Driving Innovation & Collaboration Across the South West | News, Events & Funding Opportunities

What’s in this month’s newsletter:

• Maritime UK South West joins the Global Maritime Regions Network
• Have your say on the new Global Autonomy Cluster (deadline 04/08)
• Appledore Maritime Innovation Centre marketing particulars now available
• DBT develops investor network to support UK maritime innovation
• At-sea Capability Testing for Offshore Renewables (ACTOR) facility
• New Strategic Research Agenda Report published
• Ministry of Defence publishes new Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Action Plan
• Nature-Inclusive Design: What Does Good Look Like?
• Plymouth and South Devon Freeport – Spotlight Piece
• ACUA Ocean and Teledyne FLIR Defense Complete UKDI Funded Demonstration of an Integrated Tethered UAS and Uncrewed Surface Vessel Capability
• Funding and Opportunities
• Plymouth-based MLA College strengthens UK–India maritime education partnership
• UK Submarine Enterprise Conference 2026
• Solus Marine: Evolving Risks: Carriage of Electrical Vehicles (EVs)
• Marine autonomy startups: a new pathway to investor-ready capital
• Birthday Honours 2027 round is now open for nominations
• Future Maritime Accelerator Programme applications now open
• Strategic Technologies Investment Conference 2026 (South West) – British Business Bank partnering with SWRDSC
• Follow MUKSW on LinkedIn