Mobility Pathfinder Innovation Programme with funding of £50,000 to £70,000 available for inspirational, life-enhancing ideas, prototypes, or plans to reimagine how personal mobility options in the UK can better support a rapidly ageing population to stay connected, active, and independent for longer. Funded by the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, part of Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, Design Age Institute’s Mobility Pathfinder Innovation Programme invites innovators, businesses and entrepreneurs from across the UK to propose...
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Registration is now open for the Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference (DPPC) 2023. You can expect inspirational keynote speakers and panels of experts to bring new perspectives on the topics that matter most to you. Plus a wide choice of practical workshops aimed to empower you through information. DPPC 2023 will take place digitally on Tuesday 3 October. Save the date and make sure you don't miss out on the FREE online data protection and information...
An appeal to support voluntary sector organisations in the cost-of-living crisis is to benefit from a £1 million donation from the Welsh Government. Our Communities Together – a cost of living crisis appeal’, set up by Community Foundation Wales in partnership with Newsquest, will support grass roots voluntary organisations to cover rising costs and meet higher demand levels. Voluntary sector organisations have been filling some of the gaps that public sector organisations have been meeting...
Are you: Looking to grow business and increase revenue for your venue or tourism business? Wanting to reduce the effects of seasonality? Already working in the business events sector and want to learn how to grow you market share, hone skills and capitalise on support and partnerships from MeetInWales and your local Destination Management Organisation? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then our informative and interactive workshops taking place throughout Wales...
Join UK FinTech Week across the UK from 17 April to 21 April 2023, which will showcase Innovation in financial services on a global stage. FinTech founders, bank ex-cos, technologists, entrepreneurs, investors, regulators, policy-makers, politicians, academics and media from around the world will come together to learn, discuss, debate and network. Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of the conversation and showcase your brand to the world. For further information visit UK FinTech...
The Working Minds campaign has been created by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety is committed to improving the health of workers. Tackling stress isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s a legal obligation. Working Minds can help you make it a routine priority for your business. There are three main reasons employers should be looking to prevent stress and support good mental health in business...
The Big Help Out is a national opportunity to get more people involved in volunteering by encouraging people to take part in introductory volunteering activities on the 8 May 2023 bank holiday. The campaign is being led by a number of UK charities including NSPCC, British Red Cross, Scouts, St John’s ambulance and many more. The day is about encouraging more people to try volunteering by helping out in their local area and aims to...
The Welsh Government is looking to expand the Grassroots Pride Fund to more rural areas and smaller towns, to help create opportunities for people to come together and be their true selves throughout Wales. The fund will help to support events create a safe and welcoming LGBTQ+ environment and help smaller Pride events across Wales engage and support LGBTQ+ people and broader communities. There should be one lead applicant who will act as project manager...
The health and social care system in Wales is facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and the global climate emergency. In response to this, the Bevan Commission, as one of its priorities, is focusing its thinking and challenge to address waste in health and care. The Let’s Not Waste programme will build upon the research undertaken by the Commission and bring together a commitment and collaboration to reduce...
Following the huge success of Phases 1 and 2 and strong feedback from stakeholders, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced plans to launch Phase 3 of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). IETF Phase 3 will be worth £185 million in grant funding to UK businesses for energy efficiency and deep decarbonisation studies and deployment projects. The department will hold a full consultation with UK industry later this year to...