Pupils ‘pump it up’ with a ground-breaking idea to protect runways from freezing
A group of school pupils have devised an innovative way of protecting airport runways from freezing over. Students from Inveralmond High School in Livingston worked with engineers from Japanese tech...
Digital identified as a ‘priority area’ in new government rural skills plan
Digital has been identified as a ‘priority area’ in a new rural skills plan launched by the Scottish Government. Digital skills will be embedded in ‘all workforce development offers’ in...
Tech Nation launches second mentorship programme for seed or Series A funded fintechs
Tech Nation – the government-established agency supporting the development of the technology economy – has launched its second annual mentorship programme aimed at fintech companies. Following the success of 2018’s...
£1m digital skills training fund launched
People who are out of work and those on low incomes will be able to develop skills in software development and cyber security thanks to the new £1 million Digital Start...
Open University to host skills discussion at Digital Scotland 2019
The Open University in Scotland will be hosting a panel session entitled: ‘Upskilling a Digital Nation’ as part of FutureScot’s Digital Scotland 2019 conference on Thursday, 30 May. The panel...
Building Scotland’s cyber skills of the future
Glasgow Clyde College is raising awareness of its first HND Cyber Security course. Beginning in August, students will have the opportunity to develop their skillset in a broad range of...
Aberdeen schools make curriculum accessible to all learners with Read&Write
Since 2017, Aberdeen City Council has progressively rolled out Read&Write literacy support software to schools across the local authority. Crucially, Read&Write’s implementation has been supported with a comprehensive engagement strategy...
Ajenta: instrumental in solving problems faced in rural areas
Ajenta are excited to be part of EduTech 19, participating in the discussion around the future of primary and secondary education. Since our inception, Ajenta have been instrumental in solving...
National Cyber Security Centre course for young people launched
Young people in Scotland can now register for their place at a range of free, cutting-edge cyber security courses, backed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The three CyberFirst student courses, which...
High tech innovation campus on the Clyde to be ‘shipbuilding industry of the 21st century’
Plans for major investment in a new ‘Clyde Waterfront Innovation Campus’ (CWIC) in Govan are being taken forward by Glasgow University, in a move the Principal Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli...
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