Kevin O'Sullivan
Technical upgrades for Royal Observatory in Edinburgh to help space startups
Technical upgrades to the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh will help space startups experiment with the latest cutting-edge equipment. Following nine months of renovations and over £400,000 investment via the Science…
Five-day festival to celebrate ‘vibrancy’ of ethnic minority communities in Scotland
A five-day festival and summit will celebrate the ‘vibrancy’ of ethnic minority communities in Scotland later this month. The annual Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Summit and Festival 2024 takes place…
Scottish Government goes its own way on patient-facing app for NHS
The Scottish Government has confirmed it will not take part in the new NHS App – which will create a single patient record for people living in England. Ministers are…
University of Aberdeen pledges to reduce equity share in spinout businesses
The University of Aberdeen is to drastically reduce the equity share it takes in its spinout firms to encourage more business creation. In line with a recent independent review of…
Virtual reality, wearables and AI research trials to be funded to help cut drug deaths
Virtual reality, wearables and AI research trials in Scotland are to be funded through a UK Government innovation scheme to cut drug deaths. The research is being funded through the…
New building at heart of Glasgow University campus redevelopment to represent ‘future of interdisciplinary science’
A new £300 million building at the heart of Glasgow University’s campus redevelopment will represent the ‘future of interdisciplinary science’, according to its designers. The flagship Keystone Building, which will…
Abertay University becomes first ‘Adobe Creative Campus’ in Scotland
Abertay University is to become the first ‘Adobe Creative Campus’ in Scotland – to enhance the digital and creative skills of students for the future workplace. The Dundee university joins…
Mark Logan steps down as chief entrepreneurial adviser to Scottish Government. Former Skyscanner exec cites ‘draining’ political attacks
Mark Logan has stepped down as chief entrepreneurial adviser to the Scottish Government – saying he’s increasingly being targeted by ‘draining’ political attacks. The former Skyscanner executive – who took…
New partnership aims to get public sector and financial data flowing
A new partnership will aim to open up public sector data and financial data for use by researchers for the ‘good of society’. Research Data Scotland Smart Data Foundry are…
Scotland’s chief entrepreneur announces plan for new ‘deeptech supercluster’
Scotland’s chief entrepreneur has revealed plans for a new ‘deeptech supercluster’ in a bid to support the advanced manufacturing sector. Former Skyscanner executive Mark Logan said tech firms with advanced…