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Rising to the regional health challenge: Bootstrapping solutions for regional healthcare
Through a process guided by “design thinking”, RISE 2022 will ask participants to come up with innovative but (importantly) potentially viable ideas to address key healthcare pain points…
How UNE’s SRI internships are providing students opportunities to succeed
Established this year, the UNE SRI Internship program gives students from all fields and levels of study the opportunity to gain hands-on experience…
Australian Agritech Ecosystem Survey to capture scale of agtech ecosystem
UNE SRI Director Lou Conway attended the launch of the Australian Agritech Ecosystem Survey which will capture the scale of Australia’s agtech ecosystem…
On-site artwork reflects founder experience
Members of the UNE SMART Region Incubator’s community gathered this week to officially ‘launch’ and celebrate a colourful mural which is now a permanent feature at NOVA…
Narrabri Shire Entrepreneurs shine in Illuminate Challenge
Young entrepreneurs in Narrabri and Wee Waa shone during recent Illuminate Challenges…
Armidale community springs into optimism
Because optimism is an important sentiment in building strong economic development, the Armidale community joined in a number of events sharing what makes us optimistic…
Housing New England, Backstories of Innovation #6 wrap-up
Adequate housing is a fundamental human right, and something we especially appreciate in a cool New England winter! And while housing is a hot topic right now, it has always featured strongly in our conversations.
Framing the future with optimism
A future coloured by optimism is one worth building for. Constructing this positive vision of the future, with all its creative potential, is the aim of the region’s first Optimism Festival…
Welcome Tamworth Regional Connectors!
Welcome to our new Regional Connectors. Jessica Bradbery and Emma Grant have joined our team in Tamworth…
Six Leverage cohorts creating impact in NENW
Six Leverage cohorts are growing businesses across the region, and more little bikes have found their forever homes!
Innovation Challenge produces solutions for real problems
At Agmentation 2022 individuals worked in teams, and devised solutions to three problems that matter to agricultural producers and rural communities…
Nine teams land great pitches at Agmentation 2022
Supported by experienced mentors, teams made up of researchers, producers, students and other community members, spent an intensive day devising solutions to real problems…