The House of Lords has called on the Government to establish a new Digital Authority to oversee the regulation of tech companies. A report titled ‘Regulating in the digital world’…
Suzi StephensonMarch 13, 2019
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has published its report 'Brexit: the Erasmus and Horizon programmes'. The report highlights the impact of Brexit on UK participation in the EU’s international exchange…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 25, 2019
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, said today that more research is needed into producing reliable measures of productivity in different subsectors of the economy, including…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 22, 2019
The Government has laid out plans to encourage more women to consider pursuing a career in STEM. Answering a parliamentary written question, Government Minister, Nick Gibb MP, set out a…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 22, 2019
School Standards Minister, Nick Gibb MP, has called on teachers, parents and society to challenge misconceptions some girls have about STEM subjects. The announcement follows research published by the Department…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 20, 2019
The Government has laid out its plans to support the growth of UK tech start-ups. In response to a written parliamentary question, DCMS Minister, Margot James MP, stated that the…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 19, 2019
The number of UK graduates in computer games subjects has more than doubled since 2013. Answering a written parliamentary question, Education Minister, Chris Skidmore MP, revealed that the number of…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 15, 2019
TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, is excited to announce the accreditation of BA (Hons) Games Design at Brunel University London. Half the graduates from this course…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 14, 2019
The Government is increasing public R&D spending by £7 billion by 2022. This is the largest increase on record. The latest ONS data estimates that overall gross R&D expenditure in…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 12, 2019