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

• MUKSW officially launches Women in Maritime Network
• Join BIST’s UK company delegation at the Smart Maritime Annual Global Innovation Congress (SMAGIC’26)
• Strengthen your Maritime Cyber Awareness with the University of Plymouth
• DBT develops investor network to support UK maritime innovation
• GW-SHIFT – Building the strategy and connections to move your hydrogen innovation forward
• New Support for Freight and Logistics Innovators to Commercialise Validated Solutions
• BMT launches Maritime Autonomous Systems E-Learning Course as the Autonomy Skills Gap widens
• Seiche launches new Marine Science & Technology Department
• Funding and Opportunities
• PNO Innovation UK – CMDC and ZEVI are closing, but that doesn’t mean the funding window is closing with them
• ARC Marine – Decommissioning Impossible?
• City College Plymouth appoints former Royal Marines Brigadier Mike Tanner to lead Regional Defence and Security Skills
• Reliable Sub Sea Operations – Inductive Power Projection
• Maritime heroes honoured for inspiring the next generation of seafarers and supporting communities at sea
• ACUA Ocean Meets with Minister for Defence, Readiness and Industry
• Strategic Technologies Investment Conference 2026 (South West) – British Business Bank partnering with SWRDSC
• Skills England consultation on retirement of Small Commercial Vessel Crewmember Apprenticeship
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