Innovate UK is inviting applications from businesses and startups to find innovative solutions to help combat the global disruption caused by COVID-19.
07.04.2020
Leave it to a global pandemic to fundamentally get organizations to re-think how they work and get the most out of their teams. From Milan to Dublin to San Francisco, companies of every industry are scrambling, defining and refining work-from-home protocols, in certain instances for the entirety of their staff. Will turning to remote today offer lasting organizational change for tomorrow?
07.04.2020
Doctor-led healthtech company Patchwork.Health and digital passports provider Truu have announced a new partnership to enable the rapid and flexible deployment of key NHS staff members during the COVID-19 outbreak.
07.04.2020
Crowdcube has launched "Save Our Startups" campaign, an Open Letter to Boris Johnson outlining what needs to be done to protect Britain’s entrepreneurial future from the economic crisis caused by COVID-19.
06.04.2020
Humans are social animals. Civilization itself is the result of the pooled effort of innumerable people over thousands of years. Looking back on examples of human collaboration can help researchers, organisations, and families determine how to maximise teamwork going forward. Daniel Naggar of Kukatree explores the challenges of teamwork today and shares tips for remaining productive.
06.04.2020
In the past few weeks, our reality has changed beyond recognition. There will no doubt be many challenges ahead, but in an attempt to keep the wheels running while fighting off the common threat to life and health, the UK government has announced support package for individuals and businesses. These measures are being updated on a daily basis.
06.04.2020
The NHS has urged the public to wash our hands regularly to minimise the spread of COVID-19 and have released a step-by-step guide on how to do so. In the midst of a global pandemic, hygiene has been more vital than ever but your hands are not the only route to spreading potentially dangerous germs. Experts from Back Market explain how best to keep your tech clean.
04.04.2020
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week we look at how the Coronavirus outbreak is influencing crowdfunding.
03.04.2020
Maddyness provides you with a quick digest of three news items to keep you up to date with the startup scene, emerging trends and other noteworthy stories. Here's some news this week.
03.04.2020
Alexandra Pearson from The Yurt Academy shares her advice and experience to help people to stay positive, productive and in control during this period of change and isolation.
03.04.2020
As COVID-19 forces millions of people to self-isolate, Maddyness has picked 19 positive news stories that should help you to stay optimistic during these strange times.
02.04.2020
Millennials are inspiring fresh ideas that will change the workplace as we know it while getting companies to be more forward-thinking about the future of work. Millennials get talked about a lot and are playing a prominent role reshaping expectations, experiences, and practices in the workspace! But who are they really? And what do they want?
02.04.2020
Now, more than ever before in recent history, the UK is looking at its hospitals with an increased scrutinised eye. The current COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened the urgency felt that the NHS and the hospitals that they operate need funding poured into them as a service vital to our survival as a society.
01.04.2020
COVID-19 is forcing companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to the demands of millions of people self-isolating around the world. Maddyness has selected some examples of these pivots from the UK and beyond.
31.03.2020