The contributions of a number of Bristol business and cultural figures have this week been recognised by UWE by awarding them honorary degrees. Kalpna Woolf, pictured right, the founder of the innovative charity 91 Ways to Build A Global City – which reaches out to unite all the 91...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised on another major energy deal – this time the acquisition of one of the UK’s largest energy storage schemes. It worked with Eelpower, an independent provider of flexible energy services, to enable it to buy the recently-completed 20MW Rock Farm scheme in Shropshire,...
A diverse group of five fledgling firms in areas ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to video collaboration and vertical farms has been selected to take part in the second Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator programme in Bristol. The six-month programme provides enriching, collaborative partnerships to take high-potential cloud-based innovators to...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-based law firm, has run its Bright Sparks work experience programme for the sixth consecutive year – increasing the intake this time from 24 to 28 students. Bright Sparks, which is for young people aged 15 to 17, forms part of the firm’s commitment to PRIME...
DigiLocal, the Bristol organisation supporting communities in running tech clubs for their young people, is seeking engineers to support the design of project guides for its clubs and workshops. DigiLocal support 16 clubs across 12 communities aimed at eight to 14 year olds who do not have traditional access...
Bristol’s Architecture Centre has appointed the founder of the city’s Pride festival, Dr Anna Rutherford, as its new director. Anna, pictured, is known for driving step-changes in organisations and has already made her mark on the city as chair of Bristol Festivals, during which she helped re-design Bristol’s arts...
The University of Bristol has received outline planning permission for its new £300m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus – paving the way for the long-awaited regeneration of the high-profile area. However, it has reduced the height of one of the planned student accommodation blocks on the site from 25 storeys...
Bristol’s major investment opportunities, including Cumberland Basin and the Temple Quay Enterprise Zone along with its smart energy and infrastructure schemes, will next week be promoted to international investors at a global gathering of business leaders and politicians. Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees and the West of England Metro...
Just one in 10 West of England businesses think the government will deliver a good deal on Brexit, according to the latest survey from the region’s largest business organisation. And half of the firms taking part said they felt ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ over the government’s Brexit negotiations. When...
Bristol Airport’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint have been recognised with accreditation in a global industry programme. The airport, which last year handled 8.1m passengers and is one of the UK’s fastest growing, has been awarded the second of four levels in the Airport Carbon Accreditation. The scheme...
The University of Bristol has struck a major partnership with St Pauls Carnival ahead of its 50th anniversary tomorrow. The university’s support includes headline sponsorship of two stages – the main Windrush Stage outside St Pauls Learning Centre and the World Carnival Stage in Portland Square. It will also...
A start-up designing irrigation and control technology for vertical farms last night landed the top prize in the annual Best Elevator Pitch staged by incubator SETsquared Bristol. LettUs Grow uses aeroponic grow beds and farm management software to deliver higher crop yields, reduce production costs and makes farmers’ lives...
Many of us would like to be able to reflect our personal values in our investments but have been held back in the past due to lack of choice and perceived poor performance of funds in the ‘ethical’ space. Historically, ethical or Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) has been about...
