Renew Risk Secures £5M Investment After Surrey University’s SETsquared Support
Renew Risk, a former Surrey University spin-out, has secured £5m in investments to scale its risk analytics solutions for renewable energy assets. The company, which started at Surrey Research Park’s SETsquared business incubator, benefited from business growth mentoring and investor readiness training, helping it secure £1.7m in seed funding in 2023 before attracting recent major […]
130 hours of expert support accelerates growth of Surrey’s vHive animal health startups
The University of Surrey’s vHive programme – the UK’s first and only startup incubator dedicated to animal health and veterinary technology – is proving to be a magnet for high-growth animal health and veterinary technology businesses, providing more than 130 hours of tailored support to companies since it launched in 2024. vHive is the result […]
University of Chichester runs second Equality & Diversity workshop to meet demand
Due to the success of it’s first Equality & Diversity workshop last month, the University of Chichester will run a second event ‘Challenging EDI Perceptions: A Journey, Not a Prescription’ on the 2nd April, at the Holiday Inn Gatwick. Paula Jenkins and Dr. Jordan Matthews from the University will present an interactive session, inviting the […]
Crawley Borough Council takes possession of Crawley Innovation Centre
Crawley Borough Council has taken formal possession of the Crawley Innovation Centre following completion of the building conversion works. The Crawley Innovation Centre, located in the heart of the Manor Royal Business District, is aimed at helping create more than 200 new jobs and benefit directly up to 40 businesses. It will bring a further […]
Multimillion-pound Surrey research project aims to advance production of next-generation sustainable packaging
A multimillion-pound research project, called SustaPack, aims to overcome manufacturing challenges for the next generation of sustainable, paper-based packaging for liquids. Backed by a £1 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of UKRI’s co-investing programme, packaging technology company Pulpex Ltd has joined forces with the University of Surrey […]
Applications open for London Gatwick apprenticeship programme following National Apprenticeship Week
London Gatwick has opened applications for its 2025 apprenticeship programme, offering exceptional opportunities for future talent in the region. The airport is recruiting four engineering apprentices to start in August and one IT apprentice to start in September. The engineering apprenticeship is a four-year fixed contract leading to a fully qualified engineering technician status with […]
University of Chichester Presents: An EDI workshop, Beyond box-ticking – A business imperative?
With a new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Symeon Dagkas, and a new vision for the future, the University of Chichester is keen to expand the scope of its expertise and work closely with businesses across the region. The University is particularly keen to develop joint collaborations, innovative projects and build connections between the University’s diverse pool of […]
Dr Jim Shaikh appointed Managing Director of Innovate Surrey Ltd
Dr Jim Shaikh has been appointed as the Managing Director of Innovate Surrey Ltd and will now be responsible for leading the commercialisation of the University’s research innovation activity – supporting academics to leverage their intellectual property through licensing and the development of spin-outs, spin-ins, start-ups, and scale-ups. He joins Surrey from Imperial College, London, […]
gdb Re-Energise Conference 2025 – book now!
The annual gdb Re-Energise Conference returns to Stanhill Court Hotel on the 23rd January, from 8:30am to 2:30pm. This event brings together business owners, leaders, their guests and teams for a morning of motivation. With coffee, light breakfast and four motivational speakers, attendees will be engaged and uplifted. Compered by John Young, former BBC South East […]
Surrey University announces world’s first AI model for near-instant image creation on consumer-grade hardware
A groundbreaking AI model that creates images as the user types, using only modest and affordable hardware, has been announced by the Surrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence (PAI) at the University of Surrey. The model, NitroFusion, represents a world first and has been made open source by its developers – SketchX, a lab within […]