Scotland’s appeal to foreign investors bucks UK downward investment trend
Scotland’s appeal to foreign investors has bucked the downwards trend seen elsewhere in the UK during the pandemic, according to a new report. The EY 2021 UK attractiveness survey found...
New sensor project could help those with bowel conditions
A collaborative research team led by engineers at a Scottish university is designing a bowel sensor that could alert people when they need to go to the toilet. Over 6.5m...
New ‘walkabout’ app brings climate crisis closer to home
A new app which lets people discover how the climate crisis can be seen all around them – and not just in extreme events faraway – went live this week....
Kate Forbes to deliver opening speech at Scotland’s ‘premier’ tech investor conference
Finance secretary Kate Forbes is set to deliver a ministerial address at Scotland’s ‘premier’ tech investor conference next week. Forbes, who was instrumental in commissioning last year’s Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review by former...
Scotland’s first ‘Spot’ robot set to save lives and cut carbon emissions
A robot made famous by its viral YouTube dancing videos is set to help save lives and cut carbon dioxide emissions by supporting hazardous environment research at the Edinburgh-based National...
How the tech-savvy Estonians delivered education during Covid
When Covid struck last year, schools globally were thrown into disarray – but there is always an exception to the rule, and in this case it’s Estonia (or e-Estonia.) The...
New data hub for mental health research launched by Scottish university
A new data hub to facilitate mental health research and bring together “some of the best evidence and expertise in the field” has been launched by a Scottish university. Scientists...
300,000 homes across rural Scotland to receive ultrafast full fibre broadband
Digital infrastructure giant Openreach has outlined plans to bring ‘ultrafast, ultra-reliable’ full fibre broadband to more than 300,000 homes and businesses across rural Scotland in a ‘vitally important’ investment that...
Breakthrough in software technology to solve ‘data deluge’ faced by industry
An ambitious partnership between academia and industry has delivered a ‘breakthrough’ in software technology that will improve the ‘quality, reliability and usability’ of numerical data and solve the ‘data deluge’...
Scouts partner with Argyll and Bute Council after Covid tech transformation
The Scouts are known for organising wild adventures that help children ‘connect with nature’ – whether it is canoeing, hiking, camping or abseiling. So it may have seemed impossible that...
