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Funding News: The Niche Vehicle R&D Competition is now open; forms can be requested until 3 June
The Niche Vehicle R&D Competition is providing a grant pot of up to £1.35m for niche vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and technology organisations who wish to collaborate on innovative, industry-led projects focussing on developing and demonstrating vehicle or system level road-vehicle technology in the categories of Improved Fuel Efficiency & Carbon Reduction and Weight Reduction & […]
Event Review: Electric Vehicle Conference – Are electric vehicles practical as fleet cars?
Are electric vehicles taking off as company fleet cars? If so, why? If not, why not? Here’s a summary of the Electric Vehicles Conference that took place in London on 30 April 2013. Key points from the Electric Vehicles Conference: Initial findings of Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Programme show positive view of EVs EVs […]
EU votes for 2025 new car emissions target of 68-78g/km or 106mpg
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted to adopt proposals to set an indicative 2025 target of CO2 emissions from new cars of 68-75g CO2/km, or 106mpg. Although the decision still has to be confirmed by the full European Parliament, EU member states and Commission, the move lays down a marker that the average new […]
Applications now open for 2013 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme – deadline approaching
Applications are now open for the next intake of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme, starting in September 2013. Manchester Metropolitan University is one of four Universities in the UK that is delivering the fully funded Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme. 10,000 Small Businesses is a unique, practical programme designed to help the […]
Funding News: Enabling Innovation Team (EIT) Rail Customer Experience £1m Competition
The Enabling Innovation Team (EIT) has been established to accelerate innovation in the GB rail industry, and is seeking innovations from non-rail sectors covering technologies, services and business processes which can transform rail customer’s experience. Backed by the Department of Transport a number of key rail industry challenges are being addressed including, via this competition, […]
Local Industry supports engineering celebration day at Liverpool
Nearly 100 A-level students displayed their innovative engineering project skills at the Engineering Education Scheme (EES) Celebration Day at the University of Liverpool. Companies from the North West were at the heart of the event, one of three such events across the North, with engineers providing expertise and assistance in the form of project mentoring […]
The Engineering Education Scheme
The Engineering Education Scheme links teams of four Year 12 students and their teacher with local companies to work on real, scientific, engineering and technological problems The EES is a project-based scheme designed to assist students in becoming more “work ready” and able reduce the negative perceptions of industry and engineering. The scheme also provides […]
NAA Update: You are invited to become a member of the NAA; Annual Dinner; SMMT Meet the Buyer event; more AMSCI funding; Employer Ownership of Skills Pilot
If you are receiving and reading this newsletter then I invite you to become a full member of the NAA. The only way that the NAA can continue to offer all of its services is by building its membership base As we start to understand the implications of the reduction of funding for the Business […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Business Excellence Programme Extension Approaching Final Approval
I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the Business Excellence’s proposed extension July 2013 to June 2015. It is now over a year ago that I met with the team at the European Regional Development Fund and in July 2012 I submitted the proposal for further funding. The ERDF team has […]
NAA Skills Update: Raising awareness of apprenticeships
A recent Times Higher Education article revealed that more than three quarters of recent university graduates were not given advice on apprenticeships or vocational training routes before leaving secondary education The article was based on research carried out with 1,774 people who graduated in the last two years, 76% of whom said they were not […]
