Edinburgh Napier to establish Trimble Technology Lab
Edinburgh Napier University has been gifted equipment and software by California-based software-as-a-service (Saa) company Trimble to establish a state-of-the-art Technology Lab for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The lab will…
Ensuring learners in Scotland experience an education ‘enriched’ by digital technology
In 2019, digital technology is as commonplace in society as lighting, heating or any of our other utilities. We access more online services than ever before, we have more access…
Astronaut Tim Peake to take part in STEM event for schoolchildren as part of DataFest20
Over 400 primary and secondary school pupils in Scotland will have the chance to hear from Tim Peake, thanks to The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI….
Footballers get with the programme thanks to coding community outreach work
The last time a footballer had anything to do with a robot, it was down to a quirky Peter Crouch goal celebration that became an instant online viral hit. Now,…
Over 7,000 schoolchildren across Britain take part in BIMA ‘Digital Day’
More than 7,000 school children across Britain took part in a national ‘Digital Day’ this week to raise awareness of career opportunities in tech. The annual event, British Interactive Media…
Equipping Scotland’s workforce for digital future in housing and healthcare
College lecturers from across Scotland have come together to produce a set of innovative new learning materials that combine speciality knowledge and insight on smart housing from three different sectors….
Quadcopter Challenge sees Fife schools compete to rule the skies
More than 200 school pupils from schools around Fife and Dundee have taken part in Glenrothes firm Raytheon’s fifth annual Quadcopter Challenge, under the theme of ‘Technology around the World’. Following…
Why are we still asking students to join lengthy queues or visit helpdesks when they get to university?
Young people have grown up with information and services at their fingertips. Hey Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, to name but a few. They pay with contactless systems on their devices…
Council expands preloved school clothing website to offer ‘click-and-collect’ service
A life-changing website offering families free access to preloved school clothing is now offering a new click-and-collect service at a Stirling supermarket. Earlier this year Stirling Council became the first…
CodeClan celebrates fourth birthday
Scotland’s national digital skills academy has trained up more than 800 people in software development and data analytics in four years. CodeClan, which is helping to fill the 13,000 annual…