Former Pfizer and GSK executives join Life Sciences Week advisory board
Two senior pharma figures bring decades of industry experience to the UK’s annual health sector forum Life Sciences Week, the UK’s annual health.
Life Sciences
Education
University College Birmingham raises cost of living allowance to £6,000 for new undergraduates
Non-repayable, non-means-tested grant designed to remove financial barriers to higher education University College Birmingham has increased its “cost of living allowance” to £6,000.
Birmingham
Defence
Armed Forces Minister backs landmark defence conference to unlock billions for SMEs
Birmingham’s first-ever defence procurement event to connect small businesses with MoD contracts totalling £7.5bn The Armed Forces Minister has urged British businesses to.
Business News
Coventry autonomous vehicle firm triples manufacturing capacity with £14m-backed expansion
Aurrigo International has opened a 130,000 sq ft facility to meet rising global demand for its self-driving airport vehicles Autonomous software and robotics.
Business News
Intercity signs mobile connectivity deal with West Midlands housing association
Birmingham tech firm to manage 300-device estate for whg Birmingham-based managed IT and communications provider Intercity has agreed a deal to deliver mobile.
Life Sciences
Midlands has one of the lowest organ donor registration rates in England
More than 1,500 people in the region waiting for life-saving transplants More than 1,500 people in the Midlands are currently waiting for a.
Business News
Education provider relocates Birmingham base
BPP has taken a 20,000 sq ft space in Brindleyplace Leading professional education provider BPP has chosen Brindleyplace as the new home for.
People
Dr Sian Williams joins Maggie’s cancer charity as ambassador
She brings a decade of cancer experience to the role Broadcaster and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams has become an ambassador for national.
Birmingham
People
Sport
Lord Mayor honoured for longstanding support for communities and young people
Grassroots sports charity celebrates Councillor Zaffar Iqbal’s decades of community service The Birmingham Youth Sports Academy (BYSA) has presented the city’s Lord Mayor,.
Sport
Birmingham teenager set to represent Team England in Thailand
Louis Thompson, 15, will compete at the Muay Thai Festival in Bangkok in June A 15-year-old Muay Thai boxer from Birmingham is set.