News

What’s new in CORDA? You can keep up to date with the latest developments on our news pages, which carry a range of press releases and recent stories from around the business. Just click to link to the topics that interest you.

CORDA celebrates 25 years
(14 Aug 09)

This year is our twenty-fifth anniversary and we are proud of the progress CORDA has made since its inception back in 1984.  Originally set up to provide Operational Analysis services to MoD, the group has taken those skill sets and developed them to become the broad-based decision support consultancy CORDA is today, serving both MoD and Industry as well as other government sectors.  

CORDA at the Defence Research Conference
(20 Mar 09)

CORDA will be at the Defence Research conference at the Birmingham International Conference Centre on the 24th and 25th March as part of the BAE Systems stand.

CORDA at the World Class Commissioning Conference
(20 Jan 09)

CORDA is presenting at the two day conference on World Class Commissioning and the Fundamentals of Commissioning in the Health Service on the 25th and 26th February at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. CORDA will demonstrate how 25 years of decision support experience can support commissioners with the strategic planning, commissioning and provision of health services.

Christmas message from CORDA's General Manager
(19 Dec 08)

CORDA goes gold!
(05 Dec 08)

In December Corda succeeded in winning a coveted Chairman's Gold Award, which was presented at a ceremony held in Washington. Suzanne Harrison (nominator), Chris Watson, Mark Ng, Martyn Cubitt and Steve Pretty were nominated for 'Business and Solutions Modelling - Best Practice Transfer to BAE Systems Inc.' in the 'Transferring Best Practice' category.

CORDA promotes careers in Operational Research
(20 Nov 08)

Two CORDA staff members attended and presented at the 33rd Operational Research Society Careers Open Day. Held at the University of Birmingham on the 19th November, the event was attended by several employers and academic institutions.

CORDA presents at War Gaming and Combat Modelling course
(11 Nov 08)

CORDA provided both an interactive symposium on 'Political Cards' and a presentation on 'The Application of War Gaming and Combat Modelling in Support of Defence Decision Making' at the War Gaming and Combat Modelling course, held from 3rd to 7th November and run by the Defence College of Management and Technology at Shrivenham.

CORDA attends Operational Research Society’s 50th Conference
(14 Sep 08)

On 9th-11th September, three representatives from CORDA attended the 50th Annual Conference of the OR Society in the historic City of York.

CORDA presents at ISMOR 2008
(05 Sep 08)

On the 25-29 August 2008, CORDA attended the 25th annual International Symposium on Military Operational Research (ISMOR) at New Place, near Bishop’s Waltham, Southampton.

CORDA member wins Gold medal at the 2008 skydiving nationals
(01 Sep 08)

Becky Austin, a consultant at CORDA, won gold with her 4-way skydiving team, Exodus, at the UK national championships this August. The army-sponsored team have been training together since February this year and were overjoyed to win both the Army Parachute Championships and the UK nationals competition.