Michael heads up the Business Incubation and Accelerator programmes for STFC which comprises Business Incubation Centre (BIC) projects across the Daresbury, Edinburgh and Harwell (RAL) campuses and includes the ESABIC Harwell and STFC CERN BIC.
STFC is celebrating International Women In Engineering Day by highlighting prominent female engineers, both past and present.
Move over R2D2 – robots are no longer just the stuff of sci-fi. They're already here, and whether it's through advancing drug design or charting the oceans, UK technology is transforming the impact that robots are having on our lives.
Business is booming for companies based at Sci-Tech Daresbury following another year of strong growth, new figures reveal.
Four start-up companies from the ESA Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK) at Harwell have walked away with five of the top prizes from the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2018.
Fake news and doctored images are a real problem in today's media, and with the rise of social media and modern digital technologies, the problem is escalating.
Researchers from the UK and US have gained a deeper understanding into the atomic structure of lithium-ion batteries, in research that could significantly improve their capacity and lead to the development of a new generation of battery materials.
This year, the UK is on a mission to tackle the skills gap in engineering by inspiring the next generation to take up the profession.
UK start-up company Taylor Garfit Ltd is developing an innovative new technology that will make emergency humanitarian shelters more robust, durable and easier to build than anything that is currently available, and it will soon be available as part of a complete emergency kit.
From the discovery of dark matter to the advent of HIV medication, women in STEM have changed the world. And they have often done so in the face of considerable obstacles and opposition.
Last updated: 18 February 2016
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