AI course offers scholarships for women and ethnic minorities
A new technology course will boast a scholarship programme for women and ethnic minority applicants to help diversify Scotland’s digital workforce. Abertay University’s masters in applied artificial intelligence (AI) and...
‘It was our Apollo 13 moment’. How one Edinburgh primary school turned to iPads as the pandemic struck
The world of education is currently undergoing a transformation. Schools – buffeted by the cruel winds of covid – have responded by moving into the digital space and, despite some...
Remote learning at university: ‘This year has been pretty bleak’
Like every summer, thousands of students are currently graduating from university – but something is different this year. Most of them, having not set foot in a lecture hall or...
Mars experts launch Scotland’s first postgraduate degree in planetary sciences
Mars experts at a Scottish university are addressing the skills and knowledge gap in the rapidly growing UK space sector by launching the nation’s first Masters in planetary sciences. Students...
Judy Murray serves up ‘tennis at home’ web series for pupils
Judy Murray has teamed up with Scotland’s education body to create a ‘tennis at home’ web series for youngsters. The online programme, launched by Education Scotland this week, will give...
Skills agency launches ‘one-stop shop’ for tech firms looking to recruit neurodiverse talent
Welcome to the latest exclusive column from Ross Tuffee, chair of SDS’s Digital Economy Skills Group where he champions the need for tech companies to embrace neurodivergent talent. I’ve spoken...
Next stop Hollywood? Teenage boy’s stunning drone film gives youngsters a taster of high school
Future first-year pupils at a Glasgow high school are off to a flying start thanks to one 16-year-old and his drone. Danny Taggart, a fifth-year student at Bannerman High School,...
College invests in manufacturing equipment to prepare students to work in ‘most modern factories in the world’
A Scottish college has invested over £400,000 on a range of equipment to create a “realistic” training environment for manufacturing students and enable them to learn cutting-edge industry techniques. Fife...
Vast sensor network heralds new data dawn
Edinburgh University data experts are connecting schools to the Internet of Things - equipping young people with tech skills for the future
Job scheme to help women in STEM smash ‘career break curse’
A job scheme has been launched to help Scottish engineers – particularly women – return to the office following a career break. Two multinationals have teamed up with STEM Returners...
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