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Hundreds of people across the south west benefited from over sixty presentations on digital technology at the recent three-day Festival of the Future which took place on line.
Leading academics from the University of Exeter have been recognised as being amongst the world’s most influential researchers, according to a prestigious new ranking.
A new group has come together to support Dorset’s vision to make the county a Digital Place and be at the front of digital change.
Community activism and a higher profile in schools will be essential for the numbers speaking Cornish to increase, an expert in the language has said.
A workshop designed to support people to open up about issues around death and dying is being held in Bristol on November 28.
A new environmental intelligence tool for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will help protect the region’s precious wildlife and landscape.
Dorset Music Service is celebrating £90K of funding from Youth Music to give better access to music for children, young people -and babies this year.
A Taunton nursery has scooped a prize for its giant sunflower which measures at over 10 feet tall.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has partnered with the University of Bristol for its legal and emerging tech vacation scheme. As part of the project, six students are taking part in a virtual two-week work placement at the firm.
Pupils at a North Somerset Independent School are celebrating its 85th birthday this week with a special service and an original song composed by music teacher Miss Clara Jeffrey.
Nationwide attention attracted by the toppling of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston’s statue has sparked the creation of a brand new resource for schools – an online workshop called ‘A Tale of Two Statues’ which contrasts the lives of Colston and John Wesley, prominent 18th century anti-slavery campaigner and founder of the Methodist movement.
Two new virtual events have been planned by bereavement experts to help members of the public and healthcare professionals better understand and deal with issues around death and dying.
A Taunton day nursery had cause for double celebrations this week as it marked the start of the September term and its 10th anniversary.
Undeterred by lockdown, Codices Interactive, a Cornish start-up business from the Falmouth Launchpad Incubator, has secured $800,000 of seed funding.
One of Bristol’s oldest and best-loved cultural centres, the New Room in Broadmead – also known as John Wesley’s Chapel – is reopening its state-of-the-art museum on 11 August, providing local people with an additional family-friendly destination to visit in the city centre.
Somerset County Council’s trail-blazing use of robot technology, to help poorly children learn, is in line for a top award – and has been commended nationally.
Silverhill School in Winterbourne has announced that it will be not be reopening for the start of the next academic year in September.
