Would you say it is an interesting time to take over as Interim Executive Chair at Innovate UK? Absolutely. We’re just into the second month of being in the new UK Research and Innovation family and we are in the …
Now that we’ve closed the Expression of Interest for the next wave of challenges for the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, I thought it would be helpful to briefly explain what happens next. 252 expressions of interest to read The first …
What Industrial Strategy Challenge are we leading? Andy and I are the interim co-Directors for Transforming Food Production, which seeks to deliver a step change in the way we ensure the sustainable supply of food. We are facing a major …
With a week to go we thought it would be helpful to clear-up a few questions that several organisations have asked us about Wave 3 because it will help you all. A lot of this was covered in the briefing …
What Industrial Strategy Challenge am I leading? I’m leading the Energy Revolution Challenge which aims to demonstrate innovative new ways of delivering cheaper, cleaner energy services to meet the needs of future consumers by intelligently joining up local energy …
What Industrial Strategy Challenge am I leading? I am the interim Challenge Director for Transforming Construction, which seeks to change the way we deliver the buildings the UK needs. We want to provide places to live and learn that are …
Innovation was one of the buzzwords of 2017 as it was used to try to make the ordinary seem appealing. Real innovation – taking disruptive ideas that are new to the market all the way through to commercial success – …
In my Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund October blog I suggested to keep an eye out for the announcement of the second wave of challenges – and now that the Industrial Strategy white paper has been published I’m delighted to be …
There’s lots of exciting news since I last wrote here in June about the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). If you missed it, the ISCF was announced in April and is part of the government’s £4.7 billion increase in research …
The UK has a proud history and tradition of manufacturing and we recognise our contribution across key global industry sectors such as aerospace, automotive, space and technologies that support the energy sector. However, we must continue to work hard and …
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