Weekly News Roundup for NCUB Members
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- Published: Thursday, 17 October 2019 16:16
- Written by National Centre for Universities and Business
A key membership benefit of the National Centre for Universities and Business, NCUB's weekly news roundup is issued to members every Friday.
The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) is an independent and not-for-profit membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports university-business collaboration across the UK. NCUB is here to inspire universities and business to work together for sustainable growth and prosperity.
To keep our members and partners informed about all that’s happening in the university-business collaboration landscape, NCUB has launched a Weekly News Roundup, which provides those within business and higher education with the latest policy and economic developments, best practice and analysis in the convenient form of an e-newsletter.
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What to expect from NCUB’s Weekly News Roundup
Launched in March 2019, the newsletter is delivered to subscribers' inboxes every Friday morning at 6:30am.
The weekly e-newsletter is a great way for NCUB members get the latest updates on our work and research, with weekly insights from our Policy and Engagement Team, stories from our university and business members and partners, and a digest of each week's news, including headlines on research and innovation, skills and talent and the place agenda.
In each edition of our newsletter, readers will find a 'number of the week' highlighting facts and stats that have grabbed our attention; a 'featured member' amplifying the initiatives and projects of our memberships; as well as exciting funding calls from our innovation brokerage platform konfer, from smaller £10k grants to £1million+ grants, across many sectors from Agriculture to 5G.
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Once you've confirmed that your institution is a member of NCUB, please contact us using the button below to sign up for the Weekly News Roundup. A member of our Team will add you to our mailing list and confirm your subscription.
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Amongst the UK’s most pressing economic problems is the profound disparities in economic performance between different regions.
Biopharmaceutical company Enterprise Therapeutics is working with the University of Sussex to build research and expertise in the UK’s increasingly vibrant biotechnology sector.
When you team up an entrepreneur who is launching an innovative new app with an ARU academic with expertise in real-world business economics, both parties benefit.
A new £5.5m videogames and cyber security space at Abertay University has been hailed “an important investment in Scotland’s future".
A major report focused on how Scotland’s universities can improve engagement with industry and boost contribution to economic growth is underway.
The SETsquared Partnership has been ranked the global number one university business incubator by leading research and advisory firm, UBI Global.
Over the years, many companies, including numerous household names, have been launched by Loughborough graduates.
Network Rail and Cranfield School of Management have agreed an educational partnership.