Our Vice Chancellor Kath Mitchell, Pro Vice Chancellor Judith Lamie and I will be joining representatives of Derby City Council next week in Shanghai and Heifei as part of a Midlands Engine Trade Delegation to China. The University of Derby holds a unique position in […]
Low Carbon SMEs
@DerbyUni Prof Paul Stewart will be addressing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
I am very pleased to have been invited to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakech on November 11, 2016. The purpose of the conference is to set an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change. I will be addressing the global stage at the conference with almost 200 […]
@DerbyUni launches six exciting new projects to support regional SMEs @D2N2LEP @D2N2GrowthHub
At the University of Derby, we are launching our 6 new ERDF £10.2M funded programmes at an event in the ihub in Derby. I’ll be introducing our Vice Chancellor, Professor Kath Mitchell, and presentations by Paul Harris Director of Economic Development, Rolls-Royce plc and Tony Walker Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK We will be […]
University of Derby launches £10M of SME competitiveness support @DerbyUni
The University of Derby (UoD) along with its project partners applied for and competively succeeded in gaining funding for 6 ERDF programmes which will run from 2016-19. ERDF funding is provided by the European Union to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SME = <250 Employees) competitiveness by business and/or product improvement. Director of ERDF Programmes at […]
New @DerbyUni Ideas to Prototype Production Laboratories @InfinityPark Derby
I visited our new FabLab facilities at the iHub at the Infinity Park site today. The facilities will allow us to service rapid prototyping and product design to tenants on site, in addition to delivery of our ERDF funded programmes ENSCITE, Enabling Innovation, Transport Equipment Manufacturing and Low Carbon. More on the labs when they […]