Tevi Celebration Event @ Cabilla
What a fantastic day we spent last Wednesday (17th May 2023) at Cabilla for the Tevi end of Project Celebration. The weather was glorious and we had a packed day full of activity and inspiring speakers. The Cabilla team provided inspiring woodland walks through the ancient temperate rainforest on their land whilst Cornwall Wildlife Trust […]
Pint & Hedgehog competition is a win-win for pub customers and wildlife
Cornwall pub beer garden named best for wildlife and nature A Cornish pub is celebrating after winning a competition to make ‘space for nature’ in its beer garden. Pubs from Lands’ End to Torpoint took up the challenge to make their outside spaces havens for wildlife as part of the Pint and Hedgehog scheme, […]
University Partnerships: Impact Showcase
The University Partnerships: Impact Showcase was held on 9 March 2023 (7–9 pm) at the Stannary on the Penryn (Tremough) Campus. Since 2014, the University of Exeter’s projects have supported over 900 businesses in the region by providing access to grants, business development resources, and funding for innovative technologies. This support enabled the delivery of […]
Community Resilience and the Net Zero Challenge
As part of our Challenge Network series, Tevi selected a number of guest speakers to discuss and share actions in the race to ‘net zero’. Communities from across West Cornwall were able to learn from, and support one another to identify how Tevi can support them to become more resilient in the face of climate […]
Tevi Grant Fund Launch – September 2022
Hi all, Many thanks to all of you for attending our event at the Fibre Hub in Pool. We were delighted to have such a diverse audience with such a broad range of potential projects. Please find below the presentation delivered today and feel free to send any questions regarding your Grant Fund application to […]
Tevi Extension – Grant Fund Launch
We are delighted to announce that we have a new Tevi Grant Fund available for Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) across Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly. We are looking to support innovative projects that fulfil our criteria (see below) and can be completed within the allotted time frame. Dr Dan Bloomfield, Tevi […]
Tevi Extension & Grant Fund 2022
The Tevi (Cornish for grow) project, led by university of Exeter in partnership with Cornwall Council and Cornwall Wildlife Trust has supported over 350 small and medium sized businesses across Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly to grow over the last five years despite lockdowns and pandemics. The project specialises is supporting SME’s to transition […]
Innovation in Cornish Construction Materials – Groundworks
When Building Back Greener means taking a closer look at the foundations. The second installment of Tevi’s new Challenge Network on Sustainable Construction focused on an area of development that is vital, yet often overlooked: the ground. Birgit Höntzsch, Chair of Landscape Institute South West Branch, Committee Member for Constructing Excellence Cornwall Hub and […]
Innovation in Cornish Construction Materials – New Challenge Network Launch
How will construction materials be used to ensure we Build Back Greener? One of a brand new series, as part of our Challenge Networks, this half-day event focused on innovations in material production, reduction and re-use on construction developments. The session showcased new perspectives on traditional building materials with future-focused examples of new products. The […]
Domestic & Commercial Waste in Cornwall
As part of understanding the lifecycle of materials and products resulting from local business processes, Tevi organised a group visit to the SUEZ Materials Recycling Facility (MERF) in Bodmin, followed by a tour of the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre (CERC) in the afternoon. Participants had the opportunity to learn how Suez reduce and reuse waste, […]