Tech jobs tracker shows 200 per cent growth in roles in Scotland over last 12 months
Demand for technology professionals in Scotland increased by more than 200 per cent in 12 months, according to the latest UK Tech Talent Tracker from Accenture. Despite the technology jobs…
CodeClan chief steps down for sabbatical in the US
The chief executive of Scotland’s national digital skills academy is to step down after five years in the post. Melinda-Matthews Clarkson will quit CodeClan to take a sabbatical in her…
Student innovators vying for £300,000 business startup prize pot
Student innovators across Scotland are vying for £300,000 worth of business startup prizes. Twenty-eight budding entrepreneurs will go head to head in the final of Scotland’s largest company creation programme…
Firms and universities to take young interns from Scotland’s coding academy
A collective of companies and universities have signed up to recruit young interns from Scotland’s national digital skills and coding academy. Fourteen young people will take up paid internships with…
Glasgow students’ climate change satellite to be launched into space after competition win
A team of Scottish university students will see a satellite they designed sent into space after winning a £600,000 national competition. The Glasgow University students were announced as the winners…
Heriot-Watt University appoints engineering specialist in entrepreneurialism role
Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has appointed an associate principal for enterprise – a strategic new role to drive engagement with entrepreneurial talent. A highly experienced professor of geotechnical and geoenvironmental…
Scottish Games Week to create ‘global platform’ for vibrant gaming industry
A new ‘Scottish Games Week’ will provide a global platform for the country’s booming computer gaming sector, according to organisers. Developers, publishers and educators will come together for a series…
Involving learners in the discussion about improving computing science is key, says professor
I’ve spent the last week putting the finishing touches to a report about young people’s views about computing education in Scotland. This was more uplifting than many of the discussions…
Glasgow student team scoop top Amazon Alexa ‘conversational AI’ challenge
A team of computing science students from the University of Glasgow has won a major international competition to develop next-generation conversational assistants. The GRILL team (grilllab.ai) from the school of…
Schoolchildren get taste of high life at Glasgow Science Centre’s flight academy
Travelling for both business and leisure has become a crucial part of our everyday lives, yet we face challenges with the ways in which we do so and the impact…
