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Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, part of Spire Healthcare, has recently installed its first MAGNETOM® Skyra 3T MR system from Siemens Healthcare. The system was formally unveiled by former English rugby union player, Austin Healey. Having used a previous-generation Siemens system, the MAGNETOM Symphony 1.5T, for over nine years, Spire Gatwick sought a replacement state-of-the-art system to expand its service provision. This is expected to include cardiac MR procedures, whole-body imaging, whole-body diffusion and cartilage imaging.

The UK rail industry is set to receive an extensive skills boost – thanks to a new rail training academy developed collaboratively by Siemens and NSARE (National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering). An innovative agreement between NSARE and the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) with support from the Department for Transport (DFT) will provide half the funds required, with Siemens contributing the other 50 per cent.

On the 11th, 12th and 13th of September Siemens Subsea in Ulverston, Cumbria will host the welcome programme for the latest group of apprentices to join Siemens businesses across the North of England. The Ulverston base is welcoming appren-tices from Siemens businesses in Manchester (Infrastructure and Cities), Leeds (Railways) and Congleton (Industrial). Siemens Subsea is also taking on 12 apprentices this year. The apprentices will all start in September.

Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) announced the winners of the inaugural City Climate Leadership Awards at a ceremony held this evening at the Crystal in London. The Awards honored ten cities for excellence in urban sustainability and leadership in the fight against climate change. The winning cities and their award categories are:

The University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is celebrating the one year anniversary of the installation of the UK’s first MR/PET system, the BiographTM mMR from Siemens Healthcare. The world’s first fully integrated MR and PET scanner has expanded horizons for research to better understand, diagnose and address priority diseases including heart attack, stroke and dementia. It allows for the simultaneous acquisition of MR scans with their excellent anatomical and functional information together with PET scans which can depict cellular activity. Siemens Healthcare, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre and NHS patients have all worked in partnership to drive forward the technological advances that impact on key diseases.

Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, part of the Nuffield Health group, has increased productivity within intraoperative imaging following the installation of an ARCADIS® Varic C-arm from Siemens Healthcare. The system is helping staff to improve the workflow of spinal and neurological surgery procedures with its rapid screening times and versatile applications.

The first cohort of graduates from the University of Lincoln’s pioneering new School of Engineering will collect their degree certificates today (Tuesday, 3 September). The Lincoln School of Engineering was the first dedicated facility of its kind to becreated in the UK for more than 20 years, built in collaboration with the global engineering company Siemens.

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Next month (September) sees Siemens, widely known for engineering innovation, showcase creativity of a different type - using paintbrushes and chalks - as the company engages world famous artists 3D Joe and Max to create a ‘pavement Picasso’ masterpiece on the streets of London

Siemens has completed the supply and installation of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in 12 London Underground (LU) car parks across the capital for UK Power Network Services. The new network of 60 Siemens AC intelligent charge posts is fully integrated into Source London, the UK's largest electric vehicle membership scheme with over 1300 charge points.

In its first year, Siemens’ urban development centre, the Crystal, has evolved into a global hub for urban sustainability, a well sought-after venue for conferences and meetings – and an East London landmark. From August 30 to September 5, 2013, the Crystal will celebrate its first anniversary by hosting Sustainable Cities Week.

Siemens employees in Newcastle joined forces with other volunteers at Groundwork North East and Cumbria to support a local community project at Gateshead Central Nursery in Lobley Hill.