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Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é and Tech Mahindra have agreed a partnership

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é to partner with Tech Mahindra

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has joined forces with global technology giant Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions.

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Vote for your favourite Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é student and graduate businesses

The Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Enterprise Network is running the Evolve Your Business competition for the first time and they need your help to pick the winners.

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Calling all collaborative innovators

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é London is looking for organisations to take part in the Collaborate programme for the upcoming academic year.

Africa Prize: Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é student named One to Watch for low-cost ventilator design

Engineering student Yusuf Bilesanmi has won the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation's One to Watch award for his low-cost ventilator, ShiVent.
Cofounders of Pickle Illustration, Lauren Jefferis and Olivia Collins, are some of the local entrepreneurs already benefiting from LU Inc’s business start-up support.

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é launches business start-up accelerator programme that looks to nurture talent across Leicestershire

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has partnered with Charnwood Borough Council to launch an exciting new programme that aims to help local people working on unique, early-stage products or services bring their vision to life.
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Sports Minister visits UKAD’s new HQ at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é: a Midlands powerhouse for sport

With a week to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston MP, visited the new HQ for UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é receives international recognition for pioneering building project

A landmark building scheme has scooped a prestigious global award at a virtual ceremony.
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Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é researchers part of £7.3m project that will create the first-ever manufacturing cyber-seed

The first-ever manufacturing ‘cyber seed’ which grows just like a plant and produces innovative designs for products ranging from aircraft parts to medical devices has been conceptualised by researchers – and now it is being brought to life.

Researchers aim to make robots more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses with new £1.4m project

A £1.4m project aimed at boosting the uptake of robots in small and medium-sized manufacturing will investigate ways to more easily change, adapt and repurpose automated systems.

University part of new town centre hub to boost careers in Charnwood

A Careers and Enterprise Hub has opened its doors in the heart of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é to help local people enhance their skills to access the careers market, progress in their existing careers or launch a new business idea.
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The Collaborative Project Show goes global

The Collaborative Project Show is being run virtually this year, making it open to people from across the globe for the first time.
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University-founded companies win British Data Awards

Fast-scaling tech companies founded by Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é researchers and an entrepreneurial graduate have been named winners at the 2021 British Data Awards in quality field that included FTSE 100 giants, tech unicorns, public sector bodies and not-for-profit organisations.

New low-cost ventilator which doesn’t need electricity could help hospitals treat COVID patients

A team of engineers from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has designed and built a unique low-cost, non-electric ventilator in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nissan staying in UK is great news after Brexit, but car industry’s future is still very unclear

When the UK voted for Brexit, there were no positives for the UK car industry. The prospect of a 10% tariff on car production that involves parts and sub-assemblies moving in and out of the UK was untenable.