Glasgow City Region is seeing a multi-million pound boost to private investment into the local innovation economy. This is thanks to a unique Innovation Accelerator programme, led by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Science and Innovation (DSIT). Glasgow City Region was…
The Princess Royal met groups and businesses involved in the new terminal building The Princess Royal was given a warm Inverclyde welcome as she visited the new Greenock Ocean Terminal Visitor Centre just six months after it was officially opened. During her visit, The Princess Royal met officials from Inverclyde…
Consultation is taking place to help guide future improvements along a busy route through Bishopbriggs and North Glasgow. East Dunbartonshire Council is asking residents, businesses and groups to help steer the A803 Corridor Improvements Project. It’s part of the Council’s £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme – supported by £15…
Glasgow City Region is a recognised powerhouse of industry and innovation, and one of the largest regions in the UK. As the birthplace of the key ideas and technologies that drove the industrial revolution, it delivered unprecedented social and economic change across the UK and wider world. Today, the Region…
Glasgow City Region’s City Deal is delivering a number of high-profile infrastructure projects that are changing the areas physical landscape – including new roads, bridges and cycle routes to improve connectivity and access to work, as well as extensive remediation works which have underpinned all three of the Region’s three…
Adults across Glasgow City Region are being urged to take part in a new programme helping them ‘make it easier’ to use numbers and maths. Local authorities have joined forces to promote the Multiply123 numeracy programme – hundreds of funded courses and activities, free to local residents and available across…
Today, FinTech Scotland, working with professional services supporter Deloitte, and with Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley and abrdn, launched a first-of-its-kind innovation challenge. The challenge is spearheaded by the newly established Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), funded by the Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator programme and delivered by Innovate UK. The…
We have started 2024 at pace, with a number of exciting developments underway in January and more to follow in the months ahead. Open Call – GCR Investment Zone At the beginning of the month we launched the Open Call for project funding bids for our £160 million Investment Zone…
Work is continuing to develop plans for a new road which aims to create fresh business opportunities and reduce congestion in Bishopbriggs. Following a detailed selection process, East Dunbartonshire Council – after consultation with stakeholders and the public – has chosen the preferred route for the new Westerhill Development Road…
Glasgow City Region hosted a 5G Connectivity Event showcasing three innovative Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) funded projects within Glasgow and the wider Region. The event, held on the 10 January 2024, saw more than 80 attendees. Project partners and key stakeholders were invited to presentations and demonstrations…
