National Cyber Security Centre reveals surge in number of young girls applying for summer cyber courses
The number of young girls applying for a summer course run by the National Cyber Security Centre has soared by nearly 50%, new figures show. More girls than ever are…
UK’s first ‘innovation school’ opens in Glasgow
The UK’s first full-time ‘innovation school’ – which is designed to shake up traditional education approaches – has officially opened in Glasgow. The NuVu school aims to provide a learning…
Global IT consulting firm engages more than 900 Scottish pupils in tech programme
A global IT consulting giant has reached more than 900 pupils across Scotland with its digital explorers programme. Tata Consultancy Services, an Indian multinational technology firm, has been working to…
Students pushing software boundaries honoured in annual awards ceremony
A student whose project describing the mathematical theory behind modern photorealistic rendering and contributes to the field of computer graphics by showing a simple, practical implementation of physically-based rendering has…
Amazon launches programme to get children and young adults from low-income backgrounds into computer science
Amazon has launched a programme to get children and young adults from low income backgrounds in Scotland into computer science. The tech giant wants to ‘inspire, educate and enable’ pupils…
Software testing is a ‘dynamic career choice’ for young tech graduates
One of the UK’s fastest growing and largest independent software testing companies, Edge Testing Solutions – part of Eurofins Digital Testing – is encouraging Scottish students to consider software testing…
More than 400 schoolchildren among first to benefit from £16m investment into digital tech
More than 400 schoolchildren have been given access to the latest iPads as part of a £16m investment into digital technology. Selkirk High School is just the first of nine high…
Nationwide Digital Schools Awards scheme extended to include pre-school
A nationwide Digital Schools Awards scheme has been extended to include nurseries in an attempt to inculcate digital skills at ever younger ages. Six pre-schools across Scotland have been awarded…
CodeClan announces first industry partners to join new Highlands campus
Scotland’s national digital skills academy has announced the first industry partners to join its new Highlands campus. Companies which have joined CodeClan’s campus partner programme get early access to students…
Primary school children sign up to rainfall data-gathering volunteer programme
Primary school children have signed up to a rainfall data-gathering volunteer programme – to help national environmental monitoring efforts. Children from Bridge of Allan primary school near Stirling will capture…
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