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Legal & General commits £4 billion to Oxford University partnership, creating a blueprint for future cities
Legal & General commits £4 billion to Oxford University partnership, creating a blueprint for future cities Legal & General announces that it has formed a 50:50 partnership (“the Partnership”) with Oxford University (“the University”) to develop homes for...
Research England investment of £221m attracts £500m for 11 state-of-the-art research facilities
Public and private investment of £721m will create 11 new university research centres to develop specialist industrial clusters and drive economic growth in South Wales, the South West, East Midlands and North West, London and the South East. The facilities will...
University of Bristol awarded £8.4 million to strengthen quantum research programmes
The University of Bristol has been awarded an £8.4 million share of £94 million funding announced yesterday by the Science Minister, Chris Skidmore, for the UK’s Quantum Technologies Research Hubs. Quantum technology is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of...
£125 million cash injection will support UK business innovators
UK businesses can benefit from £100 million in grants for pioneering research and from £25 million in loans to commercialise their best ideas. The UK’s most innovative businesses can win a share of £125 million to help them turn their most innovative ideas into...
Innovate UK releases 2019-2020 Delivery Plan
Innovate UK has today published its Delivery Plan for 2019-2020, alongside the other Councils within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The Innovate UK plan is framed by 5 strategic goals: deliver measurable economic and societal impact across the UKsupport and invest...
£125 million cash injection will support UK business innovators
UK businesses can benefit from £100 million in grants for pioneering research and from £25 million in loans to commercialise their best ideas. The UK’s most innovative businesses can win a share of £125 million to help them turn their most innovative ideas into...
University of Bristol awarded £8.4 million to strengthen quantum research programmes
University of Bristol awarded £8.4 million to strengthen quantum research programmes The University of Bristol has been awarded an £8.4 million share of £94 million funding announced yesterday by the Science Minister, Chris Skidmore, for the UK’s Quantum Technologies...
Research England investment of £221m attracts £500m for 11 state-of-the-art research facilities
Public and private investment of £721m will create 11 new university research centres to develop specialist industrial clusters and drive economic growth in South Wales, the South West, East Midlands and North West, London and the South East. The facilities will...
Legal & General commits £4 billion to Oxford University partnership, creating a blueprint for future cities
Legal & General commits £4 billion to Oxford University partnership, creating a blueprint for future cities Legal & General announces that it has formed a 50:50 partnership (“the Partnership”) with Oxford University (“the University”) to develop homes for...
Partner with Singapore on disruptive projects: apply for funding
Singapore has been a driving force for global innovation for many years, referred to as ‘a mini Silicon Valley’ by Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman. 1 of only 3 city states in the world, Singapore rose to fifth place in the 2018 Global Innovation...
New £153 million programme to commercialise UK’s quantum tech
£153 million Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund funding, alongside £205 million from industry, will support commercialisation of quantum technologies. New quantum technologies have the potential to revolutionise a range of industries – from cyber security to defence...
Immersive Technologies become the new reality at Leeds
Immersive technologies become the new reality at Leeds Virtual reality (VR) is becoming the new normal at the University of Leeds, as staff and students working in engineering, arts, humanities, the social sciences and health research embrace the technology. The...
nnovate UK releases 2019-2020 Delivery Plan
Innovate UK has today published its Delivery Plan for 2019-2020, alongside the other Councils within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The Innovate UK plan is framed by 5 strategic goals: deliver measurable economic and societal impact across the UKsupport and invest...
Innovation Alliance Director Receives OBE
Innovation Alliance Director, Pam Waddell, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Innovation in the West Midlands. Pam is the founding Director of the Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands, a regional partnership working to...
PM celebrates UK tech industry at London Tech Week
Tech companies across the globe have backed the UK with investment of more than £1.2 billion, the Prime Minister will announce today (Monday 10 June). Speaking at London Tech Week, the Prime Minister will make a number of ambitious commitments that will ensure the UK...