Scottish digital leaders selected for ‘creative training boost’
TRC, a Glasgow-based training provider for broadcast and digital, has announced the candidates for Cross Creative – a high-end training programme for Scottish business leaders working in digital and tech…
Year of Young People in The Times Scotland
Presenting Futureproof … a Scotland-wide festival of theatre and performance created by young people Investing in young talent: the 164-year-old law firm with its eye on the future Apprentices have…
Dundee University student named Young Software Engineer of the Year
A Dundee University student has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year. Can Gafuroglu won first prize for an innovative project using AI and machine learning to support smart…
Universities to train 100,000 people in data skills and help 1,000 organisations using data
Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt universities have launched a major initiative that includes plans to improve digital skills across south-east Scotland. The new venture is set to transform Edinburgh and its surrounding…
Scottish school one of 17 in world chosen to ‘transform education from the ground up’
A Scottish school has been chosen to join a new Microsoft education programme designed to “create the best learning environments in the world”. Bertha Park High School, in Perth, is…
CodeClan celebrates its 500th student graduate during National Coding Week
CodeClan, Scotland’s first accredited digital skills academy, is marking National Coding Week with special events geared towards giving women a flavour of coding. This week sees a milestone as CodeClan…
Scotland’s first fintech skills academy launched in Fife
International fintech companies have partnered with Fife Council, Fife College, and Fintech Scotland, to launch Scotland’s first fintech skills academy. The consortium, which includes Renovite Technologies and Ingenico Group, officially…
Improving students’ sense of belonging
Abertay University’s defined purpose is “to offer transformational opportunities to everyone who has the ability to benefit from Abertay’s approach to university education” and we wish to “inspire and enable…
Heriot-Watt reaches Amazon Alexa Prize final, for the second year running
Heriot-Watt has reached the final of the international Amazon Alexa Prize for the second year running. The university will again be the only institution to represent the UK at the…