Applications are now open for a second round of the £10 million UK Seafood Innovation Fund to transform the future landscape of the seafood industry. The competition opened on 7 February 2020 and runs until 20 April 2020. The fund is seeking a new tranche of applicants with plans to [...]
A major new initiative has been launched which will showcase the strength and excellence of Northern Ireland’s manufacturing and engineering sector. Manufacturing Month NI, led by Manufacturing NI, will run for the entire month of March. A series of events, business breakfasts, seminars, workplace tours, and the flagship annual Anchor High [...]
The UK Space Agency is offering young people expert advice and a share of £50,000 for their ideas of how satellites could improve life on Earth. The SatelLife Competition, now in its third year, is looking for innovative proposals that have the potential to use data collected from space to [...]
Research by Ulster University has shown that Primary Schools teachers have reported low levels of confidence when using computers and digital devices. The report “Digital Education in Primary Schools” authored by Professor Linda Clarke shows that just 57% of Teachers participating in the study reported that they felt fairly confident [...]
Tech Nation has opened applications for its cyber security growth programme Cyber 2.0. After the resounding success of last year’s inaugural Cyber sector programme, with companies such as CybSafe, Red Sift and ISMS.Online among the graduating cohort, they are looking for the next tranche of pre-Series A Cyber stars looking [...]
A new report co-authored by Immerse UK and Digital Catapult identifies Northern Ireland as a key immersive hub. "The immersive economy in the UK 2019" outlines the scale, nature and economic value of the virtual, augmented and mixed reality ecosystem, its key drivers and barriers. It explores the geographical and industrial [...]
The inaugural AICON will take place on Thursday 28th November in The Europa Hotel, Belfast. This event will bring together world-leading technology professionals and business leaders to examine how AI is changing our world. Matrix will be there to launch our new report, Artificial Intelligence Research in Northern Ireland, which [...]
The Department of Finance has opened a £30,000 Innovation and Outreach Fund to encourage the use of open data. Awards of between £300 and up to £5,000 are available to fund the development of apps or other interactive visualisations that make innovative use of data on the Open Data NI [...]
The Department for the Economy and the Department of Finance are currently inviting government departments and arm’s length bodies to submit proposals for new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) projects. Matrix is currently producing a series of videos to demonstrate how SBRIs work - you can view the first of [...]
Future Leaders Fellowships is a £900 million fund that is helping to establish the careers of world-class research and innovation leaders across UK business and academia. The latest funding round has just been launched, with a deadline of 8th October. This cross-UK Research and Innovation scheme supports early career researchers [...]
Did you know that Innovate UK supported Northern Ireland businesses with funding worth over £20 million last year? Take a short survey to help DfE understand why more NI businesses don't bid for Innovate UK funding and you could win £100 of Amazon vouchers! Innovate UK is the UK’s Innovation [...]
Matrix, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, is delighted to be the official sponsor of this year's STEM Village at Air Waves Portrush, which will be headlined by Live Science presenter James Soper. The festival will showcase an array of world-class aircraft for two days of thrilling flying and a [...]