News and blogs
We’ve collected all of the news and blog posts from across the team at Allia – read on for insights about impact; spotlights on some of the exciting projects our tenants and partners work on; and interesting thought-pieces from across the sector
Cambridge business workshop series
Upskill yourself to help your business grow.
We are running a new series of workshops in Cambridge for those who live or work in the city, and who have the ambition to start something new. Whether it’s a business they want to get off the ground, or an initiative or project that would benefit the community – our four workshops will cover different aspects that will help you get started.
The future of co-working is bright
If you believed everything you read in the news at the moment, you’d be forgiven for finding the closest sandpit and burying your head in it! In amidst the columns of doom and gloom reporting from home and abroad, there’s much to be read about the tailspin that companies like WeWork and Central Working are finding themselves in.
New Allia film shows how Modular Homes can help address homelessness
Specially built housing communities have been proven to help rough sleepers rebuild their lives.
Allia has released a short film to share how supported modular housing communities help people who have been previously homeless or are sleeping rough to rebuild their lives.
£105 million for new affordable homes in Scotland
The Scottish Government has agreed investment worth £105 million to boost the number of affordable homes in Scotland – through Allia’s Charitable Bond programme. It has been working with Allia for 8 successful years – and now £105 million has been secured for the social housing sector.
FOTOGRAF – The life of young people in Uganda, through their eyes
Last week saw the opening of award-winning photographer Julian Claxton’s latest exhibition, Fotograf, at our Future Business Centre at the Cambridge Guildhall. Established in 2015, Fotograf (previously Give a Child a Camera) is a programme of photography workshops designed to ‘enrich, inspire and empower’ young people in East Africa.
Investors! Come & meet the next big things in impact innovation!
From fields such as food waste reduction, transforming plastic into low-carbon building products to building nature-related intelligence gathering – all of the ventures on our Accelerator Challenge are addressing global challenges in innovative ways. And we want you to meet them!
Cost Crisis Seminar for Hackney businesses by Allia
Business owners in Hackney invited to online seminar for free advice and support on managing with escalating costs.
The new Allia Future Business Centre, Cambridge Guildhall
The historical building in the heart of the city will provide a base for start-ups & community enterprises to work and collaborate
Climate Accelerator comes to a close with a Demo Day for climate tech founders
We have been working with Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, EIT Climate-KIC, to deliver 6 months of support to start-ups who have innovative solutions for addressing the climate emergency
As the programme came to a close, the founders joined to pitch their ventures at Allia’s Climate Accelerator Demo Day at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge – the same venue that saw the launch of the programme back in January 2022.
Climate Action from the Allia team
Here at Allia, we talk a lot about our mission to create a positive impact for people, place and planet… But what does our team do in their personal lives to play their part in saving the planet? After all, it’s the small things that go towards making a big difference.