Poppy Watson
New workshops launched to boost business creativity in Scotland
A new workshop service has been launched to help Scottish businesses solve problems in a post-pandemic era using the power of creative thinking. The Edinburgh-based digital enterprise, Hink, was founded…
New website unveils ‘hidden history’ of Scottish fiddle music
A new online platform dedicated to historical sources of Scottish fiddle music has been launched to allow traditional music fans access to thousands of tunes. The new searchable database has…
New contact tracing ‘check in’ app used 700,000 times since launch last week
A new app launched last week to speed up national Covid-19 contact tracing efforts has already been used 700,000 times to ‘check in’ to venues across Scotland. That means the…
100 Aberdeen homes to receive ‘green energy’ in £5.2m project
Renewable energy technologies are to be delivered across 100 council homes in Aberdeen as part of a new £5.2m innovation programme to reduce carbon emissions and cut resident’s fuel bills….
Scotland’s tech economy remains ‘resilient’ despite Covid challenges
Scotland’s tech sector has ‘remained resilient’, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty following Brexit, according to a new study. A survey of Scotland’s tech economy, conducted by digital technologies…
Scottish election 2021: What are the parties promising for education and digital learning?
Tomorrow, Scots up and down the country will cast their vote in the Scottish Parliament election. To help you decide who you might vote for, we have picked through the…
‘Sharp decline’ in computing science teachers, study shows
There has been a ‘sharp decline’ in secondary school computing science teachers since the SNP’s first parliamentary term, according to a new report. Opposition parties today criticised the government’s record…
Innovation fund launched for Scottish teachers following ‘crucial’ report
A fund to support teachers to develop new tools and resources has been launched in Scotland today following the publication of a report that highlights the ‘lack of innovation and…
Smartphones could use ‘bat sense’ to generate images from sound
Everyday objects like smartphones and laptops could be equipped with a ‘bat-like sense’ of their surroundings, according to a groundbreaking paper published today. Researchers from the University of Glasgow have…
Scotland’s digital academy partners with FanDuel to close skills gap
A sports betting company has teamed up with Scotland’s digital skills academy to take on graduates as engineers in a bid to help bridge the digital skills gap. Edinburgh-founded FanDuel…