UK science education competition shortlisted for european award
13/11/2009 - Planet SciCast, a film-making competition designed to enthuse children, young people and teachers across the UK and Ireland about science, has been named as one of just eight finalists in the European MEDEA awards.
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Can we get better services despite cuts in spending? 'Radical Efficiency' says... yes
21/06/2010
'We'll only be able to make radical approaches the norm if we support more public service professionals, communities and citizens to lead the efforts to save money and make services better.'
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Prevention and Cure: How the NHS can save £20 billion
04/11/2009 - The NHS can save over £20bn by 2014 if clinicians and patients are given the right to design healthcare services claims a new report by NESTA.
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Third Age Entrepreneurs Win NESTA's Age Unlimited Challenge
15/07/10
Six social ventures established by entrepreneurs aged over 50 will share a £100,000 pilot fund as part of NESTA's Age Unlimited Scotland challenge - a project seeking to radically transform public services in Scotland by involving people aged 50 plus to help to tackle social isolation in the very old.
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Starter for 6 gets a £1 million boost from Creative Scotland
15/10/2009 - A pioneering programme to support creative entrepreneurs has received £1 million backing from Creative Scotland's Innovation Fund to offer an extended service.
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The vital 6 per cent: UK ‘Super Companies’ identified for the first time
12/10/2009 - Just six per cent of UK businesses hold the key to job creation and wider prosperity, according to two reports by NESTA.
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Plaxica secures £1m funding to develop next generation renewable polymers
08/10/2009 - Plaxica has raised £1m in equity funding from existing investor Imperial Innovations Group plc, and new investors, Carbon Trust Investments Limited and NESTA.
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A city in transition: Manchester’s creative sector
17/09/2009 - Manchester's thriving creative sector holds the key to realising the city's ambitions of becoming an internationally renowned city of innovation, according to new report published by NESTA.
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Manufacturing a la mode: Programme launches to unite UK manufacturers and fashion designers
17/09/2009 - As high-end fashion design becomes more technologically advanced, there is a risk that UK manufacturers become irrelevant to the innovation process altogether, threatening the fashion manufacturing base in the UK.
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UK tech start-up to take on international website creation market
15/09/2009 - Outdated, static and featureless websites will soon become a thing of the past with the announcement of an investment into Basekit, a UK start-up which has developed a cutting edge website builder service.
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New industry pressure for video games cultural tax credit
27/08/2009 - Intellectual Property (IP) development in the games industry has slowed over the past five years, and there are fears that this trend will continue.
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The grey economy: Third age entrepreneurs critical to growth
25/08/2009 - A report, published by NESTA finds that entrepreneurs aged 50 -65 years, created 27 per cent of successful start up companies in the UK between 2001 and 2005.
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Greater Manchester businesses to get share of £600,000 ‘Creative Credits’
24/08/2009 - NESTA will be piloting a world-first programme in Greater Manchester offering small businesses creative support to help them to become more profitable.
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NESTA invests in cutting-edge Big Issue fund to boost social enterprise sector
12/08/2009 - NESTA has announced a cornerstone investment in Big Issue Invest's £10 million Social Enterprise Investment Fund.
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Innovative new approach to fundraising set to raise £10m for Cancer Research UK
20/07/2009 - Three ventures that aim to raise £10 million for Cancer Research UK were announced at a ceremony in London on Friday evening.
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Local projects receive £600,000 in 'Big Green Challenge Plus'
17/07/2009 - Community projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and developing clean, local energy sources are set to receive up to £20,000 funding under a new partnership between the Department of Energy and Climate Change and NESTA.
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NESTA, Hide&Seek and Thinkpublic announce Playmakers
13/07/2009 - Playmakers is a ground-breaking project exploring the future of games through film and playful experiences.
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NESTA appoints new policy and research fellow
09/07/2009 - NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts, has appointed Phillip Blond as a NESTA Fellow.
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Post Office queues to become a thing of the past
06/07/2009 - Voting in elections, claiming benefits, making doctor's appointments and getting repeat prescriptions are just some of the public services that Brits want transferred online in the next five years according to NESTA.
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NESTA welcomes initiative for early-stage venture capital support
29/06/2009 - NESTA has welcomed the Government's initiative to set up a £150 million Innovation Fund, which will leverage private capital ultimately creating a fund worth £1 billion.
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