Latest News and Events All news and events News Events Global initiative launched to promote healthy ageing and longevity in cities Posted on 2nd June 2023 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – The UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) has launched a new global initiative to promote healthy ageing and longevity in the urban environment. The City of Longevity project is the first of its kind and aims to create an inclusive, accessible, and equitable urban environment that supports the older Newcastle and Gateshead to host the NHS Research and Development Forum Conference for the first time Posted on 19th May 2023 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – The NHS Research and Development Forum Annual Conference, known as RDF23, will be held in Newcastle and Gateshead for the first time next week. Taking place at the Sage from May 21st to 23rd 2023, RDF23 is being delivered in association with the Health Research Authority, with sponsorship from Life Science Investment Opportunity To Be Showcased At Leading Property Event Posted on 16th May 2023 Newcastle is looking for an investor to accelerate the growth of North East England’s £1.7bn life science eco-system. Dedicated to the commercialisation of life sciences and based on Newcastle Helix, The Biosphere launched in 2018 as a publicly funded project and is now home to more than 20 businesses, forming a vibrant and innovative North East delegation gears up for UKREiiF 2023 Posted on 2nd May 2023 In under three weeks organisations from across the North East’s real estate sector will come together to shine a light on the investment and development opportunities in the region at the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) 2023. Led by inward investment agency, Invest Newcastle, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), 26 public £2.3m BFI National Lottery Funding awarded to Screen Alliance North to support development and training of the screen sector workforce across the North of England Posted on 20th April 2023 Screen Yorkshire, Liverpool Film Office, Screen Manchester and North East Screen are announcing today that they have joined forces as a BFI Skills Cluster and awarded BFI National Lottery Funding to make the sector more accessible and representative and to build a skilled workforce across the whole of the North of England. The BFI announced ‘Opportunity’ is the theme for the Creative Cities Convention 2023 as tickets sell out Posted on 17th April 2023 The Creative Cities Convention has chosen OPPORTUNITY as its theme for 2023, to reflect the rapid growth of the screen sector outside London in all four corners of the UK. The conference, which travels to a different city each year and provides the industry’s only dedicated platform for anyone working in film, TV or North East Innovation Lab achieves UKAS accreditation in recognition of its high standards Posted on 29th March 2023 The North East Innovation Lab, part of Newcastle Hospitals has achieved a major milestone with accreditation to an international standard. The lab has been awarded accreditation by UKAS to ISO 15189 for SARS-CoV-2 testing which assesses not only the testing carried out by the lab, but also the quality management system required to ensure the UK’s largest video games developer opens new studio in Newcastle, recognising the region’s industry profile Posted on 16th March 2023 The 36-year-old studio and developers of the multi-award-winning Total War Franchise, Halo Wars 2 and Alien: Isolation establish Creative Assembly North in Newcastle. The Creative Assembly™ Ltd., part of SEGA® Europe Ltd., today announced a new development location in Newcastle, UK, sitting alongside their locations in Sussex, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria. The newly established Creative Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Distillery Prepares to Welcome Visitors Posted on 15th March 2023 The innovative £16m project in Wooler, Northumberland will open to the public on 25 March 2023. The regeneration project sits four miles from Yeavering where a 1950s discovery unveiled one of Britain’s most important archaeological sites. The statement buildings have been designed by renowned Northumberland architect, Richard Elphick, echoing the great hall aesthetics of 7th-century Northumbrian Positive Signs of Progress at Pilgrim’s Quarter Newcastle Posted on 15th March 2023 Visitors to Newcastle city centre can now see real signs of progress on the construction of the new HMRC complex at Pilgrim’s Quarter, the northern block of the Pilgrim Street regeneration project. HMRC announced in November 2021 that Newcastle’s Pilgrim’s Quarter, part of the Pilgrim Street development, would become the new home for HM Posts Navigation Older Posts Global initiative launched to promote healthy ageing and longevity in cities Posted on 2nd June 2023 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – The UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) has launched a new global initiative to promote healthy ageing and longevity in the urban environment. The City of Longevity project is the first of its kind and aims to create an inclusive, accessible, and equitable urban environment that supports the older Newcastle and Gateshead to host the NHS Research and Development Forum Conference for the first time Posted on 19th May 2023 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – The NHS Research and Development Forum Annual Conference, known as RDF23, will be held in Newcastle and Gateshead for the first time next week. Taking place at the Sage from May 21st to 23rd 2023, RDF23 is being delivered in association with the Health Research Authority, with sponsorship from Life Science Investment Opportunity To Be Showcased At Leading Property Event Posted on 16th May 2023 Newcastle is looking for an investor to accelerate the growth of North East England’s £1.7bn life science eco-system. Dedicated to the commercialisation of life sciences and based on Newcastle Helix, The Biosphere launched in 2018 as a publicly funded project and is now home to more than 20 businesses, forming a vibrant and innovative North East delegation gears up for UKREiiF 2023 Posted on 2nd May 2023 In under three weeks organisations from across the North East’s real estate sector will come together to shine a light on the investment and development opportunities in the region at the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) 2023. Led by inward investment agency, Invest Newcastle, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), 26 public £2.3m BFI National Lottery Funding awarded to Screen Alliance North to support development and training of the screen sector workforce across the North of England Posted on 20th April 2023 Screen Yorkshire, Liverpool Film Office, Screen Manchester and North East Screen are announcing today that they have joined forces as a BFI Skills Cluster and awarded BFI National Lottery Funding to make the sector more accessible and representative and to build a skilled workforce across the whole of the North of England. The BFI announced ‘Opportunity’ is the theme for the Creative Cities Convention 2023 as tickets sell out Posted on 17th April 2023 The Creative Cities Convention has chosen OPPORTUNITY as its theme for 2023, to reflect the rapid growth of the screen sector outside London in all four corners of the UK. The conference, which travels to a different city each year and provides the industry’s only dedicated platform for anyone working in film, TV or North East Innovation Lab achieves UKAS accreditation in recognition of its high standards Posted on 29th March 2023 The North East Innovation Lab, part of Newcastle Hospitals has achieved a major milestone with accreditation to an international standard. The lab has been awarded accreditation by UKAS to ISO 15189 for SARS-CoV-2 testing which assesses not only the testing carried out by the lab, but also the quality management system required to ensure the UK’s largest video games developer opens new studio in Newcastle, recognising the region’s industry profile Posted on 16th March 2023 The 36-year-old studio and developers of the multi-award-winning Total War Franchise, Halo Wars 2 and Alien: Isolation establish Creative Assembly North in Newcastle. The Creative Assembly™ Ltd., part of SEGA® Europe Ltd., today announced a new development location in Newcastle, UK, sitting alongside their locations in Sussex, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria. The newly established Creative Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Distillery Prepares to Welcome Visitors Posted on 15th March 2023 The innovative £16m project in Wooler, Northumberland will open to the public on 25 March 2023. The regeneration project sits four miles from Yeavering where a 1950s discovery unveiled one of Britain’s most important archaeological sites. The statement buildings have been designed by renowned Northumberland architect, Richard Elphick, echoing the great hall aesthetics of 7th-century Northumbrian Positive Signs of Progress at Pilgrim’s Quarter Newcastle Posted on 15th March 2023 Visitors to Newcastle city centre can now see real signs of progress on the construction of the new HMRC complex at Pilgrim’s Quarter, the northern block of the Pilgrim Street regeneration project. HMRC announced in November 2021 that Newcastle’s Pilgrim’s Quarter, part of the Pilgrim Street development, would become the new home for HM Posts Navigation Older Posts North East delegation gears up for UKREiiF 2023 Posted on 2nd May 2023 In under three weeks organisations from across the North East’s real estate sector will come together to shine a light on the investment and development opportunities in the region at the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) 2023. Led by inward investment agency, Invest Newcastle, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), 26 public ‘Opportunity’ is the theme for the Creative Cities Convention 2023 as tickets sell out Posted on 17th April 2023 The Creative Cities Convention has chosen OPPORTUNITY as its theme for 2023, to reflect the rapid growth of the screen sector outside London in all four corners of the UK. The conference, which travels to a different city each year and provides the industry’s only dedicated platform for anyone working in film, TV or Plans announced to showcase the region at MIPIM and UKREiiF in 2023 Posted on 14th November 2022 Invest Newcastle, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), has launched plans to return to two of the leading global real estate conferences in 2023. Following success at both MIPIM and the UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) earlier this year, the private sector joined Invest Newcastle at an event in the city to find North East Tech Sector is showcased to International Trade and investment Specialists Posted on 23rd May 2022 A delegation of international trade and investment experts is heading home today ready to spread the word about the North East’s impressive investment opportunities in the digital and immersive technology sector. Representatives from the Department of International Trade (DIT) from countries across the world, including the USA, India, Denmark and Ireland, explored the North East Invest Newcastle: UKREiiF Events Programme Posted on 15th May 2022 From Tuesday 17-Thursday 19 May, Invest Newcastle is leading a delegation of public and private sector organisations to the inaugral UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds. The event will bring together more than 4,000 delegates from core cities and regions from across the UK alongside ministers, MP’s, investors, funders, developers, occupiers Julia Streets reflects on the Sustainable City Conference and her time in Newcastle Posted on 31st January 2022 How did you get involved with the sustainability event ? Over the summer I’d been discussing the idea of organising a fintech North East event with Ruth Harrison, UK MD of Thoughtworks. We were both aligned in wanting to focus on the theme of sustainable finance, a topic that has been gaining increasing prominence not Invest Newcastle announce a return to MIPIM 2022 Posted on 14th January 2022 Today (Friday 14th January) the public and private sector joined Invest Newcastle for an online breakfast event to discuss plans to lead a North East delegation to one of the world’s largest real estate events. MIPIM will take place between 15-18 March 2022 in Cannes, France following a two year break due to the pandemic. How North East England’s offshore wind sector is helping the UK reach net zero Posted on 1st December 2021 By Guy Currey, Director of Invest North East England The recent COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has really energised businesses and organisations to focus on carbon reduction and make solid commitments to reduce their carbon emissions and support the UK’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. There was much news Webinar: Maintaining Employee Engagement and Furlough Posted on 2nd April 2020 Through the GX Project NewcastleGateshead Initiative is running the below webinar in partnership with Innovation SuperNetwork to support North East SMEs. Maintaining Employee Engagement and Furlough Monday 6th April, 2pm SIGN UP HERE Therese Liddle (Chief Executive, NRG) and Paul Scope (Partner, Ward Hadaway) will cover recruitment, employment and law to help companies understand how to maintain employee engagement and roll out Webinar: Furlough- Your Questions Answered Posted on 2nd April 2020 Through the GX Project NewcastleGateshead Initiative is running the below webinar in partnership with Innovation SuperNetwork to support North East SMEs. Furlough – Your Questions Answered Thursday 2nd April, 3pm SIGN UP HERE In the first of our webinars, Paul Scope, (Partner, Ward Hadaway) will talk through furlough, and help businesses understand how they can apply it in their Posts Navigation Older Posts
