Ambitious plans are moving forward to deliver new space for start-ups and innovative businesses at the University of Essex’s Knowledge Gateway research and technology park thanks to a £2m cash injection from Essex County Council.
Month: February 2018
Whitehall Resources is 19th in Sunday Times’ ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ Rankings
Global IT recruitment company, Whitehall Resources, were delighted to have been ranked 19th in the Sunday Times’ ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work For 2018’. The award recognises the highest standards of workplace engagement following Best Companies’ nationwide annual employee survey.
Colbea Announces Digital Training Partnership with TechEast & Colchester Borough Council
The Colchester Business Enterprise Agency (COLBEA) has announced its partnership with TechEast and Colchester Borough Council to help small and medium-sized business prepare for upcoming digital trends and threats, such as Artificial Intelligence, GDPR implementation and Cyber Crime, through the delivery of digital technology training.
Colchester Castle Museum Wins Prestigious VisitEngland Award for its Welcome
The team at Colchester Castle Museum were celebrating today after VisitEngland announced that it had won one of its 2017 ‘attractions accolades’ in recognition of the quality visitor experiences on offer. The Castle Museum reopened to a considerable fanfare after a £4.2m redisplay in 2014.
University of Essex’s New £12m STEM Centre to Open Later this Year
The £11.8 million five-storey STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) building will feature teaching zones, an exhibition space, laboratories and a new café.
Colchester Crisp Maker Fairfields Flying High After Clinching Deal with Virgin Atlantic
Fairfields Crisps of Wormingford have clinched a three year deal with Virgin Atlantic. Their 20g grab bags of Fairfields Crisps, made by potato farmers Laura and Robert Strathern, will now be offered across all cabins and all destinations by the airline.
New Digital Arts Festival for Colchester from Signals Media Arts
Plug In celebrates the wealth of digital creativity in Colchester through a hybrid mix of workshops, talks and performances taking place during March exploring digital art.
Olympic gold medal star helps launch Essex Sport Arena
A new £12m sports facility, called the Essex Sport Arena, has been opened at the University of Essex by double Olympic champion Max Whitlock MBE and the University Chancellor, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP.
Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of new Partnership between Signal Media and the University of Essex
London tech company Signal Media is working with researchers at the University of Essex to use the latest artificial technology to ‘disrupt’ the UK media monitoring market.
Primera Air Adds Washington to Transatlantic Schedule from London Stansted
The low-cost carrier, which is already due to start flights from Stansted to New York and Boston in April and to Toronto in May, will now also operate to Washington Dulles airport from August 22.