Young people to lead the way on cutting carbon in Aberdeenshire schools
Education leaders in Aberdeenshire are to discuss the approach taken to reducing carbon emissions in the area’s schools this week. The council’s education and children’s services committee will also consider...
Building digital skills in a world beyond Covid
Collaboration tools open up online universe of blended working The need for digital skills in the workplace is at an all-time high, highlighted in the recent move towards a more...
Learning to drive a thriving digital nation
The Scottish Digital Academy is making sure education and talent support the tech ecosystem The Scottish Digital Academy provides high quality professional learning and training to support the development of...
Councils turn to tech in face of mental health crisis
Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to tackle Covid-related surge As Scots continue to relish the once-taken-for-granted freedoms of life in level zero and a new “normal” is carved...
5G dials up connected future
Enhanced connectivity can support Scotland’s objective to build a net-zero carbon nation Connecting communities using 5G-enabled technologies will be life- changing, allowing individuals and businesses to improve significantly their quality...
Government plan will make UK a space superpower, says Scottish rocket boss
The boss of Scotland’s leading rocket launch company has welcomed a new government strategy that he claims will make the UK a ‘superpower’ in the global space race. Volodymyr Levykin,...
It might look grey, empty and forlorn. In green data terms it’s ‘a massive opportunity’
How a former top secret military installation is among locations scouted for a legion of ‘green datacentres’ With underground bunkers, watchtowers and Europe’s longest runway, it’s little wonder why someonline...
Technical assurances for new Covid status app despite barrage of criticism
A developer behind the new NHS Scotland Covid vaccine passport app says he is “confident” it can withstand high levels of user demand after being “robustly tested”, despite a barrage...
Scottish researchers strike it lucky using whisky process to get gold from waste electronics
Scottish researchers have discovered a new way to extract rare and valuable metals – including gold and silver – from waste electronics with a whisky-fuelled process. Using a combined biological...
Seizing the opportunities and accelerating the transition
University drives circular economy of the future The severity of the threat posed by climate change and the consequences of inaction are made plain in the latest assessment report by...
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