and DVD. After NESTA stepped in at a critical phase, when capital was needed both for creative work and to establish a viable market, the company has flourished - and participatin

  28. Tim Hetherington

    Tim Hetherington used his NESTA Fellowship to investigate how online technology can reinvent the traditions of documentary photography to ensure it stays relevant in the 21st century.

  29. Tim Hopkins

    Opera director Tim Hopkins used his NESTA Fellowship to explore how past opera traditions can connect to the present, to create opera which will work artistically and commercially today. Out of the Fellowship came his first film for TV, Mozart Lovers, sho

  30. Tim Hunkin

    Former Observer cartoonist, engineer and presenter of Channel 4's The Secret Life of Machines, Tim Hunkin used his NESTA Dream Time to try to switch people onto technology by making electricity exciting.

  31. Tracy Hunt

    Textile designer Tracy Hunt received a NESTA award for her work to develop a visually exciting fabric for the high end of the interior design market.

  32. University of Hull Institute for Learning and Promethean Ltd

    An unusual collaboration between a commercial company and the public sector, The University of Hull/Promethean Whiteboards project used interactive whiteboards in the classroom to help identify the most effective manner in which to deploy new technologies

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