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AgriFood livestock/aquaculture placement opportunity for PhD students
We are looking for an AgriFood PhD student who has a particular focus on innovation in the Livestock or Aquaculture industry to undertake a three month placement with KTN.
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Battery Caffè Podcast Episode 5: Batteries for off-highway vehicles
In this fifth and last episode of the Battery Caffè series, Nikoleta Piperidou and Sheena Hindocha of KTN are discussing batteries for off-highway vehicles together with Steve Abbott of Hyperdrive and Jon Regnart of the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK.
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Neurotechnology and biodesign: workshop outputs
Between September 2020 and February 2021, KTN Neurotechnology Innovation Network held a series of webinars showcasing 3 examples of biodesign approach and applications.
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![Future Flight Café: Creating an integrated and scalable flight management system for drones - POSTPONED](https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Airplane-made-of-cinnamon-in-coffee.-Cup-of-Cuppuccino.-Travel-concept.png)
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Future Flight Café: Creating an integrated and scalable flight management system for drones - POSTPONED
Join us to hear about project RISE who are creating an innovative integrated flight management system to enable the scale up of BVLOS drone operations.
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Future Flight Fridays: Future Flight Roadmap
Join us to hear about the Future Flight Roadmap.
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![Made Smarter Innovation Alley is back for 2021 and this year it's even bigger and better!](https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Untitled-design-33.png)
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Made Smarter Innovation Alley is back for 2021 and this year it's even bigger and better!
A regular and valued feature as part of Digital Manufacturing Week, Made Smarter Innovation Alley and the Emerging Technology Show are the UK’s leading showcase of all the new and developing technologies that will change the landscape of manufacturing over the next five to ten years.
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Five things every entrepreneur needs to know before hiring a team
Mandy Hamerla, virtual HR director and leadership mentor, shares her top five tips on how to stay on the right path when hiring your top team.
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Future Flight Challenge Showcase
The Future Flight Challenge is a £300m programme, jointly funded by the UK government and industry, to position the UK as a world-leader in the third aviation revolution. Phase III is set to launch in September and, to enable you to find new collaborative opportunities, we’re inviting you to submit a video to showcase the expertise you could bring to the project.
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AgriFood funding opportunities as part of Horizon Europe
The new Horizon Europe funding calls are open to UK-based projects and include opportunities for AgriFood innovation.
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![Dr Wendy Minks, Creator of medical innovation Rhinamite, shares her coaching experience as part of the Women in Innovation programme](https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-11.47.34-e1629370095595.png)
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Dr Wendy Minks, Creator of medical innovation Rhinamite, shares her coaching experience as part of the Women in Innovation programme
‘I can now appreciate that just as it would be unthinkable to send an elite athlete into a race without a coach, so many of us should be drawing upon coaching to optimise our performance and steer ourselves through our challenges.’