Catalyst Inc announces today that entrepreneur and current Director of Connect, Steve Orr, has been appointed as CEO of Catalyst Inc, replacing our Deputy Chair Dr Norman Apsley OBE, who has held the position for eighteen years. Steve will take up the role on 1 November 2018. With a degree [...]
A cross sector creative partnership, Future Screens NI, which is a collaboration between Queen’s, Ulster University and local industry partners, has announced a £13 million investment to secure the future of the creative industries in Northern Ireland. The new Creative Industries R&D partnership has been established to accelerate growth through [...]
Ulster University and Queen’s University Belfast have announced their commitment to work together to support innovation and drive economic growth across the region. Through an unprecedented collaborative approach, both institutions are currently developing integrated projects in key sectors, such as Digital, Creative Industries, Advanced Manufacturing and Health, to invigorate the [...]
A new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) fund worth £150,000 has been launched by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) to develop a new technology which provides an opportunity to generate exam questions in a ‘crowd-sourced’ manner. Organisations can apply for a share of the fund through a [...]
This year's IOP Technical Careers Fair will take place on Friday 9th November 2018 from 10am to 2pm in The Student Zone, North West Regional College, Strand Road, Derry/Londonderry. Registration will open in September on the IOP Conferences website. Last year's fair was widely welcomed for its clear advice to [...]
Catalyst Inc is calling on companies in the Life and Health Sciences industry sector to fill in a 15 minute survey. The newly formed North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (NWCAM) based at Catalyst Inc and supported by EU Interreg VA funding aims to develop highly skilled, value-adding innovative industries [...]
Armagh Planetarium took part in Engineering Open House Day on Friday 3rd August with their very own Rocket Launch Challenge. The Planetarium hosted families and school groups for a one day special workshop demonstrating Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion - ‘For every action there is an equal and opposite [...]
The Ulster Society of Student Engineers (USSE) was recently named the winner of the 'Best New Society Award' at the 2018 National Societies Awards ceremony, held in Cardiff. Looking at their groaning trophy cabinet it's clear to see they have been busy! Dr Patrick Porter shows off the awards from [...]
Research from Tech Nation 2018 shows that the number of digital businesses born in the region has accelerated by 143% between 2011 and 2016. A total of 97 digital tech businesses were born in the city in 2016. Belfast now has the highest density of fibre in Europe and [...]
This summer, the Year of Engineering campaign is encouraging children across the country to get making, inventing and having fun over the holidays. The Holiday Makers is a brand new hub packed with fun activities and challenges that will help to entertain and inspire your children, keeping their minds sharp [...]
An online dialogue is taking place between government, industry, academia and the public, examining the Grand Challenges set out in the UK's Industrial Strategy. These challenges focus on four global trends that will shape the future: artificial intelligence and data ageing society clean growth future of mobility Northern Ireland businesses, [...]
The results from the first Immersive Economy in the UK Report reveal that virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies are an economic force with 1,000 companies across the UK on target to turnover more than £1 billion in sales by the end of the year. The convergence of digital tools, devices and [...]