Case Studies
HMG Guidance – Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) - The UK government, in consultation with industry, has produced ‘COVID-19 secure’ guidance to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible. The new guidance covers 8 workplace settings which are allowed to be open, from...
Buro Happold: Repurposing UK scientific infrastructure to respond to Covid-19 and future pandemics
In response to the enormous challenge the UK is facing in tackling the present outbreak of Covid-19, Buro Happold has partnered with Abell Nepp and Arcadis to undertake qualitative research to generate an accurate understanding of the space and infrastructure needs of...
Work begins on ambitious workspace development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park
Work has begun on an ambitious next phase of development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park. Leicester City Council is working with local firm Brackley Property Developments Ltd to build further much-needed new commercial workspace as part of ongoing work to support the...
Deb Hetherington joins Bruntwood SciTech’s team in Leeds as new head of innovation
Bruntwood SciTech (the 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General) has today announced that Deb Hetherington has joined the team in Leeds as Head of Innovation to help drive the growth and expansion of the city’s burgeoning digital and tech sector,...
£40m boost for cutting-edge start-ups
Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40 million government investment to drive forward new technological advances. Business Secretary Alok Sharma today (20 May 2020) announced the government is doubling investment in the Fast Start...
Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) BEIS Webinars
The UK Government, in consultation with industry, has produced guidance to help ensure workplaces in England are as safe as possible during the coronavirus pandemic. Join a free webinar, hosted by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to find out...
Could environmental data be the key to a greater understanding of COVID-19?
Environmental data, such as historical air quality patterns, could improve predictions of future likelihood of acute hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients.Changing societal behaviours could point to a path for a greener future.Scientists invited to collaborate in...
Government’s £250m Future Fund opens for business
Government's £250m Future Fund opens for business Hot on the heels of the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak’s, announcement on 20th April, more details of the Government’s Future Fund have been announced. The new fund opens today (20 May) for applications. Demand is likely to...
Major boost to Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre will rapidly expand UK capacity to manufacture a Covid-19 Vaccine.
The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC), a not-for-profit organisation providing the UK’s first strategic vaccine development and advanced manufacturing capability, has been awarded up to £131million by the Government which sees investment in...
New guidance for safer travel and safer transport operations
The Department for Transport has published guidance for safer travel and safer transport operations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in England. Click for details
How Covid-19 has changed the future of workplace design forever
The global pandemic has changed workplace design forever. It’s informed us of what’s inherently important to our people, and we can use this to create spaces to support them in new ways of working. So what will your future office be like? Covid-19 has created a huge...
Discovery Park part of domestic and global response to COVID-19 pandemic
The life sciences and healthcare community at Discovery Park, the Life Sciences Opportunity Zone for ambitious and growing life sciences companies, is working to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in a variety of ways. From novel anti-viral drugs to new collaborations to...
Student-led AI system win top prize in New Enterprise Competition
Kaedim, a student start-up which uses AI to create digital assets in a fraction of the time, is the winner of this year’s University of Bristol New Enterprise Competition, scooping £10,000 and a 12-month membership to tech incubator SETsquared Bristol. Kaedim was...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: the current position
Following the successful launch of the claims portal on 20 April, the scheme has now been extended in its present form until the end of July. What is the current position? The first announcement of the Scheme on Friday 20th March explained that the Government...
Innovation Assets as Leadership Symbols
We may be entering the deepest recession for 300 years. There are 6 million people furloughed - across all sectors - and many businesses are in hibernation, clinging on and hoping for clarity of when the lockdown will end, what 'post-lockdown' will really mean and...