Bath Professor recognised by European Life Sciences Award
Professor Barry Potter at the University of Bath has been named “Investigator of the Year 2012” at the European Life Sciences Award ceremony held in Hamburg, Germany. This prestigious award recognises...
View ArticleEuropean Green Capital Award Presentation
Earlier this month, a team from Bristol Green Capital travelled to Brussels to present Bristol’s bid to become European Green Capital 2014. The European Green Capital award is presented to a city that...
View ArticleSouth West strong showing in Impact Awards
The winners of the 2012 impact awards celebrating collaborative working and knowledge transfer were announced this month, with South West company Simpleware and the Universities of Bath and Exeter...
View ArticleUnderwater robot made from recycled materials takes to international waters...
An autonomous underwater robot designed and created by UWE Bristol Robotics students, has been entered for the prestigious SAUC-E competition at La Spezia in Italy this summer. This is the third time...
View ArticleFrom puppets to pedal power: Bristol’s best business ideas scoop over £30,000
A unique concept which brings puppets to life through the use of soft robotics has won Bristol’s equivalent of Dragon’s Den and a share of over £30,000 prize money. The futuristic idea, from Rusty...
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Renishaw co-founders awarded physics medal
The co-founders of Gloucestershire-based engineering company Renishaw plc, Sir David McMurtry and John Deer, have been honoured with the prestigious Swan Medal of the Institute of Physics, which...
View ArticleUWE Ventures client wins 200k Orange Different Business competition
Orange today announced that Lorna Perks of Lorna Lou Ltd has been selected as winner of the first Orange Different Business competition with PILLPOD: an intelligent pill dispenser for managing multiple...
View ArticleHelitune and University of Bristol win Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership Award
South West engineering collaboration collects accolade for innovative helicopter rotor solution. The Technology Strategy Board has today announced that Helitune, the University of Bristol and...
View ArticleSouth West wins more Queens Awards for Innovation than any other region
The South West region of England has won more Queens Awards for Innovation than any other region of the UK. With innovations in a wide variety of industries, companies in the South West scooped 10 out...
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Bristol wins European Green Capital bid
Bristol has won the bid to be European Green Capital 2015, beating off competition from Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana. The city was considered one of the favourites for the title having finished...
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