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It is not only the destination that is important, but the journey In the midst of the relentless momentum of the project life cycle, the peer review experience has offered a wonderful opportunity to pause and reflect upon the policy challenge that we have set […]

Councillor Waseem Zaffar, Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability, and Philip Edwards, Assistant Director Transportation and Connectivity, visited Frankfurt on 24 October to work on new strategies to improve Birmingham’s sustainable transport infrastructure. The study visit included meetings with the Frankfurt’s Economic Development GmbH, the […]

The Leader of Birmingham City Council Councillor John Clancy attended the Birmingham Sister City Chicago’s Global Cities Forum. The Forum brought the Mayors of approximately 20 world status cities together, with over 500 senior representatives of both Chicago’s Sister Cities and many others. The forum comprised of several […]

The National Black Women’s Network (NBWN), in association with NatWest Business Banking are holding a FREE conference on Wednesday, 7 October 2015 from 09:30 to 16:30. The event will take place at: Macdonald Burlington Hotel 126 New Street B2 4JQ Birmingham Love Business, Love Growth is the over-arching […]

An exhibition is being held at the European Parliament in Brussels from 22nd – 24th September to showcase advanced manufacturing, design and innovation from Greater Birmingham and the West Midlands. The event is free to attend. This exhibition is being sponsored by Neena Gill, MEP for the West Midlands. […]

The UK Research Office (UKRO) organises a two-day Annual Conference, ‘Horizon 2020 – Bridging Research and Innovation’, aimed predominantly at European Liaison Officers, European research managers, Research Councils and policy makers. The conference will be held on 18-19 June 2015 in Birmingham, in cooperation with Aston […]

The Cross Innovation Conference is coming to Birmingham on 16 and 17 October 2014, taking place at Birmingham City University. It will bring together leading thinkers from across Europe, exploring co-creation, policy, technology and design. Topics like creative collaboration, use of city space and financial […]

As part of the EU funded DISCOVER project, Innovate UK, is providing up to 6 businesses with the opportunity to present at the Digital Care Surgery. This business opportunity offers a chance to pitch your company application, idea, service or prototype to a highly targeted and relevant audience […]

Do you have interest in digital technologies? Are you concerned with the quality of care? If yes, you might be interested in attending the Digital Care Surgery which will take place on 17 October at Fazeley Studios, Birmingham. The Digital Care Surgery is bringing together talented […]