Technology

More shipping containers to find a berth at Wapping Wharf – this time as co-working office space

April 25, 2018
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More shipping containers to find a berth at Wapping Wharf – this time as co-working office space

Innovative plans to develop Bristol’s latest co-working space by using 90 converted shipping containers have been revealed. The scheme, to be called CARGO Work, will be built within the walls of a former warehouse at Wapping Wharf, the Harbourside mixed-use development that has already become a hub for Bristol’s...

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Smith & Williamson to host Bristol technology briefing

April 25, 2018
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Smith & Williamson to host Bristol technology briefing

Artificial Intelligence, the cloud and cyber security will be put under the microscope at a breakfast briefing hosted by the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson next week. Targeted at owner-managers and senior executives, the Harnessing Technology for Growth event will feature three...

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Bristol stakes claim as world-leading centre for VR as landmark lab becomes a reality

April 20, 2018
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Bristol stakes claim as world-leading centre for VR as landmark lab becomes a reality

Bristol’s position as a world-leading development centre for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) was underlined this week when its VR Lab officially opened its doors. The landmark new facility, in the Leadworks building in Anchor Square, pictured below left, has been operating for several months following a...

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Funding for Bristol tech start-up aiming to revolutionise political opinion polls

April 20, 2018
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Funding for Bristol tech start-up aiming to revolutionise political opinion polls

Bristol tech pioneers who sold their last business to Twitter have received venture capital investment from two tech funds for their new company, which focuses on using messaging platforms to improve opinion polling. Poli harnesses the reach and immediacy of social messaging platforms to recruit larger, more representative panels...

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Corporate supporters’ after-hours tour of Being Brunel brings innovative museum to life

April 20, 2018
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Corporate supporters’ after-hours tour of Being Brunel brings innovative museum to life

Members of the Being Brunel Corporate Club and other supporters of the SS Great Britain Trust were thanked for their help in making the new museum a reality with an exclusive after-hours celebration. The £7.2m museum opened alongside Brunel’s iconic SS Great Britain on Bristol’s Harbourside last month and...

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Bristol bosses in the running for coveted Entrepreneur Of The Year award

April 20, 2018
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Bristol bosses in the running for coveted Entrepreneur Of The Year award

Directors of two of Bristol’s most innovative companies have been shortlisted for a national awards scheme recognising the UK’s top entrepreneurs. Steve Cliffe, president and CEO of Ultrahaptics, whose cutting-edge technology allows people to ‘feel’ virtual objects, and Charlie Allen, managing director of family-owned action sports equipment firm Shiner,...

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All aboard: Engine Shed takes its drive to encourage the next generation of creatives on the road

April 13, 2018
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All aboard: Engine Shed takes its drive to encourage the next generation of creatives on the road

Engine Shed on Tour, the latest initiative from Bristol’s highly successful innovation hub, has been launched to encourage young people to follow careers in the West of England’s tech, digital and low carbon sectors. Engine Shed on Tour will visit 16 schools and businesses across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath...

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Bristol’s leadership in 5G demonstrated at major cyber security conference

April 13, 2018
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Bristol’s leadership in 5G demonstrated at major cyber security conference

A group of University of Bristol engineers have strengthened the city’s growing reputation as a 5G hotbed by demonstrating their high-level research at a major cyber security conference. Their research into radio wave propagation modelling, smart cities, high-capacity radio waveforms and Gigabit transport connectivity was highlighted at CYBERUK, the...

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Creative Technology Network to be launched to drive digital innovation in region’s key sectors

April 13, 2018
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Creative Technology Network to be launched to drive digital innovation in region’s key sectors

A £6.5m project that will harness the power of innovative digital technology to boost the West of England’s creative, health and manufacturing sectors is to be launched by a consortium of universities, including UWE Bristol, and arts venues including Bristol’s Watershed medias hub. The new Creative Technology Network will...

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School bus planning software on route to help councils to save funds

April 6, 2018
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School bus planning software on route to help councils to save funds

Bristol transport technology specialist Esoterix Systems has launched an innovative tool with the potential to save local authorities hundreds of thousands of pounds by helping them streamline their home-to-school transport services.  Esoterix has unveiled JourneyBatcher after several months of development and testing. The tool enables councils to cut out...

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‘Acceleration hubs’ to boost region’s advanced engineering and digital firms

April 6, 2018
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‘Acceleration hubs’ to boost region’s advanced engineering and digital firms

More than 200 advanced engineering firms and digitally-innovation small and medium-sized enterprises from across the West of England are to gain access to expert support and advice through two new ‘business acceleration hubs’  The University of Bath.has been awarded £1.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to deliver...

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Innovative Being Brunel museum gives Bristol a giant head start in tourist industry

March 23, 2018
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Innovative Being Brunel museum gives Bristol a giant head start in tourist industry

Bristol’s visitor economy was given a major boost today with the opening of the £7.2m Being Brunel museum – complete with a giant head of the famous engineer which visitors can walk inside to ‘see’ the workings of his mind. The museum, alongside Brunel’s ground-breaking SS Great Britain on...

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Applicants for scheme to widen diversity in Bristol’s tech sector should get a shift on

March 23, 2018
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Applicants for scheme to widen diversity in Bristol’s tech sector should get a shift on

Would-be participants in a pioneering programme to tackle the lack of diversity in Bristol’s tech cluster have just over a week to get their applications in. Called SHIFT, the project aims to address the imbalance in the sector by amplifying its underrepresented voices. The free course will give 12...

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