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Insider view: Collaborative spirit is at the heart of Exeter tech firm Dashboard

Elizabeth Chandler, a Commercial Intern at Dashboard , discusses the importance of workplace culture at the Exeter Science Park-based cleantech firm.

Dashboard is not just a technology company; people are the “beating heart” of Dashboard. To outline what we do, Dashboard harnesses new technologies for our customers to deliver profitability, safety, security and environmentally...

Intelligent AI raises nearly £1m and launches South West recruitment drive

An Exeter-based artificial intelligence start-up whose founder was inspired to change the commercial insurance sector by the Grenfell Tower disaster has raised close to £1m in funding – and has just started a recruitment drive across the South West.

Intelligent AI, which uses artificial intelligence to accurately assess risk in the commercial property insurance sector, is aiming to...

SupplyDevon helps the South West economy bounce back from Covid-19

SupplyDevon is a project that aims to help Devon’s economy bounce back and become more resilient as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted.

The county is home to seven of the 20 districts predicted to be worst affected economically by the pandemic. Even before the virus, devon was home to the district with the lowest average wages in the UK. The effects of the pandemic on the...

Met Office climate supercomputer to generate £13bn in economic value

One of the world's most powerful supercomputers is set to bring billions in economic value to the South West.

The Met Office, based in Exeter, announced it is partnering with Microsoft to build a weather forecasting supercomputer that will be among the world's 25 most powerful when it is up and running in the summer of 2022.

The government has said previously it is investing...

South West Grid for Learning launches digital platform for online safety at work

An Exeter-based online safety charity has launched an online platform offering UK businesses and organisations a suite of digital tools to assist in online safety practice whilst also supporting the development of healthy, positive work environments.

South West Grid for Learning ( SWGfL ) unveiled its Edtesa platform, which is designed to keep employees safe online while working. The...

Exeter's Neuronostics raises seed round to fund growth

A medtech start-up in the South West that has developed technology which allows faster and more accurate epilepsy diagnoses, has raised £300,000 in seed funding.

Neuronostics, which won last year's HealthTech award at the Tech South West Awards , raised the cash from a group of private investors who are establishing a new venture capital fund called QantX Ventures.

Professor...

Alicia Buxton-Smith at Jurassic Fibre

Alicia Buxton-Smith, Jurassic Fibre: Ignore the stigma and pursue the career you want

Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been able to continue working as a key worker in the utilities sector and it shows there will always be jobs available.

As a Service Delivery Engineer, I install our broadband for the customer and get them connected. The installation can be either overground, by attaching cables to poles, or underground, by pulling cables through ducts. We’re regularly...

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