Congratulations to final-year Computer Science student Virej Dasani, who has been awarded Best Undergraduate Project at the 2025 Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network Awards!
The Immersive Tech Network Awards brings together members of the immersive technology community to explore innovation, ideas, and new opportunities. Powered by Innovate UK, the awards celebrate cutting-edge contributions to the field.
Virej received the award for his undergraduate project, developed during his internship at the University’s Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC). During his time at the VEC, he worked closely with experienced professionals on a wide range of projects involving web development, blockchain networks, virtual and mixed reality (VR/MR) applications, and serious games. His hands-on involvement helped lay the foundation for his award-winning project.
Virej’s project, titled Mixed Reality Fire Safety Training Simulation (Fire-MR), impressed the judges so much that they created a new award category specifically to honour it – a first in the awards’ history.
Reflecting on the moment, Virej said:“I’m incredibly honoured to have received award. What made this even more surreal is that I wasn’t originally nominated for any of the categories. To my complete surprise, the very first award of the night was a new category created just for my project. When they called out my name I was speechless.”
We’re incredibly proud of Virej and thrilled to see his talent and hard work recognised on a national stage.