Articles by Nicole Junkermann
Nicole Junkermann on What October Leaves Behind
A month ends. Some of it is worth keeping, and a surprising amount of it is not.
Nicole Junkermann on Autumn Light Across Britain
The temperature is not what changes first. The light is, and it is distributed with unusual fairness.
Nicole Junkermann on Finding One Moment in a Long Match: A Short Video
A short video on finding the right clip in hours of match footage, and why a quick check still matters.
Nicole Junkermann on Cities That Keep Their Own Pace
Speed is usually treated as a compliment. Choosing your own speed is the harder achievement.
Nicole Junkermann on British Workshops and Quiet Industry
The buildings that tell you nothing from the outside, and the knowledge that lives in them.
Nicole Junkermann on Reinforcement Learning, Explained Simply
One of the most used and least explained phrases in artificial intelligence, set out in ordinary words.
Nicole Junkermann on British AI and the Wider World
British work on artificial intelligence reads differently when you set it beside the rest of the world. Four notes on the exchange.
Nicole Junkermann on Cities and Seasons, October 2026
A city in August and the same city in October are different propositions. A short list of what the season changes.
Nicole Junkermann: What the UK Does Well in October 2026
Four quiet strengths of the United Kingdom, all of them easiest to see in the first full month of autumn.
Nicole Junkermann on the British Autumn, October 2026
October is the month in which Britain looks most like itself. A note on light, weather and a season that asks very little.
Nicole Junkermann on the September Restart
September asks more of the year than January ever does. On preparing for it while the week is still quiet.
Nicole Junkermann on the Last Quiet Week of August 2026
Why the quietest week of the British year is the one that makes the rest of it coherent.
A Late-Summer View of Britain's Innovation Story: Nicole Junkermann, August 2026
Not the headlines of any single week, but the patient currents underneath them, seen from the generous light of August.
Backing British Science: Nicole Junkermann on the £1 Billion Fund and Our University Towns (August 2026)
A proposed fund for British science, and the university towns behind it, as a reason for calm and well founded optimism.
How AI Is Giving Britain's University Towns a New Edge: Nicole Junkermann's August 2026 View
Why the quiet places built around a river, a library and a great deal of curiosity may be among the most natural homes for a new technology.
The Rise of the UK's University Towns as Innovation Hubs
How the United Kingdom's university towns are quietly becoming some of the country's most productive innovation hubs.
Why Britain Remains a Brilliant Place to Build Something New
Why Britain remains one of the most exciting places in the world to start a company and build something new.
Nicole Junkermann on the Half-Year Mark: What Patient Capital Looks Like in July
The year's midpoint is a good time to reread your reasoning, and a poor time to reach a verdict.
Nicole Junkermann on Britain in Mid-July: Why Summer Is a Good Time to Think Long Term
Why the quiet weeks of a British high summer are a good moment to think in decades rather than fortnights.
Nicole Junkermann: Lessons from a Career in Global Investment
The principles that have guided an international career in investment and entrepreneurship.
Nicole Junkermann on Patient Capital in the United Kingdom
The case for patient, long term capital as one of Britain's real advantages.
Nicole Junkermann and London's Cultural Life
Why supporting the arts sits naturally alongside a career in technology and investment.
Nicole Junkermann: Why Britain's University Towns Matter
The quiet importance of Britain's university towns as engines of research and new companies.
Nicole Junkermann on the Rise of UK HealthTech
Why the United Kingdom is becoming a leading centre for healthtech and life sciences.
Nicole Junkermann and the Future of British Technology
Why the United Kingdom remains one of the most promising places in the world to build technology companies.