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University of East Anglia receives major philanthropic donation to revitalise the Sainsbury Centre art museum

Stuart Mitchell

A vision to revitalise the Sainsbury Centre, one of the most popular art museums in the UK, has been made possible with a gift of £91.2 million from Lord David Sainsbury through Gatsby, his charitable foundation, representing one of the largest ever donations made to a UK museum.  Lord David Sainsbury said: “My father always regarded his commissioning of Norman Foster to produce the Sainsbury Centre as one of the best things he ever did, and it gives me great pleasure to provide the funding to enhance its future.”  The donation to the University of…

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UKRI backs Midlands Mindforge to deploy first spinout investments

Stuart Mitchell

Midlands Mindforge, the investment company dedicated to supporting university spinouts in the Midlands, has completed its first round of investments. Marking a major milestone in scaling high‑potential, research‑led businesses emerging from the Midlands, this will help unlock an initial £30 million of capital into the region. This active investment stage follows support from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (through Research England) along with the: Mayors of the East and West Midlands Rigby Group Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) via the Invest in UK University Research and Development (R&D)…

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Channel 4 Sales awards TV advertising airtime to five more sustainable businesses as it announces the winners of its B Corp competition

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 Sales has named the B Corp businesses which have won the second iteration of its B Corp competition. The competition, in partnership with B Lab UK, enables five more B Corps to unlock the power of TV advertising and fuel positive consumer behaviour change. The five winners will win a share of TV advertising airtime worth £600,000, which kicks off with a special primetime linear ad-break takeover later this year, showcasing each business alongside educational messaging about the B Corp movement to a national audience.  Each winner will also benefit from…

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Amazon opens carbon credit service to qualified UK companies working to reduce their climate impact

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced that its carbon credit service is now available to qualified UK companies – the first time the programme has expanded beyond the United States since launching there last year.   Available through the Sustainability Exchange, the service is designed for companies that have already committed to meaningful decarbonisation and want to go further.    Even the most ambitious companies face a challenge in eliminating every gram of greenhouse gas they produce. After making all practical cuts, such as switching to carbon-free energy, electrifying vehicle fleets, and redesigning supply chains, residual emissions remain stubbornly difficult to remove. Carbon neutralisation counterbalances those remaining emissions by investing in projects elsewhere that…

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BBC and AHRC select New Generation Thinkers 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Five of the UK’s most promising early-career academics have been selected as this year’s New Generation Thinkers to help shape Radio 4 programming. Every year, the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) hold a nationwide search for the best new arts and humanities academics with ideas that will resonate with a wider audience. These New Generation Thinkers represent some of the best early career researchers in the country. They will benefit from training and development with AHRC. They will also spend a year being mentored by producers…

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