Unlimited opportunities in the East of Englandand have launched a Sustainability Centreat their University Studies campus at WestSuffolk College. The college has also opened astate-of-the-art STEM Innovation Campus inBury St Edmunds, with a growing pipeline ofstudents in engineering, sciences and digitaltechnology disciplines.East Coast College, based in Lowestoft andGreat Yarmouth, is focused on giving youngpeople a clear pathway to professionalqualifications that will help them gain work inthe industry. Its new £11.7 million energy skillscampus in Lowestoft and its offshore energyskills campus in Great Yarmouth offer coursesdesigned with the needs of local businessesin mind.SUPPORTING BUSINESSESTO GROWNew Anglia LEP also lead and deliver,in partnership with Suffolk Chamber ofCommerce, New Anglia Growth Hub whichenables businesses to access a range ofbusiness support services from hundreds ofsources. The hub’s service is free and impartialand can help access grants finance, start-upsupport and international trade support.X8Unlimited opportunities in the East of EnglandPOWERED BY OURINTELLECTUAL CAPITALMore broadly, the energy industry candraw on the world-leading research anddevelopment expertise in our universities,scientific institutions and digital technologyhubs. Those centres of excellence can help usbetter understand the effect of the industry’swork on the environment. They can also helpmaximise the use of tools such as ArtificialIntelligence (AI), data analysis, and advancedcontrol systems to manage the integration ofour energy supply.University of East Anglia (UEA), with itscampus next door to the Norwich ResearchPark, is ranked 1st in the UK for its impact inclimate and environmental sciences. It is alsoone of the top 10 UK universities for researchoutput. It works with multiple partnersacross a range of disciplines and its MarineKnowledge Exchange Network connects1000+ cross-sector stakeholders.The Centre of the Environment, Fisheriesand Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has hadits headquarters in Lowestoft for the last100 years. It is a world-leading researchorganisation that specialises in marinescience, technology and environmentalpolicy, including monitoring and assessment.In particular, it provides scientific andpolicy advice to governments and otherinternational organisations on thedevelopment of offshore renewable energy.TACKLING THE CAUSESOF CLIMATE CHANGEAND RELATEDCHALLENGES SUCH ASFOOD & ENERGY SECURITY.UEA and Cefas have worked together sincethe UEA’s founding in 1965 through theCollaborative Centre for Sustainable Useof the Seas (CCSUS). They are particularlyfocused on understanding and tacklingthe causes of climate change and relatedchallenges such as food and energy security.The University of Suffolk (UoS) has areas ofdistinctiveness in sustainability and digitalfutures. The Suffolk Sustainability Institute(SSI) was formed in February 2018 incollaboration with Suffolk County Council.The SSI has three primary areas of interest:sustainable energy, design and the builtenvironment and ecology and conservation.The university’s Digital Futures Institute (DFI)focuses on technology, creative digital andfuture digital applications. At the heart of thisactivity is the DigiTech Centre, a collaborationbetween UoS and BT Group, with funding fromNew Anglia LEP. Located within InnovationMartlesham at Adastral Park, the centreprovides training in cutting-edge digital skillsfor the communications technology sector, andfuels high tech businesses requiring access toa talented technology workforce.Norfolk and Suffolk has a thriving networkof innovation hubs specialising in agri-food,engineering and digital/ICT, as well as cleanenergy. Of particular relevance to thedevelopment of integrated Net Zero energysystems is BT Group’s global R&D headquartersat Adastral Park in Suffolk, because it is theUK’s leading patent filer for AI (with 86 patentfamilies). BT’s reputation for applied researchhas also helped it to establish the InnovationMartlesham cluster of around 150 like mindedbusinesses, which employ around 3000computer scientists and technicians on the park.X9
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