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Browse through our collection of news, perspectives and webinars to gain a deeper understanding of the Innovate UK Business Connect culture and sector intelligence.

Who are the Innovators? Informing actions to build a diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem
perspectives
26/09/2024

Who are the Innovators? Informing actions to build a diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem

Innovate UK has published its most recent findings on diversity, part of its ongoing commitment to transparency and leadership in this area. ‘Who Are The Innovators?’ summary report supports a greater understanding of the demographics of UK innovators, allowing Innovate UK and other organisations to identify where action can be taken to advance support for an inclusive innovation ecosystem.

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Building new opportunities: future skills to support manufacturing led construction
perspectives
25/09/2024

Building new opportunities: future skills to support manufacturing led construction

The Adopting Manufacturing Led Construction report details a dynamic, collaborative and data-intensive approach with detailed insights and actionable recommendations, to prepare the UK’s construction sector for future challenges and opportunities.

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Create Growth Programme Showcase Day
Event
15/10/2024 London

Create Growth Programme Showcase Day

Join us in London to learn more about Create Growth Programme launched by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) in partnership with Innovate UK.

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Glimpse of the Future Networking Event - Cardiff
Event
23/10/2024 Cardiff

Glimpse of the Future Networking Event - Cardiff

Join us for the next in the series of Glimpse of the Future networking events in Cardiff.

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Smart Design Workshop Series
Event
08/10/2024 Online

Smart Design Workshop Series

Join us at this workshop series to take a deep-dive into three different innovation strands identified in the Innovate UK’s material and manufacturing vision 2050.

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Demystifying Standards and Regulation in Future Flight
Event
10/10/2024 Online

Demystifying Standards and Regulation in Future Flight

Standards and regulations play a vital role in enabling safe and effective innovation, industrialisation, and operations for future flight. Yet, navigating this landscape can be complex, especially for innovators and scaleups.

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Getting to GRIPS with plastic waste
News
20/09/2024

Getting to GRIPS with plastic waste

Over 600 delegates attended the fourth annual Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference (GRIPS 2024) on Thursday 19 September, held at the University of Sheffield, and online.

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SITA South Africa Open Innovation Challenge Information Session and Q&A
Event
11/10/2024 Online

SITA South Africa Open Innovation Challenge Information Session and Q&A

Join us to find out more about the SITA South Africa Open Innovation Challenge.

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Global Insights: Singapore Civil Security
Event
23/10/2024 Online

Global Insights: Singapore Civil Security

Join us for an online webinar to learn more about the key findings of the Civil Security in Singapore Global Expert Mission (GEM).

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CyberASAP alumni reach £32M funding milestone
News
20/09/2024

CyberASAP alumni reach £32M funding milestone

Going into its eighth year, Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) alumni have raised over £32 million in funding, highlighting the real-world impact of academic cyber research.

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