(IN BRIEF) Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator in Derby, UK. The tests were conducted using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking a significant milestone for the company. The UltraFan technology offers a 10% … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Government, Industrial, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged aero engine, Aerospace Technology Institute, ATI, Axel Krein, Clean Sky programmes, Derby, Gary Elliott, Innovate UK, Kemi Badenoch, LuFo, Rolls-Royce, SAF, sustainable aviation fuel, Trent XWB, Tufan Erginbilgic, UK, UltraFan, UltraFan technology demonstrator
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has announced the appointment of Katy Dowding as the new Business Unit President for Skanska UK, taking up her position from May 2, 2023. Dowding has been with the company for over 20 years, holding a variety … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Anders Danielsson, appointment, Gregor Craig, Katy Dowding, leadership, President, retirement, Skanska, UK
(IN BRIEF) The University of Warwick has been named ‘Esports University of the Year’ for the fifth consecutive year by National Student Esports, beating 111 other institutions. The university’s dedication to promoting esports and supporting student gamers was praised, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Entertainment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Esports University', Adele Browne, Award, Caity Emery, UK, Warwick
(IN BRIEF) Maersk, a global logistics company, has leased a 685,000 sq ft facility at SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway in the UK, which is set to be completed by June 2023. The facility is constructed with low GHG … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged A.P. Moller - Maersk, cargo, Doncaster, electric fleet, EV trucks, HGV, Kettering, logistics, logistics park, Maersk, Paul Woolass, SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway, SRFI, Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, Tamworth, UK, warehouses
(IN BRIEF) YURiA-PHARM, a leading Ukrainian pharma company, has acquired Reka-Med, a pharmaceutical company in Uzbekistan, with the help of €10 million of finance repurposed from an existing loan made by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged ACQUIRES, EBRD, financing, Matteo Patrone, Reka-Med, UK, UKRAINE, Uzbekistan, YURiA-PHARM
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €10 million loan to ProCredit Bank Moldova to support investment financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Moldova. The loan will help businesses upgrade their … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Adam Grodzicki, businesses, EBRD, EU, finance, Irina Coroi-Jovmir, Mark Bowman, Moldovan, MSMEs, partnership, ProCredit Bank Moldova, UK
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €100m loan to Banca Intesa Belgrade to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia. The loan will be on-lent to local businesses and improve their access … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Aleksandra Vukosavljevic, Banca Intesa Belgrade, Darko Popović, EBRD, financing, Intesa Sanpaolo Group, SERBIA, SME, UK
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €140 million capex bridge loan to Fraport TAV Antalya Yatirim for the Antalya Airport expansion project in Turkey. The loan is part of a financing package that … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Antalya Airport, Burcu Geris, EBRD, Michael Reusch, Nandita Parshad, UK
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace are collaborating to develop a lightweight and innovative battery for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 regional electric airplane. This will be the first of its kind to be integrated into an electric conventional takeoff and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems, battery system, eCTOL, Ehtisham Siddiqui, electric regional aircraft, ES-30 aircraft, Heart Aerospace, partnership, Sofia Graflund, UK
(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University has been awarded additional funding from UKRI’s Research England to continue its twinning initiative with Beketov National University in Ukraine. The project aims to support academics, students, and university leaders during the conflict in the region. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University London and the Institute of Sports Humanities have announced the launch of a new Master’s in Leadership in Sport, set to begin in Autumn 2023. The course is designed for professionals in the sports industry and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, News, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Ed Smith, Education, ISH, Loughborough University, partnerhip, Professor Tony Edwards, sport, UK
(IN BRIEF) EY has announced a deepened collaboration with Microsoft to develop the EY Intelligent Payroll Chatbot as part of the Next Gen Payroll Platform. Using Azure OpenAI Service and EY payroll offerings, the generative AI chatbot is designed to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Azure OpenAI, Eric Boyd, Ernst & Young, Intelligent Payroll Chatbot, Ken Priyadarshi, Marna Ricker, Microsoft, partnership, Sheri Sullivan, UK
(IN BRIEF) Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited ABP’s Port of Ipswich to commission Horace & Hannah, a 1906 Great Yarmouth Shrimper, which has been refurbished by Excelsior Trust. The commissioning event took place at The Old Custom House, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) UK ports group Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced changes in senior roles to enhance its strategic outlook and engagement, and to boost the growth of its Wales and Short Sea Ports business. After nine years as Regional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Harston, appointment, Associated British Ports, Julian Walker, leadership, UK
(IN BRIEF) A University of Dundee student has nominated Girlguiding Scotland for the university’s annual ‘Organisation of the Year’ award. The award recognises the contributions of organisations that students volunteer for. The nomination was made by a molecular biology student, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, Elaine Rough, Girlguiding Scotland, Katie Tonks, UK, University of Dundee, volunteering award
(IN BRIEF) Dr James Cantley from the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine has been awarded a Senior Research Fellowship by the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge. The £50m funding for the Grand Challenge was donated by the Steve Morgan … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The McGhee Award, a £25,000 prize for new business ideas, has been introduced by the Centre for Entrepreneurship at a University in Dundee. The award was donated to the university by alumni Christopher McGhee and Dr Jo-Ann Nugent, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) New research led by the University of Bristol shows that countries need to improve their tracking of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs, in order to meet the UNAIDS and WHO targets … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Management, Media, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Adelina Artenie, eliminate, HCV, high-risk populations, HIV, inject drugs, NIHR, Peter Vickerman, UK, UNAIDS, University of Bristol, WHO
(IN BRIEF) Professor Michael Banissy, a social neuroscientist at the University of Bristol, has released a new book titled ‘When we touch’, which explores the science behind the human sense of touch. Touch is a critical component of our development … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Management, Media, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged 'touch hunger', book, modern epidemic, Professor Michael Banissy, Touch, UK, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has been appointed to lead a $89.6 million sustainability-linked loan for Vista Shipping, a joint venture between Hafnia and CSSC Shipping Hong Kong, to finance the purchase of its first pair of liquefied natural gas (LNG)-dual … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University research finds that young people’s exercise attitudes and habits are influenced by parents, peers, and social media. The ongoing research focuses on how social influences are linked with compulsive exercise in under-16s. The research team has … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems will supply its next-generation electric power and propulsion systems for three hydrogen fuel cell buses in Rochester, New York, to run emission-free. The company will provide its Gen3 electric drive system for ElDorado National (California)’s Axess® … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a new financing facility to help Kazakhstan reduce energy consumption and promote the use of renewable energy sources. The EBRD is providing funds of up to $150m to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Financial, Green Economy Financing Facility II, Kazakhstan, UK
(IN BRIEF) University of Exeter undergraduate student Elizabeth Chandler, who recently won the Women in Tech Award and Innovate UK’s Young Innovators Award for her AI start-up The Good Robot Company, has had a research paper on ethical AI accepted … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A new survey by Aviva has found that over 80% of advisers in the UK believe that the upcoming Consumer Duty regulation feels like a rebranded version of TCF (Treating Customers Fairly). However, the Consumer Duty ranks low … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Al Ward, Aviva, Consumer Duty, insurance, UK
(IN BRIEF) The University of East Anglia will hold a conference discussing the loss of coastal heritage due to climate change, and how it can be addressed in policy. Despite the growing realisation that heritage losses due to climate change … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A new study by the University of East Anglia warns that continued warming of the climate would cause a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University has partnered with New Writing North to sponsor the Gordon Burn Prize for three years. The prize, which recognizes and celebrates bold writing that often finds its readers outside the mainstream, was launched in 2012 by … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Therese Chambers and Steve Smart as joint Executive Directors of Enforcement and Market Oversight to expand the FCA’s enforcement and market oversight leadership team following Mark Steward’s departure. Chambers and Smart … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Aviva has paid out more than £1bn ($1.39bn) across life insurance, critical illness, income protection, and other individual protection policies, exceeding £2.9m being paid out every single day in 2022. The claims paid rate of 98.3% across all … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Bentley is set to sponsor the third edition of the International Automotive Photography (IAP) Awards, which seeks to highlight the best in automotive photography. The competition is open to professionals, amateurs, and enthusiasts alike and has six categories. … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Automotive, Awards, Entertainment, Management, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Shore, Awards, Bentley, Competition, Hedi Sersoub, International Automotive Photography Awards, sponsor, UK, Wayne Bruce
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has released new insight into consumer trends that have endured since the start of the UK’s first lockdown three years ago. The bank’s data shows that almost one in three Brits has started a new small business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Habits, lockdown, Marc Pettican, pandemic, small business, UK
(IN BRIEF) The University of Exeter has appointed Professor Hywel Williams as Co-Director of the Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence (JCEEI). The centre brings together leading researchers from the University and the Met Office to develop Environmental Intelligence … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, biodiversity, Clean Air, climate change, flooding, Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence, leadership, Prof Kirstine Dale, Professor Gavin Shaddick, Professor Hywel Williams, UK, University of Exeter, urban heat
(IN BRIEF) IT services provider SCC has acquired Vohkus, a UK-based IT reseller, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is the first since SCC announced its £300m ($415m) technology investment program. Vohkus, which has 160 employees, provides IT product reselling … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ACQUIRES, Adam Clark, Frank O’Leary, Graham Gaut, Ian Hounsome, investment, IT, James Rigby, Lance Forster, Ritchie Sharma, SCC, technology, UK, Vohkus
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol has announced that it is now the home of the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS), one of the oldest research institutes of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. RISCS is known for … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A pilot scheme conducted by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham providing free school meals to all secondary pupils showed positive results, according to a new study by the University of Bristol. The pilot scheme, the first … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged behaviour, concentration, Dr Judi Kidger, food insecurity, free school meals, mental health, NIHR, PHIRST, pupils, Sally Brooks, study, UK, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Renewable energy company, Lightsource bp, has announced its partnership with Dutch energy podcast, Studio Energie, as a “friend of the show.” The weekly podcast is hosted by Remco de Boer, a prominent researcher in the Dutch energy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Debate, Donald Pols, Dutch energy, Erkan Uysal, Lightsource BP, partnership, Remco de Boer, Rob Jetten, Studio Energie, transition, UK
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has released its Sustainability & Climate – 2023 Progress Report, which highlights the company’s transformation strategy and its updated climate ambition. The report reveals that TotalEnergies was the most profitable major among the five super-majors in 2022, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Climate, Progress Report, sustainability, TotalEnergies, transformation, UK
(IN BRIEF) Mayor Tracy Brabin and NatWest have held an event in Leeds to discuss advancing the growth potential of ethnic minority businesses in West Yorkshire. The event launched the ‘Time to Change: A blueprint for advancing the UK’s ethnic … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Marketing, News, United Kingdom
Tagged business leaders, CREME, ethnic minority businesses, Leeds, Mayor Tracy Brabin, NatWest, partnership, Paul Thwaite, Professor Monder Ram, UK, West Yorkshire
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) hosted an event in Cairo to launch the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa. The aim of the Alliance is to promote cooperation between policymakers and stakeholders in the African start-up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Africa, Alliance for Entrepreneurship, Cairo, EBRD, EGYPT, event, Gautier Uchiyama, Heike Harmgart, Isadora Bigourdan, Jad El Boustani, Mohamad Okasha, MOROCCO, North African start-ups, Sérgio Pimenta, Tunisia, UK
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