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Tag: Creative and Media
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Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham calls for overhaul of skills system to power future economic growth. In a keynote speech at a conference on regional growth hosted by the Institute for Fiscal…
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Top employers have backed the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) by pledging more than 1000 new T Level placements across the city region. This landmark moment comes weeks after the Government…
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11 US companies have chosen Greater Manchester for their UK operations in just the last 12 months The investment has created 795 jobs and £42.6 million in GVA* 27% of FDI into Greater Manchester is…
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Work has begun to build a brand-new acoustics research, testing and teaching facility at the University of Salford. For over 60 years the teams at Salford have shaped how we hear the world, from…
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The University of Manchester has announced its ambition to be a great civic University for the 21 st century: From Manchester for the World This new strategy to 2035 is rooted in Manchester and the…
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Irish advertising technology innovator, Buymedia, has officially launched its UK operations in Manchester with the backing of Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham. The announcement marks a…
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Greater Manchester to receive £25m to grow its creative industries Comes as £8m in grants go to more than 100 small and medium-sized creative businesses across 12 UK regions Funding to unlock growth…
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MAD//Fest has announced that its northern edition, MAD//North, will return to Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, as the event expands into an enlarged 'campus' style format across…
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In a historic move, The BRIT Awards will take place in Manchester for the first time ever, breaking a 48-year tradition of London-based events. The UK’s most prominent music awards ceremony will be…
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Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing has today announced work has commenced on the construction of its new £350 million data centre…
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