Connected is here to encourage, ease and increase potential knowledge exchange links between academia and industry, particularly small and medium-SME
Northern Ireland
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Are you a Food or Drink businesses based in the NW and want to grow your online sales?
Join Future Harvest NI’s FREE programme using Who Buys My Brand to better understand customers & web performance.
Starting 28th Oct with 6 online sessions.
Sign Up: ow.ly/uiTU50ZWR2G
Delighted to showcase this collaborative partnership with @swccollege and @InvestNI Innovation Vouchers, great example of the support Connected offers to our FE partners to engage with industry guiding them through the innovation ecosystem of support available in NI .
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Our Foodovation Centre Manager Stella Graham was delighted to attend the Irish Quality Food & Drink Awards last night in Dublin.
It was great to see so many great local products and the talented people behind them.
Thanks to @ConnectedNI for supporting this event!
We're delighted to collaborate with @QUBelfast showcasing the new Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC). AMIC has been a valued partner of Connected for many years, supporting industry through sector specific projects that help drive innovation and engagement with SMEs
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Sport thrives when coaches thrive. Delegates at the #ElevatingCoaching event called for better pay, conditions, wellbeing support and a unified coaching voice.
Our new video shows why investing in the coaching workforce strengthens sport, health and communities across NI.
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Our Foodovation Centre Manager, Stella Graham, spent a fantastic couple of days @Bordbia Bloom, experiencing the innovation and quality of Ireland's Food & Drink sector! ✨
Thanks to @ConnectedNI for supporting the visit .
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Join us at Ulster University’s Knowledge Exchange Event (Belfast Campus) on Fri 29 May 2026. Build on last year’s momentum, co-create solutions, and hear from keynote speaker Ciaran Ward.
📍 Belfast
📅 29 May 2026
👉 Register: ulster.ac.uk/faculties/life-…
#SportCoaching
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Representatives from @nwrc_college, including Cathal Ferry, Ulick Hughes, and Philip Coyle, explored Industry 4.0 tech at MACH 2026, supported by @ConnectedNI through its Knowledge Acquisition and Foresight Activities (KAFA) programme.
#MACH2026
To celebrate World Creativity & Innovation Day we are pleased to share the case study highlighting the support Connected provided to NWRC to develop feasibility studies, which ultimately led to the creation of NWRC’s suite of Innovation and Skills Centres @nwrc_college
Up next in our digital case studies is our collaborative HE/FE Celebrating Knowledge Transfer Partnership Success in NI. Connected has been instrumental in supporting our partners to deliver applied innovation to local businesses' @QUB_Innovation @swccollege @nwrc_college
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We invite you to a FREE Business Breakfast in partnership with Further Education NI, to explore a range of support and funding programmes we are now offering to local businesses.
Register Now: ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/…
National Innovation Day is dedicated to recognising the role of innovation in driving progress and solving challenges across various fields. Check out the link below to our case study with @QUBelfast @bfastmet Isotech Ltd. #Collaboration
youtu.be/Z3g67m_AdtE
Could a £5K Innovation Voucher help your business to work with local universities, colleges or research bodies?
@InvestNI
call is now open for applications closing Friday 13th Feb 2026 for more information 📞T: 0800 181 4422 W: investni.com/innovation
@ConnectedNI delighted to support our FE partners to attend the KTP 2025 Conference & Awards last week. Huge congratulations to Lorraine Marks and the KTP Team @QUBelfast for their award success. Check out our website for full news story on the event.
connected.ni.org/news-events
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🤝Our Technology Innovation Manager Dr. Fergal Tuffy participated in the KTP Conference in Manchester last week, showcasing KTP's role in bridging academia and industry.
👏 Congratulations to Lorraine Marks and the KTP team @QUBelfast for their award success!
@ConnectedNI were delighted to support a collaborative sponsorship opportunity for our FE partners to participate in the NI Chamber's Future Workforce Summit, read the full news story on our website, follow the link 👉connected.ni.org
@ConnectedNI delighted to support our programme partners to take part in this event.
Our Technology Innovation Manager Dr. Fergal Tuffy and Business Development Executive Jane Fleming enjoyed taking part in the @NIChamber Future Workforce Summit yesterday at The Dunadry Hotel.
Special thanks to @ConnectedNI for supporting our participation in the event.
Well done to @nwrc_bsc on their new Knowledge Transfer Partnership project with Wafer Ltd. @ConnectedNI was instrumental in providing that initial support to identify business needs, explore opportunities for innovation and prepare a successful funding application for KTP Funding
Check out the full story on our website in News & Events
👉connected.ni.org
connected.ni.org/news-events…
@ConnectedNI were honoured to attend @OUBelfast graduation ceremony, Programme Manager Lynn Connaughton and Project Support Officer Sharon George were delighted to join in the celebrations, congratulations to all the graduates and to @OUBelfast team for a fantastic day.
