Space Hub Yorkshire – Based in Leeds

Space Hub Yorkshire is a collaboration of our region’s industries, universities and regional governments, funded by the government and backed by the UK Space Agency. Do you think of Space when you turn on your TV, use your car’s satnav, or make a mobile phone call? Space technology facilitates the daily lives of us all. […]

Fabulous February Half Term at Thackray Museum

It’s looking like a Fabulous February at Thackray Museum of Medicine, with a programme which includes Bot Bonanza! and Sparks!, their new early years play area. From February 19th – 27th, ‘Bot Bonanza!’ will give children and their families the opportunity to design their very own robotic friend, meet a real robot, watch Disney Pixar […]

The British Library Commissions Yorkshire Artists

As part of their Leeds Culture Programme, The British Library has collaborated with Yorkshire artists to launch an online artwork for Light Night. ‘Faint Signals’ is the Library’s commission with Yorkshire’s Invisible Flock, an interactive arts studio. Its creation is a response to the challenges emanating from COVID-19 to cultural engagement. It’s hoped that visitors […]

In Conversation With Richard Murphy

First Event is a corporate events company based in Yeadon and fast becoming global virtual events specialists. The creative team that works across Yorkshire and London strives to develop truly special events. These events include conferences, exhibitions, celebrations, employee engagement events and more, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the company had to pivot rapidly […]

Leeds Digital Festival Has Worldwide Appeal

Taking place for the second time this year, Leeds Digital Festival has increased its offering from 134 online events in April to an extremely impressive 294 events this September. Whilst the events in April were necessarily driven online by COVID-19 (the change planned and delivered within just 3 weeks) this autumn will see some physical […]