New building at heart of Glasgow University campus redevelopment to represent ‘future of interdisciplinary science’
A new £300 million building at the heart of Glasgow University’s campus redevelopment will represent the ‘future of interdisciplinary science’, according to its designers. The flagship Keystone Building, which will...
Abertay University becomes first ‘Adobe Creative Campus’ in Scotland
Abertay University is to become the first ‘Adobe Creative Campus’ in Scotland – to enhance the digital and creative skills of students for the future workplace. The Dundee university joins...
Scotland’s chief entrepreneur announces plan for new ‘deeptech supercluster’
Scotland’s chief entrepreneur has revealed plans for a new ‘deeptech supercluster’ in a bid to support the advanced manufacturing sector. Former Skyscanner executive Mark Logan said tech firms with advanced...
Billion dollar US semiconductor giant announces women in engineering scholarship programme at the University of Strathclyde
A billion-dollar US semiconductor giant has announced the creation of a women in engineering scholarship programme at the University of Strathclyde. Cirrus Logic aims to increase the number of women...
New video games and digital arts labs open at Abertay University
New lab spaces to support teaching and research activities for video games design and digital art have opened up in Dundee. The Competitive Games Lab and Wacom Cintiq Lab have...
Strathclyde University student named young software engineer of the year
A Strathclyde University student has been named young software engineer of the year at an annual industry conference and awards. Ben Macdonald from Ayrshire scooped the top prize at the...
Boost for Dundee as tech destination as more than 100 members join startup cluster
More than 100 members have now joined a tech education and mentoring programme for startups across the Dundee and Tayside region. The firms are now part of the regional delivery...
Computer science undergraduates to be taught environmental impact of their field of study
Computer science undergraduates at the University of Glasgow are to be taught about the environmental impacts of their chosen field of study in a ‘UK first’. Students at the university...
College and university partnership aims to align skills development with industry needs
A new partnership between Edinburgh College and Heriot-Watt university will aim to align skills development with modern industry needs – especially in the digital economy. The memorandum of understanding signed...
Scottish teacher turned tech entrepreneur says government scheme paves way for AI disruption in schools
Last week, the UK government announced a new £4 million initiative that will enhance AI in schools. Ministers are aiming to make a large dataset available to AI companies to...

