Digital Boost Exeter
Exeter City Council and COSMIC, an award-winning digital skills training company based in the East Devon, are working in partnership to deliver a 6-month project, Digital Boost Exeter. Digital Boost Exeter offers free, fully funded digital skills training to all...
College launches new city centre venue
City College is taking its next steps in support of the city, its people and local employers, in line with its vision and purpose to become the learning destination of choice. Coinciding with the Association of Colleges’ national Love Our Colleges week-long campaign,...
New careers on the horizon for veterans following Building Heroes graduation
The Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Mrs Terri Beer, was among those celebrating the achievements of a group of veterans who have retrained in construction thanks to a partnership between City College Plymouth, Sherford Skills Training Centre, and Building Heroes....
Bristol launches pre-incubator to create more UK deep tech start-ups
The University of Bristol’s Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC) is launching a new pre-incubator programme, QUEST, this November. The QUEST programme will support the rapid generation of new quantum, engineering and scientific technology companies. The...
Buckfast Abbey opens ‘un-holey’ fish pass in battle to boost salmon on the River Dart
New state-of-the-art fish pass installed at Buckfast Abbey to help turn the tide on diminishing River Dart salmon numbers A brand new, state-of-the art fish pass, which addresses one of the last remaining barriers impacting the River Dart’s ailing salmon population,...
City College Plymouth Opens New Futuristic Augmented Reality Welding Suite
In a huge step towards its vision to become a digital-first learning centre of choice, City College Plymouth has opened a state-of-the-art Augmented Reality Welding Suite. This fantastic new suite utilises innovative augmented reality (AR) software and closely aligns...
SETsquared Bristol’s Breakthrough Bursary returns to support BAME tech founders
World leading technology incubator SETsquared Bristol, led by the University of Bristol, is relaunching its Breakthrough Bursary for the third year, continuing its commitment to promoting inclusion and equal opportunities in tech. The bursary supports BAME (Black,...
Launch of ‘Discovery Room’ events will encourage adoption of new technologies and build business resilience
On Wednesday 15 September 2021, SETsquared Exeter launched a new series of events as part of the University of Exeter Enterprize Zone activity. Over the coming months these ERDF funded Discovery Room events will be bringing together SMEs, sector experts, researchers...
Engineering Fellowship for Met Office Chief Executive
Met Office Chief Executive Professor Penny Endersby has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Around 50 Fellows are elected each year for the Academy by peer review from nominations made by existing Fellows and Prof. Endersby has been...
Old wheelie bins and plastic bottle tops are transformed into outdoor furniture this Recycle Week
Marking the 19th annual Recycle Week (20th – 26th September 2021), a South West business has revealed just how much plastic waste from the region gets transformed into new products, diverting it away from landfill and achieving a more circular economy. DCW, the South...
Chudleigh-based Lightfoot chosen by global broker, Willis Towers Watson, as Motor Risk Management Partner
Willis Towers Watson, the global insurance broker, has selected Lightfoot’s trail-blazing in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform as a self-managed solution to help company car and van fleet clients enhance driver safety and reduce accidents on the...
South West Start Ups Reach Major Milestone
The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has announced that it has delivered £66m to new and early- stage businesses in the South West region since 2012. 40% of the lending – some £26.4m – has been provided to over 2,500 new businesses through local...