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£1.5 Million for CAS:CADE Business Support
Consultancy And Support: Computer Aided Design & Engineering (CAS:CADE)
Dr Allan E W Rennie - Engineering - European Regional Development Fund - £1,633,034 (£685,874 from the ERDF)
Lancaster Product Development Unit within the Engineering Department have been awarded a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Project for delivery of Outreach and Business Support activities for the benefit of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Objective Two areas of the North West Region.
The CAS:CADE Project builds upon the successful previous delivery of ERDF projects by the Engineering Department and aims to create links between the needs of Regional industry and the activity of the Research Groups within the Department. Target sectors include those identified by the NWDA Regional Economic Strategy such as Energy, Environmental Technologies, Engineering and Manufacturing.
The CASCADE Project will commence on 01 October 2006 and is targeted to assist 107 SMEs by 30 June 2008, creating 82 new jobs and ~£5M of increased sales for beneficiary SMEs along the way.
Tue 03 October 2006
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Unborn babies 'practise' facial expressions in the womb
Researchers from Durham and Lancaster Universities suggest that a foetus's ability to show a "pain" facial expression is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors another index of the health of a foetus.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 17 June 2013
Lancaster leads the way in cyber security bursary scheme
Lancaster is one of four UK universities selected to take part in an 'industry first' sponsorship initiative encouraging students to take up Masters-level cyber security degrees.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 10 June 2013
Physicists gain insight into the UK's biggest killer
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UK, accounting for a third of all fatalities through illnesses such as stroke and heart disease.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Wed 29 May 2013
Engineering students make finals of national start-up business competition
Engineering students Scott Nash, Daniel Richardson and Aaron Aboshio have won the northern heat of the Youth Entrepreneurs Scheme 'Engineering YES' competition for their spin-out renewable energy company Atlantis.
Thu 23 May 2013