Introduction On 27th October 2021, the Chancellor published his Autumn Budget and Spending Review, which sets out the Government’s spending plans over the next three years. The title is ‘A Stronger Economy for the British People’ and the main message is this is a Budget that heralds “an economy fit for the new age of […]
The use of autonomous ocean-going vessels, SMART platforms and other maritime technologies are in focus as part of a short film from IMarEST and ITN Productions, featuring the Future Autonomous at Sea Technologies (FAST) Cluster and SmartSound Plymouth. In the week leading up to COP26, ‘Resilient Ocean’ highlights the importance of preserving the future health […]
The iX Challenge competition, delivered by KTN, is supporting BAE Systems Surface Ships to identify innovative solutions to enhance and enrich the Maritime Mission Systems marketplace. This long-standing, traditional market has recently become primed for new lines of thinking from the not-so-usual suspects. Top-performing solutions will be invited to participate in a Codeathon within a […]
The South West Aquaculture Network held its AGM and first conference on Thursday 28th October 2021 at Kingston Maurward College near Dorchester. Kingston Maurward house and gardens provided the perfect Autumn backdrop to this event, the first sector orientated event for the South West. Over 75 delegates from across the UK attended a varied agenda […]
Maritime UK and City of Glasgow College have partnered to deliver the COP26 International Maritime Hub at the college’s Riverside Campus. The hub will convene the global industry and showcase the UK’s contribution to the sector’s transition to Net Zero. The headline sponsor is CMB, the shipping and logistics group based in Antwerp, Belgium. Running from […]
KTN Global Alliance in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) in Hungary and UK National Contact Points (NCPs) from Innovate UK as well as European NCPs are delighted to invite potential UK and Central European applicants to participate in our Horizon Europe Clean Transport online event taking place on 21 October 2021. This webinar […]
The UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub is funding projects ranging from £50k-£150k for academia to work with industry as part of its Pump Priming Programme. Projects will start around April/June 2022 and last up to 12 months. In 2021, we funded over 10 projects ranging in areas such as Healthcare, Defence, and Autonomous Vehicles. In […]
Aqua superPower Limited are the first fast charge network company to be awarded a grant under the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the DFT and delivered by Innovate UK. Plymouth is set to install a network of shore-side charging facilities for its expanding fleet of electric maritime vessels. Over the past year, the city […]
Apply for funding to develop research networks that will focus on improving the sustainability of urban systems and infrastructure. Funding type:Grant Total fund:£3,000,000 Maximum award:£1,000,000 Publication date:21 September 2021 Opening date:28 September 2021 Closing date:9 November 2021 16:00 UK time You must be: a UK resident based at an eligible research organisation. You can apply […]
The International Working Group of the Marine Science Coordination Committee is looking for 13 volunteers to join the UK’s National Decade Committee (UKNDC) to support the UK’s contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Decade). We are looking for individuals to serve in their personal capacity to enable the […]