Geovation programme seeks new GeoTech and PropTech disruptors
Location and property data start-ups could be in line to receive funding, business support and the strategic backing of Ordnance Survey and HM Land Registry (HMLR). The Geovation Programme is...
Hibs tops digital league as first Scottish club to score Gigabit City connection
Hibernian FC is the latest to connect to Edinburgh’s Gigabit City network, making it the first Scottish team to benefit from ultrafast full-fibre internet connectivity Hibs’ Easter Road stadium now...
Criton Apps appoints new head of marketing
Criton Apps has stepped up its expansion plans with the appointment of the former marketing manager of Festivals Edinburgh to spearhead its international sales drive. Having secured a £5m investment...
Alison Sellar, CEO of activpayroll, honoured with an OBE
Alison Sellar, CEO of activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen has been honoured with an OBE for her services to business in Scotland and abroad....
Passive infrared sensor developer and maker Pyreos secures £1.7m of funding
Pyreos, the Edinburgh-based passive infrared sensor developer and maker, has secured £1.7m of funding from a syndicate of new investors led by Jon Moulton’s family office, Perscitus, alongside existing shareholders. ...
Northgate Public Services acquired by Japanese corporation NEC
Northgate Public Services, a leading software and services provider to the public sector in the UK and Australia, has been acquired by NEC Corporation, a leader in the integration of...
30% of Scottish 18-24 year olds feel “socially isolated” by social media
The Mental Health Foundation has warned that loneliness is creating mental health problems among tens of thousands of young people across Scotland and social media can be an exacerbating factor....
Research partnership to promote STEM learning in prisons
Ground-breaking public engagement programme Cell Block Science, led by researchers at the University of St Andrews to deliver informal science learning to prisoners, receives £150k Wellcome Trust funding to roll-out...
University of Manchester creates multipurpose learning spaces with Casio UST projectors
The University of Manchester was recently faced with an AV mathematical conundrum; 24 study rooms shared by two departments needed one display solution that could adapt to the needs of...
Leith-based online book club to champion female authors
Rare Birds Book Club is a newly launched online book club and community that operates a subscription service with a twist – each month’s book is a secret until it...
