New public health body will have key leadership role in data science and innovation
A new public health body to be set up in Scotland will have a key leadership role for data science and innovation, according to a consultation paper. Public Health Scotland...
Scotland’s newest high school to lock down pupils’ phones as part of social media ‘detox’ plan
A brand new £32.5m high school which will among the most technologically advanced in Scotland is to ban pupils from bringing their phones to class. Bertha Park High School in...
Airport email scam prevented by UK’s cyber defence agency
Web scammers tried to defraud more than 200,000 people by using a fake email address ‘spoofing’ an unnamed UK airport, a report revealed today. The scam used a fake .gov.uk...
Glasgow subway to feature in 5G ‘infotainment’ demonstrator
Tourists and commuters on Glasgow’s metro system will get a taste of ‘infotainment’ services run on superfast 5G networks, as part of a partnership between the UK Government and South...
Glasgow data marketing agency launches ‘buck Brexit’ service for SMEs
A Glasgow data marketing agency has launched a ‘buck Brexit’ service for SMEs seeking to grasp new opportunities arising from exiting the EU. ADLANTIC, a performance marketing and data insights company,...
Accelerator launched for mapping and location tech start-ups
Location, land and property data will be available under a new scheme to support tech start-ups in potentially lucrative geolocation data markets. Registers of Scotland (RoS) and Ordnance Survey (OS)...
The Data Lab expands reach into Aberdeen with key appointment and new office space
The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and artificial intelligence, has signed the lease on new office space and appointed a business development manager to help drive growth through...
Quantum research hub which developed cameras that can ‘look around corners’ secures £28m in further funding
A quantum imaging research hub which developed cameras that can ‘look around corners’ has received a £28m government-backed funding boost. QuantIC, a University of Glasgow-led centre involving seven universities, will...
The electronic doctor will see you now. NHS begins collaboration with Amazon Alexa
The NHS has begun a collaboration with Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant to give people ‘reliable’ health information in their home. People will be able to access verified health information from...
Billionaire philanthropists donate $7.5m to Glasgow University’s bid to become world-leading precision medicine hub
A billionaire philanthropist couple have donated $7.5m to Glasgow University’s bid to become a world-leading hub for precision medicine. Husband and wife John and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, whose biopharma firm Biocon is India’s...
