Global Humber tech event to return in November for third year

Tech Week Humber is back for 2021, organisers have announced. The successful event will be back later in the year from November 8-12. Last year it attracted nearly 3,000 attendees and reached more than 4.5 million from nearly 50 countries. The event aims to promote the Humber as a location for technology and innovation while promoting tech skills. This year it will be hybrid with a physical and...

University of Hull unveils new £200k emergent technology lab

A new emergent technology lab at the University of Hull will offer students state-of-the-art equipment in virtual and augmented reality. The new suite, located on the university’s campus, features a variety of hi-tech equipment in virtual and augmented reality and has been supported through a £200,000 capital grant from the Department for Education. Forming part of the wider Yorkshire &...

Digital agency adds to the demand for a taste of history in Old Town of Hull

A new office development in the heart of Hull’s Old Town has delivered on the hi-tech tenant’s simple brief to create a home to be proud of after they heeded lessons from lockdown. Mike Ellis, managing director of digital marketing specialists 43 Clicks North, has been rewarded with both style and substance after putting his faith in developer Jenneson-Thompson, which responded by combining two...

Digital construction consultancy takes key role in industry alliance to implement Building Safety Bill

An innovative digital construction consultancy is working with some of the country’s leading social housing organisations, architects and developers in a government-led initiative to ensure there is never a repeat of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Operance, based at Hull’s C4DI digital hub, is providing both practical expertise and software to the Golden Thread Initiative (GTI), a collaboration of...

Study seeks business input to help dyslexics win the war against emails

A dyslexic entrepreneur is seeking the help of businesses and employees as he works to develop an assistive tool that will make email easier for people who share his condition. Hull-based Dileepa Ranawake, who was diagnosed with dyslexia at 18, is drawing on his background in technology and health projects to create Jisterly.ai, which will enable dyslexic people to read and prioritise their...