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Keele University’s Science and Innovation Park has been named winner at a UK-wide awards ceremony.

Students and graduates at Keele University have successfully supported 50 projects in the first 12 months of a Government-backed initiative, helping local businesses and organisations to unlock their potential, innovate, and grow.

Keele University Science and Innovation Park has been shortlisted in three categories at a UK-wide awards ceremony.

Keele University’s contributions to local regeneration and its work with businesses, public sector organisations and charities have been recognised in an assessment from a UK Government research body.

For the first time, new data reveals the full scope of the economic impact of the UK's higher education sector.

Two Keele University students have joined the New Vic Theatre to help the venue as it embarks on a series of environmental improvements to help reduce its energy usage and carbon footprint.

Work is under way on Keele University's new teaching, learning and community space in the heart of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre.

The minister charged with looking after scientific innovation in Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government has praised Keele University for its forward-thinking approach to sustainability and green technology.

The Midlands Engine Partnership came together at this year’s UK Real Estate Infrastructure Investment Forum to showcase to a global audience partner priority investment propositions worth in excess of £48bn and with the potential to create around 380,000 jobs – more than doubling current jobs in the region.

The Office for Students (OfS) has awarded Keele University a significant share of £14 million to to expand and further develop its degree apprenticeship courses in more subject areas.

A masters-level apprenticeship at Keele University has made history by being the first scheme of its kind to earn accreditation from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

An exhibition of 75 photographic portraits of people linked to Keele University’s past and present has been launched to celebrate the University’s 75th anniversary.

Keele has partnered with Staffordshire County Council in calling on the government to invest £3 million to create highly skilled jobs and better transport links along the A50/A500 route over the next three years.

LilaConnect has relocated to a new office on Keele University’s Science and Innovation Park.

Concentric Solutions, a high-growth technology consulting company, has become the first to move into Keele University’s newest Innovation Centre after relocating its head office from London to Staffordshire.

Keele University’s new Digital Society Institute, housed inside the new Innovation Centre 7 building on the Keele campus, was officially launched today with an event on campus.

The success and ingenuity of organisations from across Staffordshire and beyond has been celebrated at this year’s Breaking the Mould awards.

A tenant of Keele University Science and Innovation Park has secured major Government funding to provide a mobile energy advice service to help households across the Midlands.

Keele University has performed strongly for the third year in a row in the third Knowledge Exchange Framework - a national assessment of its contribution to local growth and regeneration.

Keele is working with Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council for two new projects which will provide enormous benefits to the local area.

Keele is moving onto the high street - in an exciting new development that will create a gateway where residents, community groups and businesses can tap into the world of expertise at the University.

Midlands Mindforge, an investment company of which Keele University is a member, has announced Dr Lisa Smith and Mike Rees as its inaugural Chief Executive and Chair respectively.

A new report, published by independent economists Hatch, has revealed that Keele University contributes around half a billion pounds in gross value added (GVA) to the West Midlands economy each year, with nearly three quarters of this (£345m) in the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire area.

Keele University is one of eight research-intensive universities in the Midlands to establish a new investment company to accelerate the commercialisation of university spinouts and early-stage IP-rich businesses in the region.

Local technology business is aiming to extend the life of more than 100,000 mobile devices every year, thanks to collaborative work undertaken with Keele University.

Louise Third MBE has over 30 years' experience providing public relations support to the UK enterprise sector, including working with successive governments on campaigns to encourage more start-ups. In this blog Louise shares her thoughts on the importance of PR in every organisation.

Innovative partnership invites local businesses to find out more about free support with sustainability journey

Linked to the University’s new Digital Society Institute, the 100th Digital Advisor project is due to get underway this month.

A digital start-up has praised Keele University for enabling a successful first year in operation, with support leading to team growth and business improvements.

Aly Davidson, an experienced entrepreneur who has founded more than 30 companies, is supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs in her role as Business Start-up Advisor for Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce. Here are Aly’s top tips for budding entrepreneurs

Keele University’s Business School has expanded its offering with a host of new courses and a new Director at the helm.

The positive impacts of Keele University’s collaborations with local businesses are being celebrated as part of a new campaign launched this week.

Keele University is delighted to partner with Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce to deliver local entrepreneurial support with the first Exploring Digital Entrepreneurship workshops taking place this month.

A one-of-a-kind awards ceremony to celebrate innovation and success in Staffordshire’s business community returned with a bang at Keele University last night.

The real-world impact of Keele University’s growth and regeneration programmes has been judged as being among the best in the country in the second Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

Local pet welfare and containment specialist ProtectaPet have remodelled their company structure and are looking to bolster European expansion plans, after completing Keele University’s Innovation Leadership* programme.

Nominations are now open for an innovative Keele University awards ceremony celebrating the best of business and enterprise in Staffordshire.

Members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council visited Keele this month to learn more about the University’s groundbreaking research into climate change and renewable technologies.

Bentley Motors has improved its utilisation and understanding of advanced data analytics within the business, thanks to a three-year collaboration with Keele University.

Last month, Keele University welcomed back alumni of the Innovation Leadership* programme to celebrate their achievements and share business experience at a dedicated networking event.

A delegation from the Department of International Trade in the UK and India have visited Keele to learn more about the University's pioneering work in sustainability, and the potential for investment in the Midlands region.

Keele researchers have helped launch a “Good Work Charter”, a framework designed to improve opportunities and access to decent work for people in the Midlands.

Ben Fildes’ entrepreneurial journey has gone from strength to strength since he started his studies at Keele in 2018, and he credits the University for helping with the success of his first business.

Keele Business School has been awarded the Small Business Charter Award in recognition of its commitment to supporting small businesses, student entrepreneurship, and the local economy.

We recently met up with Chris Chadwick (Project Manager) and Claire Nicoll (Programme Co-ordinating Manager) to discuss how the new digital support programme can benefit SMEs and individuals across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire – at zero-cost to participants.

In this blog, Lisa McWilliams, Head of Careers and Employability at Keele University, offers her advice on how businesses can work with universities to address skills shortages.

It was a pleasure to welcome Sir John Peace to Keele on Thursday 5 May, to tour our Science and Innovation Park and meet with some of the fantastic businesses that have made Keele their home.

A new programme to help local businesses and entrepreneurs to harness the potential of data and digital technologies has been launched by Keele University.

A pioneering renewable energy park at Keele University producing up to 50% of the campus’ electricity has been officially opened at a ceremony this week.

Biocomposites, based on Keele University’s Science and Innovation Park, has been honoured with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Innovation and International Trade - one of only seven organisations nationally to achieve two Queen’s Awards in 2022.

A Stoke-on-Trent based manufacturer has credited one of Keele University’s business support programmes with the company’s recent growth.

A Keele University business support initiative has been praised by one of its participants, after learnings from the programme helped deliver significant benefits to their organisation.

In his new role, Muhammad Saghir will be a key part of the Smart Innovation Hub team, focusing on the continued development of fully-funded support programmes for innovation-led businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

Keele University is celebrating two years of the Smart Innovation Hub this week, with over 200 local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) benefitting from support via the landmark facility.

One of the UK's leading Sales and Marketing experts, Grant Leboff, discusses the importance of a clear marketing strategy for your organisation.

Keele University is leading a new programme designed to support and foster the creation of a new hydrogen economy in the Midlands.

Keele University's world-leading research in healthcare, natural sciences and technology will be taken to the next level thanks to a new high-performance computing facility.

Keele University has launched a new campus-based Master of Business Administration (MBA) course.

Keele’s Vice-Chancellor has welcomed the approval of a new £13 million Institute of Technology (IoT) for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire can boost their potential in 2022, as Keele University announces the dates for the next cohorts of its transformative Innovation Leadership* programme.

Congratulations to Woolcool and The Stone Group, joint winners in the Sustainability and Environment Category at this year's Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Business Awards. Keele University was delighted to continue its sponsorship of this category.

With eleven years’ experience working on ways businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire can engage with universities, Rob McKay reflects on his experience and offers his advice to local business leaders.  

Keele University will host a series of sustainability-themed events to coincide with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November.

A local marketing agency is using new learnings from a prestigious Keele University business development programme to help to grow their workforce and improve productivity.

Over 70 students from Keele University’s Business School have worked alongside local charities to support their recovery from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ofsted inspectors have praised Keele’s approach to apprenticeship delivery after a recent monitoring visit, with the University’s apprenticeship provision being commended for making “significant progress” across all three inspection themes.

Construction is now underway on the latest Innovation Centre on Keele University’s Science and Innovation Park, which is set to open in 2022.

Keele University’s flagship summer start-up programme, supported by our OFS Student Knowledge Exchange Project and Santander, received a record-breaking number of applications this year.

A Keele University Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project will use neuroscience to develop marketing strategies with a local IT consultancy.

In this article, Terry Dray, Sue Welland, and Hannes Read look at how Keele University and the University of Birmingham are re-imagining experiential learning, industry placements, and student knowledge exchange. Terry Dray is the Director for Employability and Employer Engagement at Keele University, and leads the Student Knowledge Exchange project.

Local business owners have used learnings from Keele’s Innovation Leadership programme to refine their strategies and grow, following the global pandemic.

Five Keele University students have partnered with YMCA North Staffordshire to help highlight sustainable exercise in the local area.

Hundreds more local organisations are set to benefit from increased access to world-leading expertise and resources, following an expansion of Keele University’s exclusive business support programmes.

A Keele University student has produced a film documenting how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of staff and residents of YMCA Crewe, as part of a Student Knowledge Exchange internship

A new report has praised the work of universities including Keele in championing businesses across the West Midlands, using their cutting-edge research to help these businesses to grow and innovate.

Keele University’s Vice-Chancellor has been appointed as the new Chair of a collaborative partnership championing innovation and progress across the Midlands.

Businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being given a boost in their post-pandemic recovery, thanks to support from Keele University’s fully-funded support programmes.

Information released by the universities regulator Research England has highlighted the contribution that Keele University is making to the levelling up of the local area.

More than 180 talented Keele University students have supported businesses, charities and not-for-profit organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic, in the form of paid internships.

The employability of Keele students has been praised at a recent national awards ceremony, with the University winning in two categories and shortlisted in a further three.

A new ‘nature corridor’ is set to be created across the Keele University campus, thanks to a local community project.

Keele University has partnered with key local and regional organisations to launch ambitious plans to strengthen the area’s recovery following the pandemic.

A thriving car lease company based on Keele University's Science and Innovation Park is set for a fast-growing 2021, after securing significant investment.

Keele University is delighted to be partnering with the UK Government as part of the ‘Together for Our Planet’ campaign - the UK's year of climate action that culminates in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) being held in Glasgow in November.

Building work for The Courtyard by Marriott hotel on Keele’s campus is complete, and the hotel will open in February 2021.

A new report has revealed that the Midlands has moved swiftly to apply its wealth of capability in its hospitals, universities and businesses to deliver £90m of research to support regional, national and global efforts to tackle the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Keele has supported the growth and development of hundreds of local businesses since the Business Gateway was launched four years ago, and now even more organisations are benefitting thanks to the expansion of support available.

Keele's work to address regional and national healthcare priorities has been commended by the MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Stoke-on-Trent championed as top city for start-up businesses, in new research

The Oxford coronavirus vaccine - which is being manufactured at Keele following an agreement between Cobra Biologics and AstraZeneca UK – has today been administered to the first patient by the NHS.

A Keele medical student has spoken of the "endless” benefits she has gained from a virtual summer internship completed with a local charity.

Students, staff and partners have all contributed to Keele being shortlisted for seven nominations at this year’s National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) awards.

Dr Colin Rigby, a Senior Lecturer at Keele Business School, has recently reached the significant milestone of supporting the growth and development of 100 Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire businesses since 2017.

Two wind turbines and 12,500 solar panels are set to be installed on the Keele University campus through a new partnership managed and financed by ENGIE, to support the University’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Keele University’s Denise Coates Foundation Building has been named as a 2021 Civic Trust Regional Finalist, recognising the building’s universal design excellence.

Some of the region’s most innovative organisations have been acknowledged for their achievements at Keele University’s Breaking the Mould awards, part of the University's commitment to developing an inclusive open innovation community in the region.

Keele University and road safety markings company WJ have cultivated a close relationship since 2017, and to date has seen seven students gain valuable experience through internships, with many continuing at WJ on a permanent basis.

Keele University has launched a new project to develop innovative approaches to student-led knowledge exchange.

A Staffordshire-based sustainable property developer has partnered with Keele University to help develop their vision for the future of housing.

Keele Physiotherapy students have provided valuable wellbeing support to a homeless retreat in Staffordshire, as part of a new partnership between Keele University and The Macari Centre.

Local commercial laundry service enters new sectors during the pandemic while developing a new tracking application, thanks to Keele partnership.

The Oxford coronavirus vaccine - which is set to be manufactured at Keele - has shown a strong immune response in older adults this week.

An engineering consultancy with clients across the world has collaborated with Europe’s largest Smart Energy Network Demonstrator to investigate the reliability of wind farms.

A genetic disorder charity has increased the scope of their support services with the help of two Keele interns this Summer.

A local community interest company has taken an innovative approach to internships - giving them immediate responsibility and making them projects leads from day one.

An arts for health charity which changes vulnerable people’s lives through art recently gained new audiences and projects, thanks to Keele University’s internship programme.

A new charging hub for electric vehicles (EV) has opened at Keele, furthering the University’s sector-leading commitment to sustainability.

A genetic disorder charity grew their connections and promotional reach when a fully-funded Keele virtual intern became part of the team.

Student start-up who specialise in mentoring software expand their reach in creating project company that connects start-ups to more established businesses for advice.

A local men’s health charity has recently benefited from the data analysis and marketing knowledge brought by two Keele interns.

A woodland creation charity has been able to improve the marketing and the education of its environmental initiatives, thanks to a Keele University Virtual Internship.

More than 120 talented Keele University students have supported charities and not-for-profit organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic, in the form of paid internships funded by Santander.

A charity which supports children who have a rare genetic disorder has gained a new perspective on their organisation after hiring a Keele University student.

A Stoke-on-Trent clinic that has benefitted from a Keele University business support programme is offering a free health and wellbeing package of support to employers in return for feedback on their pilot project.

Keele University is delighted to announce that its proposed seventh Innovation Centre (IC7) building has been selected as one of 300 projects to receive funding from the government’s “Getting Building Fund”.

Local community improvement organisation has developed a series of new projects, thanks to the use of five Keele University interns since 2018.

A Keele intern has helped a Stoke-on-Trent organisation construct a database that documents contact information for those concerned about ‘at risk’ family members during the recent pandemic.

Two Keele students who recently completed an internship with a renewable energy organisation have represented the company at a national energy conference.

Keele University’s Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) has been highlighted by Siemens for ‘teaching by example’ in a new global case study.

A vaccine to combat COVID-19 is set to be manufactured at Keele University, following an agreement between Cobra Biologics and AstraZeneca UK.

A Keele student start-up business has paid tribute to the Keele Internship scheme, for helping their business grow from strength to strength.

Staffordshire businesses are being encouraged to submit their entries for the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Stoke-on-Trent-based insurance brokers Pace Ward Ltd is benefitting from an increase in online traffic, thanks to a Keele Santander intern from the Business School.

Keele University is committed to supporting the local business community, especially during the current crisis

A Stoke-on-Trent clinic has been awarded funding from Keele University to launch a pilot project to help companies support their employees’ health and wellbeing.

In response to the coronavirus crisis, the KIITE Keele Talent Team is offering charities and not for profit organisations the opportunity to have a student work with them on a virtual internship, free of charge.

A company that has benefited from Keele University’s Innovation Leadership programme is now supporting the fight against COVID-19 through the production of specialised components for the manufacturing of ventilators.

The UK’s largest programme on higher education technicians commences, as the Chair of the country’s first policy commission focused on vital technical community is named.

A new concordat has been established for universities to build on their leading role in society and develop links between UK institutions, industry and local communities by committing to share information, knowledge and skills.

The Keele Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence (KIITE) has been successful in gaining significant funding from the Office for Students and Research England to develop innovative approaches to student-led knowledge exchange

Keele University has teamed up with energy technology company Qbots to develop a smart energy trading system, known as Urban-X, that aims to support the UK’s journey to net zero carbon emissions.

Cobra Biologics, one of Keele University Science and Innovation Park’s longest-serving tenants, has joined two consortia to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19.

A Staffordshire-based cleaning services business has recently grown into new markets, thanks in part to Keele University’s Innovation Leadership* programme.

A new project led by a consortium of eight Midlands-based universities and industry partners is to shine a light on the expertise of their technical community by delivering a package of measures to support their career advancement and development.

A Stafford-based lawnmower manufacturer has praised the effect that the Smart Energy Network Demonstrator has had on their business.

Keele University’s bi-monthly Innovation Networking Group sessions provide a collaborative platform for innovation-led SMEs to network and discuss the range of challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses.

Keele University has been chosen to help design a new zero carbon smart energy system for the Staffordshire town of Rugeley.

Peer-to-peer mentoring company Tyfy has its sights set on national growth, after collaborating with Keele University.

Small businesses will soon help to provide innovative transport improvements at a university ‘living lab’ following a successful government funding bid

Entrepreneurs, academics and business mentors were among attendees from across the Midlands who recently attended a masterclass aimed at raising awareness of how commercialising research can result in significant impact.

Keele University will be working with stakeholders from across the region to engage in research, as part of a new approach to public engagement.

The new state-of-the-art building which houses Keele University’s Business School together with a “Smart Innovation Hub” and collaborative workspace has officially opened.

A group of prominent academics from the UK, including Keele, are visiting China to build new collaborations in energy research.

An award-winning industrial design and mechanical engineering company has experienced year-on-year growth, thanks in-part to Keele University’s prestigious leadership programme

The UK’s first live pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes and buildings at Keele University is now fully operational.

Keele University recently marked the 10th anniversary of its partnership with Santander Universities with a celebratory event attended by students, graduates and businesses who have benefitted from the collaboration over the past decade.

Keele University has launched its third Keele Deal, with a focus on working with local partners to address local and regional health and care priorities.

Keele University’s ‘one stop shop’ for business-university collaboration – the Business Gateway – is today celebrating its third anniversary.

A new report has been launched, which highlights the critical importance of the Medical Technologies (MedTech) sector to the Midlands economy.

Digital entrepreneurs who have secured £500,000 of seed-stage investment have taken up accommodation in Keele University’s latest business facility.