…at the start of their business journey, start-up incubation unit Innospace gives support to entrepreneurs with low-cost facilities and on-demand mentoring to help get their companies off the ground. More than 100 start-up businesses can benefit at any one time from the flexible working space in the city centre campus and more than 370 tenants have passed through its doors since it began in 2007….
…tract with the Indian government, which will enable it to provide more than 100,000 wheelchairs per year in that country, Richard Frost, its Co-Founder and CEO, said: “The KTP gave us the solid foundation on which to embrace that kind of growth opportunity.” UWE Bristol has also helped Recycling Technologies Ltd – a Swindon based SME – developing innovative solutions to turn Mixed Plastic Waste into a valuable resource. The University initially en…
Prof Eileen Scanlon OBE The Queen’s 90th Birthday honours list has recognised six University Alliance academics and staff for their services to education and charity. They included Professor Eileen Scanlon from the Open University who was awarded an OBE for Services to Education. This is the latest accolade for her work – she has also received the inaugural Regius Professorship in Open Education. Professor Scanlon, Associate Director of Research…
…0 businesses are to be created by Sensor City within the next 10 years, and 1000 plus jobs. With £13billion currently generated by the sensor industry in the UK, and 1.4m people employed in sensor-aligned professions, the new facility will ensure that the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of students and academics can be harnessed by industry. Sensors play an important role in our day-to-day lives. Detecting and monitoring change in temperatur…
The West of England is known as a region for having a strong culture of enterprise with a high and growing number of start-ups and a thriving SME sector. In recognition of this the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is pioneering one of the first University Enterprise Zones (UEZ) in the country on its main Frenchay Campus in north Bristol. The West of England University Enterprise Zone is one of four to be supported by the Department…
…he science of materials, joining practice and the ability to respond to commercial reality, leading the Centre to provide support to over 100 organisations throughout the UK and abroad….
An entrepreneur who had already turned his creative hobby into a profitable photography business before starting his business degree has further success in his sights as a result of how his University encourages student businesses to thrive. Greg McClarnon, an entrepreneur from Horsham in West Sussex and a Business Studies graduate from the University of Hertfordshire runs Splaat Media – a professional photography service for schools, groups and…
…ference and exhibition for higher education professionals. Only for one day 1000 key decisions makers from HE institutions join 30+ senior speakers and 70+ suppliers to examine strategies to ensure the UK Higher Education remains competitive and appealing at a national and internal level. Key agenda themes include: Marketing & Recruitment, Student Experience, Facilities & Technology and Research & Collaboration Speakers include: Maddalaine Ansell,…
…can be compiled to allow them the best possible university experience. It started monitoring the number of carers it provided support for from 2014/15 and expect that by 2015/16, the university will be supporting around 100 students, juggling their caring responsibilities with their university life. To help raise the aspirations of young carers, the university hosted an Open Day for Carers from the Salford Young Carers’ Centre….
…ir companies and often accept senior positions upon graduation, giving it a 100% employability record. The initiative is particularly attractive to students from disadvantaged background who may otherwise be less keen on going to university. Sarah Liddell is a third year USW student studying the BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance degree. Sarah’s host company is Atradius in Cardiff. Network75 students receive a minimum tax-free bursary of £5,000 per…