A free guide has been launched which explores the Newcastle of 150 years ago when one of its most famous engineers, William Armstrong, was helping turn it into an industrial powerhouse.
Newcastle Science City – which promotes science in the city – and local historian, Neil Tonge, have devised a city centre trail to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of William Armstrong’s birth.
During the summer holidays, families will be able to follow the trail that takes in some of the city...
Since our last update, the city region has received further unsettling economic news in the form of confirmation of One North East’s replacement, and a Budget that represents the tip of the spending cuts iceberg, ahead of autumn’s Comprehensive Spending Review.
To echo Paul Walker’s thoughts from last month, however, the North East’s science and technology sector has every reason to remain confident and pragmatic, provided we commit to meaningful collaboration. Whether we’re joining...
This month Arnab Basu, co-founder and CEO of Kromek, provides his view on the challenges ahead for the region’s science & technology sector.
The overall science and technology sector in the UK is currently at a fatal crossroads – one that, in many ways, we may feel we have little control over, as critical decisions over R&D funding will be taken by politicians. We must now ask ourselves, how can we influence these decision-makers and what are the consequences...
June saw the launch of Adtronik, adding to the growing list of Newcastle Science City start-ups, born out of its Innovation Machine. Adtronik specialises in online contextual advertising, and is one of the world’s first in-image advertising services.
The company is the brain-child of Pradeep Raman, one of NIM’s team of Innovation Managers, who spotted the opportunity to create advertising revenue via images on the web. The service already has a number of clients signed up in the...
A regional company specialising in interactive software to improve student inclusion launched last month, having received business development support from Newcastle Science City.
Its first product, Every1Speaks, is an online platform for promoting student voice in schools, a topic high on the local authority education agenda. The product is designed to be visually stimulating, to help break down barriers between students and teachers, and communicate ideas and opinions more openly...
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During June, Newcastle University’s Charter for Changing Age passed the 1,000 member mark, of which 31 are MPs. Newcastle University has one of the largest academic institutes in the world studying ageing. The aim of the Charter is to draw the UK’s, and other societies’, attention to the key issue of a rapidly ageing population and to challenge the negative attitudes around older people.
The Newcastle Charter for...
For Millennia, man has looked into the night sky and wondered what is out there.
For a lucky few that go into space it is an awe-inspiring, once-in-a-lifetime experience and something that is on most wish-lists, which explains why school children across the region have eagerly anticipated the visit from six of NASA’s astronauts.
Nine of Tyneside’s schools have had the privilege of meeting the astronauts, looking to inspire the next generation of budding young scientists, who...
Newcastle Science City launches ground-breaking online advertising company Adtronik to maximise image recognition technology in advertising
Newcastle Science City today announces the launch of Adtronik, a start-up specialising in online contextual advertising, and one of the world’s first in-image advertising services. The company is also set to integrate cutting-edge image recognition technology into its service that will see it take a lead in innovation within the...
June has been a turbulent month for Newcastle’s economic direction. News feared by many for months – the replacement of One North East – was announced and George Osborne’s emergency Budget firmly reinforced the era of austerity we are entering, while also offering capital gain incentives to new entrepreneurs.
We face a challenge, undoubtedly, but the North East has overcome serious economic obstacles before.
Businesses based on science, technology and innovation are perhaps the...
START-UPs and existing businesses across the region can now benefit from the tools and insight-led business development models that have been tried and tested by Newcastle Science City’s successful Innovation Machine.
A new Business Development Team has been set up at Newcastle Science City’s central offices in Gallowgate to externalise the business understanding and tools used by the Innovation Managers – the team of entrepreneurs developing cutting-edge businesses based on plugging...
