Knowledge Centre

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £900,000 for feasibility studies into the use of connected and automated mobility as a mass transit solution.

After a rigorous bidding process, FIS360 has been awarded a five-year contract to continue delivering the Sellafield Game Changers programme, in a major development for UK nuclear innovation.

CyberASAP has launched its latest cohort consisting of 27 academic projects. The programme is set to run from May 2023 to March 2024 and is divided into two phases.

Operating across Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge, the Stagecoach bus will transport around 10,000 people per week. Last week our Automated Mobility Lead, Anthony Gallego, was invited to the formal launch: he describes the experience here.

The Department for Transport (DfT) and High Speed Rail partner are launching a new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition to accelerate innovation in the UK rail sector and enable technologies to be readily and efficiently integrated into the railway system.

Back for its 3rd year, the Global Research Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference welcomed 1,000 delegates to the Coventry Building Society Arena, with a live stream available for online viewers. The show featured a variety of talks from leading experts in plastics and materials across academia and industry, united by the mission to prevent plastic waste becoming fugitive in the environment.

On 27th April 2023, Women Innovators in Foundation Industries (WINFI) held a Foundation Industries 4.0 – Workshop & Networking Event focussing on digital innovations. This event was in collaboration with the EPSRC Next Stage Digital Economy Research Centre (DIGIT Lab), led by the Initiative for Digital Economy (INDEX).

Smart Factory Expo 2023 has a new home this year for Manufacturing and Engineering Week at the NEC, Birmingham from 7th to 8th June 2023.