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Delivered by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, the venture is part of the Data-Driven Innovation initiative, supported by £21 million from the UK Government and £1.4m from the Scottish Government through the £1.3 billion Edinburgh and South-east Scotland City Region Deal.
A robot has successfully surveyed an underground radioactive ventilation duct in redundant laboratories at Dounreay. Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) and the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear (RAIN) Hub teamed-up to develop a robot capable of accessing areas that
New 5G innovation hubs in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock will see the deployment and adoption of 5G technology in the hopes of supporting economic growth. Based in ONE Tech Hub, the new location in Aberdeen is a partnership with Opportunity North East. In
If you are a current or aspiring leader working in technology in Scotland who identifies as a woman, then the Edinburgh Napier University Leadership and Identity short course is designed for you. This live online course runs over 3 separate
The Community Renewal Fund (CRF) has been developed by the UK Government to provide fully funded training opportunities to support the economic recovery as we transition out of the COVID pandemic. The aim of the fund is to encourage innovative schemes to
A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched. The CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund will help businesses and organisations develop and commercialise the technology, which involves harnessing and converting CO2 – the biggest contributor to
CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent Full Fibre platform, has received a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff and build partners operate in a safe environment. RoSPA
David Farquhar is the chief executive of Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), which specialises in technology regarding “vertical farming” – growing crops indoors in layers stacked on top of each other. The Edinburgh-based company was founded in 2013, saying it harnessed
Check out this blog article from Intelligens Consulting, looking at the risks of implementing IoT and how to help prevent these. In the first half of 2021 there were over 1.5 billion IoT related cyber security attacks, more than double
This is an exciting opportunity for innovative UK businesses to collaborate with Germany or Canada on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Germany and Canada are known for being driving forces in AI initiatives. These funded programmes are a chance to showcase
