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Venturefest Wales
Posted on June 17, 2013
The University of South Wales is delighted to support the first Venturefest Wales event which will be held on Tuesday, 9th July 2013 at Cardiff City Hall.
Venturefest Wales will provide a showcase for businesses poised for high growth and will be of interest to entrepreneurs, directors of science, technology, creative and high-growth companies, investors in high growth and early stage companies, and academics with potential spin-out businesses or an interest in business.
The event will include:
Tagged: Collaboration
High Value Manufacturing & Energy event at the GCC
Posted on May 31, 2013
If you are a researcher interested in the opportunities and support available for collaboration with commercial partners then please register and come along to this FREE event on Monday 17 June 2013:
Tagged: Knowledge Transfer
CEMAS Call for Exhibitors
Posted on May 29, 2013
CEMAS are calling for exhibitors for the Sports and Mobile Show on Wed, 3rd July 2013 at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea.
The Show is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and criteria for suitable exhibitors are listed below…
Tagged: Business Collaboration
High Performance Computing
Posted on May 12, 2013
HPC Wales are pleased to announce two funding opportunities to support your research projects.
1. The first is for PhD Studentships There are 6 remaining across Wales, to a maximum value of £75k, submission deadline 31st May
2. The second is for Research and Innovation Grants There are 20 to 25 remaining across Wales , to a maximum value of £12k to £15k, submission deadline also 31st May
Tagged: Collaboration
New IP App developed by the IPO, IP Wales and Swansea University
Posted on March 21, 2013
Although primarily developed with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in mind, you may be interested in this new FREE App which can help you identify and understand IP (Intellectual Property).
The content of the App has been designed to answer the most common questions and queries that arise around IP, with much of the information gathered from the enquiries received from both businesses and the public by the IPO’s Information Centre.
Rather than overwhelming you with information, the App has been created to provide you with a basic overview of IP as a guide to help you put the pieces of IP together. It also contains some great tips and topics for the use of IP in your project or business.
The App also provides a great platform on which to view the latest news and developments in the IP world, with access to news and Twitter feeds as well as the IP Insight online magazine.
The IP App is available to download now from the Apple store itunes and Android App store .
Tagged: IPR
Create Business Impact From Your Research: Computing and the Digital Economy Event 8th March 2013
Posted on March 7, 2013
Are you a researcher?
Do you want to learn more about the opportunities and support available to you if you are interested in collaborating with commercial partners to develop a product or idea for market?
If you have answered YES then this free event is of interest to you!
Tagged: Knowledge Transfer
Create Business Impact From Your Research: Healthcare Innovation Event 1st March 2013
Posted on February 22, 2013
Are you a researcher?
Do you want to learn more about the opportunities and support available to you if you are interested in collaborating with commercial partners to develop a product or idea for market?
If you have answered YES then this free event is of interest to you!
Come along to Glyntaff Campus on 1st March (GT7021, 10am to 1pm).
Tagged: Knowledge Transfer
FREE Govt R&D Event at ATRiuM 6 March 2013
Posted on February 7, 2013
Government Support for Business R&D and Innovation
Representatives from:
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS);
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC);
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB);
Intellectual Property Office (IPO); and
Design Council
will be showcasing Government support available for R&D and innovation by small and medium sized businesses via presentations and manned stands.
Tagged: Business
Free ICT and Software workshops
Posted on September 4, 2012
Software Alliance Wales are running a number of free courses across Wales during autumn, including Introduction to Google+, Writing for the web and the impact of SEO and creating an EU Cookie compliant website.
Tagged: Business Enterprise Grant
The Welsh Mobile App Awards
Posted on May 25, 2012
On Friday 28 September 2012 the Centre of Excellence in Mobile Applications and Services (CEMAS) will present the 1st Welsh Mobile App Awards Ceremony at the Hilton Hotel Cardiff.
Honouring excellence in the field of mobile application Development, the Welsh Mobile App awards will be presented in 7 categories recognising outstanding achievements in mobile app design and usability.
Tagged: Business
GLAM Edge - Developing Graduates Employability Skills
Posted on April 30, 2012
The University of Glamorgan has a great reputation with employers; we are well known for providing graduates with the right skills for today’s fast-changing world of employment.
In close consultation with key employers in the region, the University is developing an innovative Employability Development Programme, Glam Edge, that formally provides students with the opportunity to develop a distinctive ‘edge’ to enable them to stand out from the crowd, not just for that first job but through their career.
Tagged: Business
First Minister to bring star science Professors to Wales to boost Welsh research and economy
Posted on April 28, 2012
The First Minister has announced a £50 million package to bring ‘star’ science professors to work and create networks of researchers in Wales as the centre piece of a drive to use science to boost the Welsh economy.
Tagged: Business
Glamorgan Helps Creative Industries break into new markets
Posted on April 23, 2012
A valleys business has been able to expand into new markets despite the challenging economic climate with help from a new scheme offered by the University of Glamorgan.
Tagged: Business
Fujitsu Collaboration
Posted on April 17, 2012
Fujitsu and HPC Wales today jointly announced the first stages of a new supercomputing-based research collaboration, with the establishment of seven PhD studentships in computational science to be undertaken in Welsh universities.
Tagged: Business
Four year power sector technology innovation programme opens
Posted on December 1, 2011
A four-year government-funded programme that aims to develop new technologies to help meet the needs of the UK’s future power systems will kick-off with investment of £2.4 million in feasibility studies that will stimulate innovation in automated power distribution and demand management.
The funding competition is the first element of a planned portfolio of investment into power network innovations and forms the exploratory phase of the programme, which will be funded and managed by the government’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.
Tagged: A4B Business Collaboration CSO Grant IPR Knowledge Transfer Research