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Coventry University & Unipart: An integrated approach to knowledge exchange

Coventry University have found a new way of engaging with business which delivers highly skilled work ready graduates for the local area, and has secured millions of pounds of investment from local UK business through the application of high impact research through strategic partnerships with

UK and China awarded Research-Council funded collaboration for 'low carbon cities' project

As part of China's visit to the UK, it was announced that researchers from both nations are collaborating to work towards reaching 'low carbon' status for cities. They have been awarded a combined £6 million in funding from the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
 
The four projects funded are:
 

Exclusive category at international health awards announced for Design Council’s MedTechSouthEast finalists

AXA PPP healthcare has confirmed the ten winners of Design Council’s MedTechSouthEast competition will be automatically entered into the Health Tech and You Awards 2016. This year, AXA has designated a special, exclusive category for MedTechSouthEast finalists called The Independent Living Award.

Ben Davies, co-founder of RODD/, discusses design, independent living and the MedTechSouthEast programme

At the launch of MedTechSouthEast, Design Council’s Communications Manager Chris Finnegan spoke to Ben Davies, Managing Director of RODD/, about how he developed an innovative device to help stimulate appetite in people with dementia with the help Design Council mentors.

Business with Birmingham 2015

Business with Birmingham 2015

Collaborate. Innovate. Grow.

Date: Friday 20 November 2015

Time: 09:30-18:00

Venue: Great Hall, Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT

 

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