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“If I got to go back to Work Experience Week, I would do. And I would stay there forever.” The wonderful words of 15-year-old Menna, who joined us for a workplace safari at Newcastle Helix. She was one of 24 Year 10 students from schools across the North East who joined us in July for the BUILDING BLOCKS Work Experience Week. When these incredible teenagers first arrived, there was a lot of feet shuffling, heads down, and lack of confidence about what they could do, never min

You can browse our occupier directory and see the organisations that call Newcastle Helix home. But our Who's at Helix? series is about getting beyond the names and meeting the people behind them. We want to understand what they're working on, the problems they're trying to solve, and what that work could mean in the real world. Next up, we meet Jurek, founder of Nanovery. Time matters When asked about the projects exciting him most right now, Jurek starts with one that refle

“The absolute lifeblood of the North East business community is the SME sector.” During the recent BBC Outside Broadcast at Helix, we took the opportunity to catch up with Huw Lewis from the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority to hear more about the investment being made to help businesses across the region grow. Based at Newcastle Helix, the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority works across areas including skills, transport, investment and tourism. Supporting long-term

The Brief: Imagining the Buildings of Tomorrow “Design a building of the future. It has to be a place where people can live, work or study. It can be any size, shape or colour, and made of any material you want.” Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Leaders That is the brief for our BUILDING BLOCKS Schools Challenge, given to 240 Year 5 students. It’s a competition that wraps around our acclaimed BUILDING BLOCKS Insights event, where 9 and 10-year-olds from local sch

The National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD), based at The Catalyst at Newcastle Helix, has revealed the findings of a new independent Economic Impact Report, highlighting the significant contribution it is making to the North East and wider UK economy. The findings were shared at a breakfast briefing at The Catalyst, bringing together the NICD community to celebrate its achievements to date and look ahead to the Centre’s next chapter. And there was plenty to celebrate. I

The BUILDING BLOCKS programme continues to grow at the Innovation District of Newcastle Helix. Following the success of last year’s ground-breaking pilot, we were delighted to host a fresh cohort of enthusiastic businesses and students for our Work Experience Week 2026. In the last week of their school year, 24 Year 10 students from across Tyneside were welcomed to Newcastle Helix for a STEM-inspired experience, with a difference. Taking the form of a structured work placemen