Setting up a business or going self-employed can give LGBT people a sense of liberation and freedom to be their authentic selves, according to research by the University of Bath. The academics, who worked on the study of small businesses with LGBT owners with the Radboud University in the Netherlands, found that negative experiences in the...
Bath-based advanced analytics firm Actual Experience has taken on another non-executive director as it continues to rebuild its board following major changes last year including the sudden departure of its founding chief executive. Barry Hoffman, who has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic and operational Human Resources roles in the technology and real estate sectors,...
As the end of the 2022/23 tax year approaches on 5 April, it is also a good time to review your affairs, making the most of opportunities to maximise your income and minimise your tax, writes Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden. Some tax planning may require action to be taken before 5 April. I...
The managing partner of Bath architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has become a visiting professor at the School of Architecture and Environment at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). Geoff Rich, pictured, will work with the university to help inspire the next generation of architects, sharing his expertise through masterclasses, lectures, and...
Monday February 27 Finals: Smith & Nephew, Globaldata, RHI Magnesita, Senior, Centralnic Group, Greencoat Renewables, Spectral MD Holdings Interims: Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Beeks Financial Cloud Group Trading announcement: AB Foods Tuesday February 28 Finals: Rotork, Morgan Advanced Materials, Videndum, Travis Perkins, Ocado, Croda International, Unite, Abrdn, St James’s Place, Intertek Group, Derwent London, Man, XP Power, Uniphar, Hutchmed (China),...
A once-in-a-generation elite sporting event taking place in Bath this summer will offer a unique showcase for the city’s businesses. The UIPM Modern Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships are being staged at the University of Bath in August, providing unparalleled sponsorship, hospitality and staff engagement opportunities for firms in the city. The event, which...
A business launched by two former schoolfriends from Bath has raised £1m from its first investment round to market its pioneering wearable workplace safety technology. Spacebands is on a mission to improve workplace safety by using its technology to prevent accidents, injuries and deaths in hazardous environments. Initially seeking seed investment of £600,000, it has now received £1m...
University of Bath Professor of Aerospace Engineering Ismet Gursul has been made a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), recognising him as one the most respected names in the global aerospace industry. The AIAA, the world’s largest aerospace technical society, cited Prof Gursul for his outstanding technical contributions in vortex-dominated...
Future, the Bath-headquartered specialist global media group, has appointed a major figure in the US media sector to take over from CEO Zillah Byng-Thorne when she steps down at the end of next month. The group, which Ms Byng-Thorne has transformed from a loss-making mainly UK business into an international group worth around £2bn...
Bath is to celebrate World Heritage Day 2023 with a free event for residents and visitors on Saturday 4 March. Taking place in the Guildhall between 11am and 3pm, the event will be an opportunity to discover 2,000 years of Bath's spa history, and find out why the city is one of the Greatest...
