Scottish Black Talent Summit secures Techscaler support as it returns to Edinburgh
The annual Scottish Black Talent Summit has secured the support of the nationwide tech education programme – Techscaler – as it returns to Edinburgh. The two-day event aimed at boosting...
Digital skills charity awards £110,000 to local tech and coding clubs for young people
A digital skills charity is to award £110,000 in grants to local tech and coding clubs for young people across Scotland. Digital Xtra Fund will issue 26 grants this year...
Student software engineer’s ‘moon shot’ impresses judges at annual awards bash
A young software engineer has scooped a top award for developing a solution that offers greater accuracy in mapping the moon’s surface. Struan Robertson, originally from the Isle of Eigg...
Education Scotland renews partnership for Glow digital learning platform
Education Scotland has renewed its partnership for the Glow digital learning platform – used by 32 local authorities to provide online digital resources for schoolchildren. The national body for education’s...
Almost 400 tech businesses get help from nationwide education and mentoring scheme
Almost 400 tech businesses have received help from a nationwide education and mentoring scheme for Scottish startups and founders. The Scottish Government-backed Techscaler programme has delivered the support to firms...
Tech experts urged to partner with Scottish schools to raise standards of digital education
Tech experts are being urged to partner with Scottish schools to raise the standards of digital education and tackle high computer science drop-off rates among students. The Digital Critical Friends...
Two Scottish universities feature in UK top 10 for spinout companies
Two Scottish universities have featured in the UK top 10 for generating spin-out companies, according to a survey by a leading venture capital fund. Dundee university secured top spot, and...
Female founders’ hackathon event to overcome feeling of “not belonging”
A female founders’ hackathon event is set to be staged to overcome the feeling of “not belonging” in the tech industry. The technical and business-focused event will be organised by...
Students affected by closure of CodeClan will be able to complete courses, says Mark Logan
Scotland’s chief entrepreneur Mark Logan has confirmed that students affected by the sudden closure of CodeClan last week will be able to continue their courses. Around 80 students enrolled at...
Student hits out at “shocking” sudden closure of CodeClan
A student less than a third of his way through a 16-week coding course has hit out at the “shocking” sudden closure of Scotland’s national digital skills academy. Stuart Ure...

