New partnership agreement with Ryde Town Council
The agreement covers areas of mutual interest such as addressing educational inequalities, finding solutions to environmental issues and supporting sustained economic growth in the region.
To symbolise the two entities working cooperatively, the signing took place on a hovercraft in the middle of the Solent as a symbolic gesture of this cross-Solent agreement.
Professor Graham Galbraith, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth, said: “This initiative is one of many on the University’s long-term ambition to become a leading civic university and I am excited about its potential to facilitate working together on shared aims.”
Cllr Michael Lilley, Mayor of Ryde and Vice-Chair of Isle of Wight Council, said: “This is a historic celebration of the importance of Portsmouth to Ryde as the town's gateway to the mainland of England, the UK, and the rest of the world. Access to higher education establishments and all their resources and opportunities is essential to the residents of Ryde and the Isle of Wight.
“The signing will enable Ryde's community, businesses, educational establishment, voluntary sector and residents to access support and opportunities more easily and I believe it will change lives.
“I also believe that mutually the creativity, entrepreneurship and passion of Ryde will bring added value and an extra dimension to the University of Portsmouth. The active catalyst involvement of the travel operator, Hovertravel, enables our two communities to regularly meet and it is fitting to sign the agreement on a Hovercraft in the middle of the Solent. The Hovercraft is Ryde and Portsmouth's symbol of innovation, adventure, creativity and invention.”
Free online course for MedTech business
The Mastering Clinical and Technology Trials in MedTech course is a free-of-charge initiative to help companies and organisations keen to engage in supporting clinical trials and facilitating clinical engagement and to help signpost to the relevant partners that have supporting projects and to determine the correct stage of the support offering.
It will take place over four virtual sessions in September 2022 (13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd) for three hours (9:30 am – 12:30 pm GMT) hosted by the SIGHT Programme and the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Surgical MedTech Co-operative, powered by Empact Ventures.
The course is open to any individual, professional, academic, researchers, clinicians, tech startup, scale-up, SME who will be connected by Empact Ventures to people, organisations and opportunities to address their challenges, needs and interests.
To register for free for the course visit here.
If you would like to find out more, please visit www.medtechtrials.org.
How to establish sustainable innovation into your business
Low Carbon Solent and Greentech South are running a new programme to help businesses embed sustainable solutions. The programme is open to all businesses and will take place over four 3-hour weekly sessions with the option to attend either in person or online.
Each session will focus on specific areas working towards launching a new innovative product in the Clean Tech sector.
If this free programme sounds of interest please get in contact and sign up to our introductory event on Wednesday 19 October from 10 to 11.00am. Book your place here.