Three Northern Ireland based Higher Education Institutions, Queen's University Belfast, Ulster University and Stranmillis University College, have produced world-leading and internationally excellent research according to the latest examination of their outputs through the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF). The REF provides a robust and thorough assessment of the quality of [...]
Northern Ireland’s Wrightbus has signed a landmark deal with Australian bus manufacturer Volgren, potentially opening up the Australian export market for the County Antrim firm. Wrightbus has partnered with Volgren to provide its groundbreaking hydrogen fuel cell powertrain technology for the manufacture of two zero-emission hydrogen single deck buses which [...]
A number of upcoming funding competitions will seek to provide central government support for the development of net-zero and low carbon hydrogen technologies. The aim of the NZHF is to support the commercial deployment of new low carbon hydrogen production projects during the 2020s, ensuring the UK has a diverse [...]
Matrix Panel member Patricia O’Hagan MBE of Core Systems has been recognised by the recent Women in Tech Awards, taking home the award for Outstanding Woman in Tech at the inaugural awards ceremony. Patricia is a long-term ambassador, mentor and role model for women in tech across Northern Ireland and [...]
The Belfast Maritime Consortium has announced plans to introduce a ferry service between Bangor and Belfast Harbour, scheduled to begin operations by 2024 and will be operated by Condor Ferries. The zero-emissions ferry is being developed by the Consortium’s lead partner Artemis Technologies and will have journey times of around [...]
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Defra open two new collaborative research and development (R&D) competitions, with over £20 million in funding available. In partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UKRI will be opening the latest two competitions from the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) on [...]
Innovate UK is looking to recruit 40 women from across the Foundation Industries, to receive a fully-funded placement on a Women's Leadership Development programme starting this May. The programme is a part of the Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge that brings together the metals, glass, paper, ceramics, cement and bulk chemical industries [...]
Launched in 2021, Connected Places Catapult Homes for Healthy Ageing programme explores some of the most pressing challenges facing an ageing population and with the aim of allowing people to live longer, happier and healthier lives in their own homes. Connected Places Catapult has committed to delivering 5 testbeds across [...]
The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub is opening applications for the September intake of its Regional Talent Engines programme for people based in Northern Ireland, North West England, North East England, and Yorkshire & the Humber The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub has opened a new round of [...]
Two Northern Ireland based start-ups have made the finals of Tech Nation’s Rising Stars 4.0 competition. Biotech and Life Sciences firm Kinva and Agrifood and Foodtech company CropSafe are amongst the 20 finalists who impressed an expert panel of judges led by GP Bullhound Vice President Ed Prior and included [...]
The consultation seeks views on the opportunities, challenges and key areas of activity to bring together connected digital and physical technologies to unleash innovation. HM Government has launched a consultation on a national Cyber-Physical Infrastructure, an ecosystem of increasingly connected digital and physical systems with the potential to help accelerate [...]
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has met with manufacturers at Ballymena’s ECOS Centre to launch a call to companies for projects developing innovative low carbon technologies. The Challenge Fund, delivered by the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE) hosted by Queen’s University Belfast, an industry led sustainable energy research centre, received [...]