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Falmouth startup wins national edtech competition

A startup created out of Falmouth University’s Venture Studio Launchpad has won the inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) edtech startup competition.

KEVRI, founded by Corin Mynett, Emily Devonald and Natalie Campion, is a digital platform that enables universities to easily capture and measure their knowledge exchange activity.

Emily attended the THE Digital Universities...

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Twelve innovative tech startups join SETsquared Bristol to accelerate growth

SETsquared Bristol , the tech incubator led by the University of Bristol, is celebrating twelve new startup companies joining its programme at the start of 2023.

The new cohort represents a variety of sectors as well as creative uses of technology to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from improved access to healthcare and education to achieving net zero.

Four...

Loughborough University

Loughborough University appoints Bristol-based Firehaus to lead brand ignition

Firehaus has announces a new project with Loughborough University. The brand consultancy will be working with the leadership team of the School of Business and Economics to position and rebrand the school in preparation for its next stage of growth.

The University currently ranks in the top 10 in all UK league tables and is No.1 in the UK for employer-student connections. It is one...

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University of Bristol spinouts top UK rankings for investment returns

The University of Bristol has been revealed as the UK’s top university for providing returns on its spinout companies.

The South West university tops the national list for returns on its spinouts, at an average of £3.85 generated for every £1 invested, according to The University Spinout Report 2021 . That’s compared to an average of £2.30 generated by spinouts from the top ten UK...

SETsquared Exeter

University Accelerator partners with enterprise hub to boost Devon startups

Startup and potential high growth businesses in Devon are set to receive a new year boost following the collaboration between the University of Exeter SETsquared Exeter programme and the Node Enterprise Centre .

The partnership will see SETsquared Exeter work together with Node’s startup support experts to strengthen its offering and grow its network, reaching out to more potential...

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Met Office and University of Exeter sign environmental intelligence commitment at COP26

The Met Office and the University of Exeter have signed a landmark collaboration agreement at COP26, formally committing to further grow the work of the Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence .

The agreement sees the continuation of the Joint Centre, created in Exeter in December 2020, which brings together world-leading researchers from the University of Exeter...

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Cardiff joins the SETsquared Partnership

Cardiff University has become the sixth partner of SETsquared , the world’s top-ranked university-business incubator.

Cardiff joins the South West universities of Bath , Bristol and Exeter , as well as Southampton and Surrey , and will further strengthen the group’s capability for providing enterprise and innovation programmes for researchers, entrepreneurs and high-growth companies...

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Bristol uni partners with King's to maximise global potential of 6G mobile technology

The University of Bristol has partnered with King's College London to launch a virtual research centre to take mobile technology to the next level and put the UK at the global forefront of 6G research, innovation, and education.

The virtual hub, called 6G Futures, unites more than 400 experts in telecommunications networks, cyber, Artificial Intelligence, digital humanities, social...

Beta Earth joins Falmouth University’s Venture Studio as strategic partner

This year has brought unprecedented challenges for all of us, especially graduates who are facing the uncertainty of the job search and an ever-changing economy. At Falmouth University’s venture studio, Launchpad, entrepreneurial candidates get the opportunity to build the companies of tomorrow with leading strategic partners and mentors to help create new innovative enterprises to develop...

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Technology leaders wanted for University of Exeter's Festival of Discovery

The University of Exeter’s Digital Hub is reaching out to technology leaders and innovators across the region to get involved in the upcoming Festival of Discovery (24th May – 4th June).

The festival is all about celebrating Digital and the opportunities it can bring students across their university journey and beyond. Whether that’s in research, innovation or making an impact in...