Businesses in Tees Valley urged to partake in workshops shaping the future of funding in the region
Businesses are being urged to step forward and shape how vital funding will help the future of thousands of businesses across the region. Business Support Engagement Workshops will take place at Teesside University next week – with Tees Valley firms encouraged to come along and offer their insight and experience. Run by the Tees Valley […]
‘Landmark’ £4.2bn North East devolution deal gets final local political approval
Devolution plans for the North East that would see the region gain new powers and £4.2bn in investment have had the final local political approval. The seven North East councils involved in the deal have given their approval for a new North East Mayoral Combined Authority to be established, which will see the existing North […]
Government-funded training expanded to support SMEs with Skills Bootcamps
To help drive UK SME growth, the marketing industry’s trade body will deliver government-funded training to enhance their data-driven customer engagement and retention. A recent UK SME survey found that 29 per cent of those surveyed said the ongoing shortage of skilled workers poses a high or very high risk for their business – so […]
University of Sunderland announces “game-changing” £250m investment
Today, the University of Sunderland has announced it will be investing £250m over the next 10 years to transform the facilities enjoyed by students at its campuses in Sunderland and London. This investment is a major step-change in the University’s ambitions, building on the £75m already invested on facilities in the last five years. It […]
University of Sunderland announces new research institute following £5m donation
The largest ever individual donation to the University of Sunderland from a former student and pharmaceutical entrepreneur aims to help improve the lives of millions of people around the world. Today, the University announces the creation of the John Dawson Drug Discovery and Development Research Institute on its City campus in Sunderland. The Institute will […]
“Historic” £1.4bn devolution deal for North East leads to new money and local powers
New money and powers over skills, transport and housing will be devolved to local leaders in the North East, the Levelling Up Secretary announced on December 28. If approved following a local consultation, people across Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, and County Durham will also be given the power to directly elect […]
Council Leader welcomes government funding announcement
The Leader of Northumberland County Council has given a cautious welcome to the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for the coming year. The provisional Government allocation net funding of £52.6m means the authority would be £4m better off compared to its current forecast position in terms of un-ringfenced grants available to support the budget. Additional […]
AWS launches AWS Healthcare Accelerator Global Cohort for Workforce Development
COVID-19 brought into focus the tremendous challenge of healthcare workforce development and retention. The World Health Organization called the level of anxiety, stress, and depression among health and care workers a “pandemic within a pandemic.” In the US, the surgeon general highlighted health worker burnout as an urgent challenge, and the picture is similar across the world. All 53 […]
SMEs experience growth with Northumbria University internship funding
Over 130 businesses have benefitted from a package of services delivered by Northumbria University throughout 2021 and 2022, to enhance the competitiveness and growth of SMEs in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. Northumbria Enterprise and Business Support offers funding to facilitate graduate internships, support for new graduate enterprises, and recruitment and human resource development support for […]
Northumbria University supports over 60 SMEs in Tyne & Wear with funding for graduate internships.
The Northumbria Enterprise and Business Support Internship Scheme is delivered by Northumbria University with funding from the European Regional Development Fund. It is the third ERDF funded programme to be ran by the University since 2014 and over 220 businesses have been supported with funding to recruit over 280 graduate interns to date, with over […]
