MEPC Milton Park launches Innovation Centre for high growth technology companies
Central Innovation Network

1/07/2008 MEPC Milton Park, based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, announced today that it is increasing its support for entrepreneurial technology start-ups by launching a new, purpose-built Innovation Centre providing high quality offices and business support. More...

New report reveals huge support amongst UK businesses for flexible working
Central Innovation Network

1/07/2008 A major new report from the Institute of Directors reveals evidence of overwhelming support for flexible working practices amongst UK companies. More...

International experts gather to discuss industrial electronics
Cambridge Network UK

30/06/2008 More than 400 electronics experts from all over the world meet in Cambridge this week to debate the technical insights of how research and technology can be used for wealth creation in modern society. More...

Vibrant RFID markets to be analysed in RFID Europe 2008
Printed Electronics World (press release), UK

30/06/2008 Printed electronics is used in RFID to a steadily increasing extent as volumes start to exceed those met in any other form of electronics. More...

Academic standards in danger of collapse
Buckingham University

30/06/2008 Academic standards at many British universities are in danger of collapse - and at some have already collapsed - because those responsible for them are unwilling or unable to withstand the pressures coming from the culture of league-tables. More...

Deep drilling into the past reveals micro-biology survival
Open University

30/06/2008 About thirty-five million years ago one huge asteroid ploughed into the eastern seaboard of the United States with such force it made a crater 60 miles wide. More...

The grass is always greener
Startups.co.uk, UK 

26/06/2008 Greenwashing, the practice of misleading your customers about the ethical advantages of your product, looks set to become a thing of the past following the launch of the Carbon Trust’s new ‘Carbon Trust Standard’ certification programme. More...

SQW Consulting appoints Expert to drive Expansion of Employment and Skills services
Central Innovation Network

26/06/2008 SQW Consulting, one of the largest and best known providers of economic and social development consultancy services, has appointed Dr Eleanor Breen as its Associate Director to drive forward the expansion of its Employment and Skills Policy services. More...

MK Success Story: Local Small Business Champion, Electricity4business
Response Source (press release), UK 

25/06/2008 Since Electricity4business (E4B) began trading in 2006, it’s enjoyed a rapid period growth, expansion and success. Now, this independent electricity supplier is recognised throughout the industry as the only one specialising in supplying small businesses. More...

The Open University offers free education content on iTunes U in the iTunes Store
Central Innovation Network

20/06/2008 The Open University joins Stanford, MIT, Yale and other world-class universities in publishing materials via Apple’s iTunes U service. More...