Technology entrepreneur Simon Milner is helping spearhead a new Maker Space at the University of Huddersfield.
Simon, who grew up in Golcar and left the Colne Valley for Silicon Valley in California, is now back from the United States and has taken up a post as entrepreneur in residence at the university.
Simon, along with the university’s vice-chancellor Prof Bob Cryan, launched the new Maker Space in the university’s impressive Barbara Hepworth Building.
The aim of the Maker Space is to encourage students, entrepreneurs and small business owners from inside and outside the university to come together, collaborate and develop creative ideas. The space allows people the opportunity to use the latest technology and specialist tools and equipment they may not otherwise have access to.
The Maker Space is a collaborative project between the University of…
