Imperative

People’s experience

Places prosper when they understand and design for the needs of people. Connected Places Catapult has access to a range of capabilities which help partners to understand changing needs and to design for experience.

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Opportunity

Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition

Unlock the Potential of AI in Transforming the UK Transport Sector The Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, recognises the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of the UK’s transport system.
2 weeks ago
Report

Home Retrofit for Public Health and Climate Resilience

A programme blueprint to achieving better outcomes for communities.
2 months ago
News

Funding and support available for transport accessibility innovators

Up to 15 companies will be selected to receive up to £150,000 each in a new transport accessibility competition.
2 months ago

Opportunity / National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) Scaling Innovation Programme 2025

Opportunity / Call for proposals: challenges and innovation in urban commercial real estate and public spaces

Article / Inclusive Innovation championed in the West Midlands

Podcasts

The future of Britain’s railways with Lord Adonis
Podcasts

Great rail journeys of the future with Michael Portillo

Projects, opportunities & Case Studies

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Opportunity

Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition

Unlock the Potential of AI in Transforming the UK Transport Sector The Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, recognises the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of the UK’s transport system.
2 weeks ago
Opportunity

National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) Scaling Innovation Programme 2025

Introducing the National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) Scaling Innovation Programme 2025, delivered by Connected Places Catapult in partnership with the ncat consortium. This programme is dedicated to funding those pioneering solutions that enhance transport accessibility for disabled people. 
2 months ago
Opportunity

Call for proposals: challenges and innovation in urban commercial real estate and public spaces

Connected Places Catapult is pleased to invite proposals for research to help drive innovation in the urban Commercial Real Estate (CRE).
2 months ago
A group of nine smiling adults, including one person in a wheelchair, is sitting outdoors on a sunny day in front of modern buildings and trees.
Project

Homes for Healthy Ageing

The Homes for Healthy Ageing programme demonstrates the role that innovation, collaboration and a human-centred approach can play in accelerating the development of healthy, age-friendly homes and neighbourhoods.
2 years ago
Station Innovation Zone
Project

Station Innovation Zone

Bristol Temple Meads has been established as UK’s first ‘Station Innovation Zone’, trialling new technologies designed to upgrade passengers’ experience.
2 years ago
A waterfront scene along the Mersey with docked boats, historic red brick buildings on both sides, and a view of an ornate cathedral in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.
Project

Moving on the Mersey

The history of the UK is one of trade, where we’ve been moulded and defined by our global connectivity through the seas. This is also true at a regional level, such as in Liverpool, the Solent, London and the Northeast
2 years ago
Logo of Innovate UK, featuring "UKRI" in white text on a dark blue background to the left and a purple geometric design followed by the text "Innovate UK" in dark blue on a white background to the right.
Innovation imperatives
Industry Focus