Earlier this week we met up with our SIP challenge team for the first time. The SIP (Social Innovation Programme) is a scheme run by Cambridge Hub. Teams of university students are set challenges by community partners from local charities, social enterprises and other worthy causes, and have six weeks to produce a piece of … Continue reading Social Innovation Programme Launch Event
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Oxford Real Farming Conference 2019
Waking at 5am on the 3rd January, we headed to Oxford for the Oxford Real Farming Conference. The event was a fantastic opportunity to meet people from a range of professions and organisations working to forward food and sustainability and hear fascinating discussions on topics ranging from regenerative supply chains to how to reduce our dependency … Continue reading Oxford Real Farming Conference 2019
Cambridge Sustainable Food Hub Surveys
In order to ensure our Food Hub meets the needs of future clients, we are undertaking research to identify the requirements of food businesses, start-ups and local producers. If you support our vision, please provide us with feedback in the following forms: 1. Food start-ups/small food businesses 2. Established food businesses (e.g. restaurant/cafe/catering/retailer) 3. Cambridgeshire … Continue reading Cambridge Sustainable Food Hub Surveys
Healthy New Towns
In March 2016, the NHS announced its commitment to create 10 new 'Healthy New Towns'. The development of these towns will involve the collaboration of clinicians, urban planners and designers, and technology experts. We've heard plenty about the concept of 'obesogenic environments' (environments that promote a lifestyle that is sedentary and that provide and encourage … Continue reading Healthy New Towns
MassChallenge Switzerland
Our Project Manager, Alice, arrived last week for three months in Switzerland to complete the EIT FAN (Food Accelerator Network) programme with MassChallenge Switzerland. Here, she reflects on the first week: Steep learning curves It’s a huge learning curve for me, not having had any experience in business thus far and - I’m fairly certain … Continue reading MassChallenge Switzerland