News and Announcements

  • Comment piece from Peter Arnold, CEO Newcastle Science City - June 2010
    Monday 28th June 2010

    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.

  • Newcastle Science City’s Business Development Team - helping businesses to grow
    Monday 28th June 2010

    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.

  • The opportunity for an offshore wind logistics company is taking off
    Monday 28th June 2010

    The North East has the infrastructure in place to help the region capitalise on the development of some of Europe’s biggest offshore wind fields which will provide the country with thousands of megawatts of green electricity.

    The wind conditions in Dogger Bank and Hornsea – Round Three developments more than 100 miles out to sea are among the best in Europe and the establishment of Narec (the National Renewable Energy Centre) in south Northumberland also means companies will be able to develop the cutting-edge infrastructure to maximise their seaward investments.

  • Newcastle University - driving the future of science in the city
    Monday 28th June 2010

    Welcoming the launch of the 1Plan, Professor Paul Younger explains Newcastle University’s role in driving forward the sustainability agenda for the city.

  • New science grants available for community groups
    Monday 7th June 2010

    Newcastle Science City has set up a new grants scheme to help community groups use science to improve the lives of people across Newcastle.

    A £170,000 fund to directly finance community-led programmes has been unveiled by Newcastle Science City to improve the accessibility and understanding of science in neighbourhoods – particularly in deprived areas – around the city.

  • Building Success Stories: Innovation to Commercialisation
    Thursday 3rd June 2010

    A Newcastle Science City workshop for entrepreneurs and innovators in Newcastle was hailed a great success by attendees preparing to launch new enterprises - and has also uncovered exciting new businesses developing in the region.

    Building Success Stories was the first in a series of workshops hosted by Newcastle Science City, designed to help entrepreneurs and SMEs make their ideas or technologies market-ready.