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Tekkies heading for Brum
A festival highlighting the wealth of technical innovation, knowledge and skills in Birmingham takes place this Saturday at Millennium Point. Birmingham Techfest will also incorporate an international robotics competition called Micromouse. Featured at the event will be two pieces of research that have been just been listed by the Research Council UK in the 100 top pieces of research that will shape our future. They are a USB stick that provides a virtual world of software for use in remote areas of Africa that have limited internet access and an investigation into the use of algae as a fuel source to find a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.
Micromouse involves contestants racing robotic 'mice' round mazes but it has grown to include a wide range of robotic activities such as a schools’ competition and mini-sumo - in which contenders seek out their opponents and then 'push them out of the ring' - and robot football.
Techfest will also showcase the activities of Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment and many of its partner organisations. There will be displays of students’ work from all four schools within the faculty, cutting-edge research and demonstrations. Birmingham Techfest is open to schools, colleges, the public and businesses.

Sporting success for Basepoint
This year's Malvern RFC Sportsman's dinner, sponsored by serviced office provider Basepoint Tewkesbury, attracted more than 150 local businesses and raised more than £3,500 for the club and £2,000 for charity. Virtual 'horse racing' and a memorabilia auction were used to help raise money for the club and its newly established youth training club.
Renée Parry, centre manager at Basepoint Tewkesbury, said: "As always the evening was a lot of fun and raised a substantial amount of money for a good cause, as well as being a great way to for local businesses to meet in an informal and sociable setting." Basepoint Tewkesbury comprises 70 small business units. The centre is located at Tewkesbury Business Park, adjacent to junction 9 of the M5 motorway.

Ladie Go Diva rides into town
Change agency ICE has developed an off the wall viral video campaign alongside NHS Coventry to help students look good on the dance floor by using their local NHS dentist. The music-video 'Bad Nashers' is a tongue-in-cheek campaign aimed at young people and students to encourage greater take-up of NHS dentists, featuring the, ahem, talents of 'Ladie Go' Diva' - a cross between Coventry's local heroine Lady Godiva, and Lady Gaga.
The video for Bad Nashers follows our heroine in her pursuit of perfect pearly whites across the social minefield of a night out in a student union bar. It is being distributed via Facebook, Twitter, and email to 10,000 students.