Bristol businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises. The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local...
UWE Bristol has unveiled plans for another new building – a state-of-the-art engineering building to attract and inspire the engineers of the future. The multi-million pound building will be developed next to the new £55m Bristol Business School in the heart of the university’s Frenchay Campus, subject to planning...
Recent graduates who have a bright idea for a hi–tech business are being invited to apply for a free residency at UWE’s Launch Space incubator. The residency will provide the start-up with one year of free desk space and business support from the end of October. Start-ups at Launch...
Experts in artificial intelligence, machine learning and virtual reality are among the successful candidates selected for the inaugural Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator (OSCA) program in Bristol. The five start-ups, chosen from hundreds of applicants, will leverage US tech giant Oracle’s mentoring, global ecosystem and customer relationships, and Oracle Cloud...
Further speakers for this year’s TEDxBristol – the UK’s largest event of its kind – were last night announced at its official launch party. Among the largest TEDxs in Europe, TEDxBristol will take place over two days in November following the success of the inaugural one-day event in 2015. ...
UWE Bristol will next week officially open its Envirotron – a sophisticated greenhouse that will transform teaching, research and partnerships in the areas of biodiversity and conservation, global environmental change and food security. The university has made a significant investment in the building, which features LED lighting that minimises...
Bristol’s burgeoning tech and digital sector is being held back by a lack of ethnic and gender diversity among its workforce, a panel event staged in the city has heard. While the sector is creating jobs and wealth, it could do even better if it harnessed the talent that...
The CBI has appointed Ben Rhodes as its new assistant regional director in the South West. Ben, pictured, joins from the Devon and Cornwall Business Council, where he was chief executive for five-and-a-half years. His responsibilities in the newly created role will include promoting the South West as a...
Wriggle, the Bristol-based app developer, has received a £320,000 investment to continue to its fast-paced national roll-out. Wriggle’s app and website connects users to exclusive, on-the-day discounts at bars, restaurants and events through articles, videos, guides and offers. It has already been used to connect around 100,000 foodie fans...
Bristol’s acclaimed Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival kicks off next Tuesday with more than 400 films and 60 events across six days showcasing the best of animation and short films from new and emerging talent. This year’s competition programme is extensive and diverse, featuring a range of genres...
Small and medium-sized enterprises from across the South West are being invited to the preview of a unique programme aimed at supporting and investing in the business leaders of the future. Productivity through People is a collaboration between four world-class organisations with the University of Bath School of Management,...
The search is on to find Britain’s female start-up of the Year – with the winner following in the footsteps of two Bristol-based businesswomen. The successful entrant will be crowned in Bristol next month following a live pitching session on stage at the annual Festival of Female Entrepreneurs, which...
Gapsquare, the innovative Bristol tech start-up focusing on tackling the gender pay gap, has been selected as a finalist in a worldwide problem-solving project staged by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The MIT Solve Global Challenge looks at solving the world’s most pressing challenges through open innovation and...
