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The University of Manchester leading innovation in hydrogen economy
The University of Manchester will lead an international team to build and demonstrate a new technology to produce syngas and pure hydrogen with nearly zero direct carbon dioxide emissions. This £ 5.1 million collaborative project funded by the Department for Energy...
Strategic roundtable events set to develop Hydrogen Skills Framework for Greater Manchester
Hydrogen Safe, the hydrogen safety training specialist that acts as a link between industry and education, is set to host a series of roundtable events that will be used to inform and develop a Hydrogen Skills Framework to meet the needs of Greater Manchester's...
More than £20m in funding agreed for key infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester
Members of the Bee Network Committee have approved the release of more than £20m to progress with key transport infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester. The latest release of funds – including £10m from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS)...
Manchester retains top 10 spot for FDI attractiveness in Irwin Mitchell and Cebr’s Investment Attractiveness Index
Manchester has retained its position in the top 10 UK cities for foreign direct investment (FDI) attractiveness. The latest Investment Attractiveness Index has been compiled by a team of experts at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), who have...
Nearly £50 million unlocked for world-leading UK Biobank following new industry backing
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced it will provide around £8 million worth of cloud computing storage access to support UK Biobank, the world’s leading biomedical database based in Greater Manchester. Research being used to develop new ways to prevent, diagnose...
Manchester and Salford claim top spots in SAS AI Cities Index 2024
Manchester has been named the UK's most AI-ready city outside London, according to a report from AI and analytics software firm SAS with Salford also rising the ranks to third. Researchers looked at the number of AI-related companies in each city, the number of...