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Manchester Digital Skills Festival announces its return in 2024
Manchester Digital has announced that its 2024 annual Digital Skills Festival will take place from Monday 5 to Friday 9 February 2024. The week-long event which takes place at various venues across the city centre, will bring together leading tech businesses,...
Bruntwood and partners invest half a billion into the UK’s science, tech and innovation economy
Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s leading specialist property provider, founded by Legal & General and Bruntwood in 2018 to support the growth of the life science and tech sectors, has secured £500 million of additional investment including £150 million from UK’s...
Cambridge and Manchester launch new cross-UK innovation cluster to boost growth
A progressive new partnership between the innovation clusters in Manchester and Cambridge aims to boost investment in both cities and across the wider UK. The link-up will draw on the research and sector strengths of both cities to help them accelerate the scale-up of...
Greater Manchester announces mission to boost ties with Japan
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, Leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Japan, Greg Clark MP, will lead a delegation to Japan later this year as part of a mission that will celebrate and strengthen bilateral...
Manchester to host WOMEX international music convention in October 2024
International music convention WOMEX has confirmed it will be coming to Manchester next year in a boost for the region's creative sector. The city will host the prestigious global event on behalf of the UK and Ireland next autumn, between 23-27 October 2024. WOMEX -...
Turing Innovation Catalyst launches to supercharge Manchester’s AI ecosystem
A new non-profit organisation, Turing Innovation Catalyst, has launched in Greater Manchester, as it looks to supercharge the region’s growing AI sector. The project aims to create an AI ecosystem, cementing the region as a leading hub of business growth, talent,...