Meaningful Employer Encounters There are many ways that members of Maritime UK South West can support the Careers Hubs across the country. Interaction between employers and students is very powerful, in terms of motivation and raising aspiration. You could join our Give An Hour | The Careers and Enterprise Company scheme and just give one […]
The innovative marine data acquisition provider and USV manufacturer, Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS) has received MCA acknowledgement against MGN 705 general exemption for ROUV safe operations, enabling the business to now conduct its specialist hydrographic surveying work within UK waters. A builder and operator of its own fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), USS delivers […]
Plymouth and South Devon (PASD) Freeport are proud to sponsor and support the newest track as part Tech South Wests hugely popular Growth Forge programme, the Marine Tech accelerator. Designed specifically for South West marine tech businesses, the specialist track will provide ambitious scale ups in the sector with the support they need to accelerate […]
Maritime UK South West has been awarded £85,000 from the Department of Transport as part of an initiative to grow economies in coastal areas around the UK. The project creates a partnership between 4 further education colleges: Petroc (N Devon), Bournemouth and Poole College, South Devon College and City College Plymouth who will deliver a […]
MUKSW welcomes new chair and vice chair Maritime UK South West are pleased to share with you news of the appointment of Graham Harrison and Matt Hodson as our new chair and vice chair respectively. Graham Harrison brings extensive experience having worked as Director of Strategic Partnerships at the National Composite Centre and the Director […]
£3M funding: Round 2 Innovate UK GSW Marine and Maritime Launchpad Marine and Maritime Launchpad – The £3M from Innovate UKs Launchpad program will support projects across two strands that target maritime innovation in the Great South West (GSW) region (Cornwall and the isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset and Somerset). Maritime UK South West is the cluster […]
ACUA Ocean have announced that their new uncrewed surface vessels will be named the Pioneer-class, with the prototype first of its class vessel USV PIONEER currently in build at Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) on the Isle of Wight. Future vessels in the class will be named after leading pioneers in the fields of exploration, science […]
Maritime UK South West is recruiting an Innovation Manager to support the developing maritime innovation cluster in the South West. In 2024 MUKSW won the £150,000 contract via Innovate UK to deliver the GSW Marine & Maritime Launchpad Cluster Innovation Program between September 2024 and June 2026. In order to deliver this program MUKSW plan […]
12 innovative companies have been offered a share of almost £1.85 million of funding from the Innovate UK Launchpad for the Great South West. This Innovate UK Launchpad provides innovation support and funding tailored to the local areas strengths in marine and maritime. The Innovate UK Launchpads support clusters of small and medium sized […]
MUKSW has been invited to bid into the Dept for Transport Maritime Cluster Development Fund of £1M. MUKSW plan to submit a bid working with 5 Further Education Colleges and 3 Universities to establish a SW wide careers and skills program to better market the sector to young people and career changers, also focussing on […]
