World Region – UK
The University of Surrey’s Space Enterprise Lab (SEL) becomes the newest part of the Satellite Applications Catapult’s UK wide network. It is part of the Surrey Technology Centre (STC) in Guildford. This is located in the Surrey Research Park, on the University of Surrey campus. The lab provides a range of equipment for those looking to benefit from space data ...
With global defence spending only set to increase in coming years, Leonardo is highlighting increased employment around its nine UK sites. The defence company hired an additional 1,400 people to work at its UK locations in 2024. This was including 450 on early careers schemes such as its Apprenticeship programme. Young talent It came out of the company’s preliminary full-year ...
The UK’s In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) Conference for 2025 will take place in Belfast. Following the success of the inaugural conference in 2024, next year’s iteration will be at the ICC Belfast conference venue, in the centre of the city (BT1 3WH). The space event will run 4-6 June 2025. It aims to bring together international experts, industry ...
Four UK technology companies – including a space situational awareness specialist – have been selected to receive support from the UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme, to help accelerate plans for expansion in Japan. Aimed at UK technology startups headquartered in the UK, the programme is a government-backed initiative run by Intralink, a business development consultancy. The latest four companies to be ...
iSH, the Industrial Solutions Hub, is hosting a Space Week series of events across West Cumbria from 26-30 June. The organisation says businesses, schools and individuals are invited to a range of space-related events throughout the last week of the month to see how they could be inspired by the UK’s space sector. The first two days of the event ...
The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has announced a National Semiconductor Strategy, and today said that it will “invest up to £1bn in the next decade to improve access to infrastructure, power more research and development and facilitate greater international cooperation, with up to £200 million over the years 2023-25”. Therefore, reaching £1bn would require the next government ...
Today the government announced an investment in telecoms of almost £150 million in telecoms with up to £100 million for R&D, and £40m to boost 5G tech take-up The government has committed up to £100 million of funding initially to shape and drive early-stage research into 6G and influence global standards-setting. “We want to ensure that 6G is developed to meet ...
A report from the Centre for Policy Studies on what the government could do to support the UK semiconductor sector suggests the following actions: . introduce tax and investment incentives for high-intensity R&D industries such as: . a bespoke R&D tax credit for companies in sectors that fall within the ‘families of UK strength and opportunity’ as set out in ...
A number of UK technology-related figures have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister asking him to implement a semiconductor industry support strategy. Here it is: Dear Prime Minister, We, the undersigned, are asking you to prepare and publish a UK Semiconductor Strategy as a matter of urgency. The UK is an undisputed world leader in tech and innovation ...
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is today calling on government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engineering into the current curriculum. The IET’s new Engineering Kids’ Futures (EKF) report leads with a series of recommendations to the UK government to embed engineering and technology within primary and secondary learning. It is estimated there is ...
