News
High Performance Computing
Posted on May 12, 2013
HPC Wales are pleased to announce two funding opportunities to support your research projects.
1. The first is for PhD Studentships There are 6 remaining across Wales, to a maximum value of £75k, submission deadline 31st May
2. The second is for Research and Innovation Grants There are 20 to 25 remaining across Wales , to a maximum value of £12k to £15k, submission deadline also 31st May
Tagged: Collaboration
VENTUREFEST WALES
Posted on May 9, 2013
The University of South Wales has partnered with Cardiff Council, Finance Wales, Technology Strategy Board, Welsh Government, Cardiff University and Wales Business Insider to stage the first Venturefest event in Wales.
A networking event which aims to turn business ideas into reality, entrepreneurs, directors of high growth companies, academics and investors will come together in July to debate issues faced by ambitious, high-growth firms including innovation, investment, people, commercial models and collaboration.
The event will feature a keynote address by Nic Weng Kan, managing director of comparison website business Confused.com and a panel of experienced entrepreneurs.
Tagged: Enterprise
New IP App developed by the IPO, IP Wales and Swansea University
Posted on March 21, 2013
Although primarily developed with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in mind, you may be interested in this new FREE App which can help you identify and understand IP (Intellectual Property).
The content of the App has been designed to answer the most common questions and queries that arise around IP, with much of the information gathered from the enquiries received from both businesses and the public by the IPO’s Information Centre.
Rather than overwhelming you with information, the App has been created to provide you with a basic overview of IP as a guide to help you put the pieces of IP together. It also contains some great tips and topics for the use of IP in your project or business.
The App also provides a great platform on which to view the latest news and developments in the IP world, with access to news and Twitter feeds as well as the IP Insight online magazine.
The IP App is available to download now from the Apple store itunes and Android App store .
Tagged: IPR
Create Business Impact From Your Research: Computing and the Digital Economy Event 8th March 2013
Posted on March 7, 2013
Are you a researcher?
Do you want to learn more about the opportunities and support available to you if you are interested in collaborating with commercial partners to develop a product or idea for market?
If you have answered YES then this free event is of interest to you!
Tagged: Knowledge Transfer
Create Business Impact From Your Research: Healthcare Innovation Event 1st March 2013
Posted on February 22, 2013
Are you a researcher?
Do you want to learn more about the opportunities and support available to you if you are interested in collaborating with commercial partners to develop a product or idea for market?
If you have answered YES then this free event is of interest to you!
Come along to Glyntaff Campus on 1st March (GT7021, 10am to 1pm).
Tagged: Knowledge Transfer
FREE Govt R&D Event at ATRiuM 6 March 2013
Posted on February 7, 2013
Government Support for Business R&D and Innovation
Representatives from:
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS);
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC);
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB);
Intellectual Property Office (IPO); and
Design Council
will be showcasing Government support available for R&D and innovation by small and medium sized businesses via presentations and manned stands.
Tagged: Business
Free ICT and Software workshops
Posted on September 4, 2012
Software Alliance Wales are running a number of free courses across Wales during autumn, including Introduction to Google+, Writing for the web and the impact of SEO and creating an EU Cookie compliant website.
Tagged: Business Enterprise Grant
The Welsh Mobile App Awards
Posted on May 25, 2012
On Friday 28 September 2012 the Centre of Excellence in Mobile Applications and Services (CEMAS) will present the 1st Welsh Mobile App Awards Ceremony at the Hilton Hotel Cardiff.
Honouring excellence in the field of mobile application Development, the Welsh Mobile App awards will be presented in 7 categories recognising outstanding achievements in mobile app design and usability.
Tagged: Business
GLAM Edge - Developing Graduates Employability Skills
Posted on April 30, 2012
The University of Glamorgan has a great reputation with employers; we are well known for providing graduates with the right skills for today’s fast-changing world of employment.
In close consultation with key employers in the region, the University is developing an innovative Employability Development Programme, Glam Edge, that formally provides students with the opportunity to develop a distinctive ‘edge’ to enable them to stand out from the crowd, not just for that first job but through their career.
Tagged: Business
First Minister to bring star science Professors to Wales to boost Welsh research and economy
Posted on April 28, 2012
The First Minister has announced a £50 million package to bring ‘star’ science professors to work and create networks of researchers in Wales as the centre piece of a drive to use science to boost the Welsh economy.
Tagged: Business
Glamorgan Helps Creative Industries break into new markets
Posted on April 23, 2012
A valleys business has been able to expand into new markets despite the challenging economic climate with help from a new scheme offered by the University of Glamorgan.
Tagged: Business
Fujitsu Collaboration
Posted on April 17, 2012
Fujitsu and HPC Wales today jointly announced the first stages of a new supercomputing-based research collaboration, with the establishment of seven PhD studentships in computational science to be undertaken in Welsh universities.
Tagged: Business
Four year power sector technology innovation programme opens
Posted on December 1, 2011
A four-year government-funded programme that aims to develop new technologies to help meet the needs of the UK’s future power systems will kick-off with investment of £2.4 million in feasibility studies that will stimulate innovation in automated power distribution and demand management.
The funding competition is the first element of a planned portfolio of investment into power network innovations and forms the exploratory phase of the programme, which will be funded and managed by the government’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.
Tagged: A4B Business Collaboration CSO Grant IPR Knowledge Transfer Research
Glamorgan students invest time in the trading room
Posted on November 4, 2011
University of Glamorgan Students in the Faculty of Business and Society are getting hands on experience of trading on the stock exchange without the risk of losing real money. The University’s new simulated ‘trading room’, which uses a software package called TraderEx, allows business and accounting students to develop all the skills needed for a career in stocks and shares before they graduate
Tagged: Business
Workshop aims to help businesses fight cyber-crime
Posted on October 26, 2011
According to security firm Symantec, the annual cost of cyber-crime has surpassed that of marijuana, cocaine and heroin combined – totalling in excess of $388 billion, across 24 countries. With 750 million active global users Facebook is a powerful communication tool for both businesses and individuals alike, but at what cost? The security implications and personal vulnerabilities that exist on social networks are a huge concern, and a workshop at the University of Glamorgan held on Tuesday 20th September has addressed these issues.
Tagged: Business