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Call for Tenders - Independent Evaluation of SCY ERDF Funded Project

Science City York are seeking to commission an independent evaluation of the ERDF funded ‘Embedded Business Space and Technology Transfer Project’ which is sponsored by Science City York (SCY) and carried out by the University of York and the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera).
Read more  | Bioscience York, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Your 'At a Glance' Guide to the York Festival of Science and Technology

Here's a quick guide to what's on during this year's fascinating York Festival of Science and Technology 12 to 21 March 2010
Read more  11-Mar-10 | Community Science, Science City York 

Creative Brief – Live&Love York Magazine

Creative Brief is the monthly call from Live&Love York Magazine, to the city of York’s Creative community; providing a platform to showcase what you’re capable of and offer an opportunity for you to get the creative recognition you deserve.
Read more  06-Mar-10 | Creative York, Science City York 

Illuminating York 2010 'Expressions of Interest'

Illuminating York is a cutting edge light based festival which has been running annually for the last six years. If you are interested in submitting a piece for the Illuminating York Festival, please complete the form attached below.
Read more  03-Mar-10 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Imove Appoints Stone Soup to Launch Inspiring New Cultural Programme in Yorkshire

York design agency Stone Soup has been appointed by imove to create a campaign that will inspire people in Yorkshire to become more active by combining culture and arts with sports and physical education.
Read more  03-Mar-10 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Breaking New Ground! Work Starts on ‘The Catalyst’ - York’s Exciting New Business Space for Creative, IT, Digital and Media Start Ups

The University of York is taking another significant step to increase its support for the city’s economy with the start of work on building its £500 million campus expansion to help growing new businesses.
Read more  03-Mar-10 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Business Network, Science City York 

York Creative Hub Voiceover Artist involved in BAFA Award Winning Animation Project

Creative York member, Martine Dunn, tells of successes with award winning animation projects in and around York.
Read more  03-Mar-10 | Creative York 

York at the Cutting Edge of Surgery Training

Europe's biggest maker of replacement hips is building the multi-million-pound facility in its medical research centre at York Science Park, in Heslington, to train surgeons in the latest techniques and develop new devices.
Read more  02-Mar-10 | Bioscience York, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

GNER Offers Branding Opportunity to York Studio - Cliff Design

Cliff Design - a new design practice based on the Shambles -has undertaken work on the new logos for Alliance Rail's two subsidiary companies, GNER and GNWR
Read more  23-Feb-10 | Creative York, Science City York 

Free Business Help from York St John University Business School

Groups of Masters students studying Leadership and Management offer to work with your business for six weeks
Read more  11-Feb-10 | Bioscience York, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Business Network, Science City York 

Science City York Launches Business Mentor Service

Science City York is delighted to reveal details of a brand new three year programme of intensive assistance targeting key business personnel within knowledge-based SMEs located in York, North Yorkshire and the Humber
Read more  10-Feb-10 | Bioscience York, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Shift Happens ALT Shift Conference – Bursary Places

Creative York and IT & Digital York are offering 10 individuals in the York area free tickets to attend the Shift Happens ALT Shift conference on Monday 5 July and Tuesday 6 July 2010
Read more  09-Feb-10 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

BIA Whistlestop Tour of Biotechnology

The BIA has announced its BIA’s 2010 BIA Whistlestop Tour of Biotechnology (WST) training programme. The WST is an established, popular and well-received one day course that explains the complex science of biotechnology in a simple, enjoyable and memorable way.
Read more  05-Feb-10 | Bioscience York 

York Festival Brings Science City to Life

A Passion for Penguins, ‘Secret Science’ Science Walks and ‘Medi-Evil’ Medicine are just some of the headline acts designed to fire the imagination in the upcoming York Festival of Science and Technology, festival coordinators Science City York have revealed
Read more  24-Jan-10 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

BBC Unveils 2010 Drive to Celebrate Science

The BBC yesterday unveiled details of its massive drive to engage the nation in a "celebration of science" throughout 2010 – but denied it was shirking away from controversial issues such as climate change
Read more  22-Jan-10 | Community Science, Science City York 

Everyday Innovation: How to Enhance Innovative Working in Employees and Organisations

The imperative to promote innovative working remains strong in all sectors despite the current economic climate
Read more  06-Jan-10 | Creative York, Science City York 

Kindle DX Goes International

Amazon launches its next gen ebook reader to the world. A great way to reduce your printing costs
Read more  06-Jan-10 | IT & Digital York, Business Network 

Zen and the Heart of Social Media - Brilliant New Publication Available Online

A Small MediaSnackers publication Offering Clear and Awakening Insights into Online Practices and Strategies
Read more  06-Jan-10 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Business Network, Science City York 

Going for Growth - Extracts from Lord Mandelson’s Speech to The Work Foundation

This week marks the start of a new decade in which we know the economy will come under fiercer competitive challenge than ever before
Read more  06-Jan-10 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Business Network, Science City York 

The Evolution of Social Media and Business

Interesting blog article by Brian Solis on Social Media as fundamentally transformative and rapidly evolving the architecture of business
Read more  06-Jan-10 | Creative York, IT & Digital York 

Design Company Success Gives Graduate A Head Start

York-based graphic design agency United By Design is really starting 2010 on a high; not only did it secure two major new contracts towards the end of 2009, it was also selected as the first company to take part in York St John University’s Graduate Internship Scheme
Read more  05-Jan-10 | Creative York, Science City York 

University of York Staff Recognised in New Year’s Honours List

The man who has helped bring excitement back into science lessons at schools across Britain won recognition in the New Year's Honours List with a knighthood
Read more  31-Dec-09 | Science City York 

New Chairman for Electronics Yorkshire Ltd

Seggy Segaran, Managing Director of York-based Tele-Products Ltd, is announced as incoming chair of the non-executive board of Electronics Yorkshire Ltd
Read more  04-Dec-09 | IT & Digital York, Science City York 

PureNet Wins Best Small Business of the Year Award

PureNet, the ecommerce solutions provider wins The Press York's Small Business of the Year Award
Read more  27-Nov-09 | IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Isotoma Crowned Science and Technology Business of the Year - The Press, York

Many Congratulations to Isotoma Ltd as they are named Science and Technology Business of the Year at The Press Business Awards 2009
Read more  27-Nov-09 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Professor Dianne Willcocks receives The Press’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Dianne Willcocks, Vice-Chancellor of York St John University, becomes the first woman ever to receive The Press’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Read more  27-Nov-09 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

A Year in the Life of Science City York 2009: One Year, One City

View our short film by Eko Create, offering a glimpse into what Science City York has been up to this year
Read more  24-Nov-09 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Carbon Cutting Consultancy Launched

CO2Sense Yorkshire, a new consultancy which will help the region's businesses reduce their carbon emissions, has been officially launched
Read more  13-Nov-09 | Bioscience York, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

£19.7M Investment for Region's Technology Base

The European Commission has approved Science City York’s major project application for £19.7 million investment to create 685 new jobs, 90 new businesses, and assist a further 697 ventures
Read more  10-Nov-09 | Bioscience York, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Russian Fact-finding Mission to York

Science City York and its partners were on show Friday 6 November as a delegation of 22 Russians, led by the UK-Russia Closed Nuclear Cities Partnership (CNCP) programme, arrived at York Science Park as part of a fact finding mission to the UK
Read more  09-Nov-09 | Science City York 

Be Creative to Enrich the Urban Environment

This was the clear message delivered by key UK and International speakers, recognised for their pioneering work within the Creative industries, addressing delegates from across North Yorkshire at Science City York's fourth annual Creative York Symposium held on Thursday 28 October
Read more  02-Nov-09 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Important Change to Science City York Email Addresses

Email addresses for all members of the Science City York team have changed with immediate effect. All addresses follow the same new format: firstname.lastname@scy.co.uk
Read more  20-Oct-09 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

New CEO for Science City York

Following a nationwide search, Professor Nicola Spence is to be appointed Science City York's new chief executive in the New Year ...
Read more  14-Sep-09 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

£1.3M Science City Bid Receives Green Light

Science City York has been successful in its application through Yorkshire Forward to secure £1.3M investment from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Programme in Yorkshire and Humber
Read more  22-Jul-09 | Bioscience York, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Industry Scientists to Benefit from New Analytical Research Facility

A new £1.6 million scientific Centre of Excellence at the University of York will provide major benefits for the chemical, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, as well as supporting academic research in the region
Read more  22-Jun-09 | Bioscience York, Science City York 

Wyevale Lists New Blight Check Garden Test

Forsite Diagnostics' new and innovative test for blight on potatoes and tomatoes is now available across the country through the Wyevale group of garden centres.
Read more  18-Jun-09 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Science City York 

Former Mine Site Could Become 'World Class Biorenewables Centre'

Science City York have signed a joint memorandum of understanding with mining and property company UK COAL which paves the way for the creation of a centre of excellence for the development of renewable energy technologies at a former Selby coalfield mine site
Read more  05-May-09 | Bioscience York, Science City York 

Science City York Celebrates a Decade of Achievement

Science City York, a major driving force behind the creation and growth of new business and employment opportunities, marked its 10th Anniversary in style on 19 November in the company of key members of the region’s business community, public and private sector partners, and top industry figures from across the UK
Read more  24-Nov-08 | Bioscience York, Community Science, Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

How Social Networks Lead to Innovation

Professor Ron Burt argues that social networks spanning the gaps in our existing social structure are key to innovation, and personal and commercial success
Read more  31-Oct-08 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Innovating to Survive in the Economic Downturn

During economic downturns innovation is the single most important condition for transforming the crisis into an opportunity
Read more  31-Oct-08 | Creative York, IT & Digital York, Science City York 

Creative North Yorkshire Website Is Now Live!

A Font of Knowledge and Information for Any Arts Based Practitioner in North Yorkshire
Read more  28-Oct-08 | Creative York, Science City York 
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