Engaging your offline network online
19 May 2020If attending conferences and doing networking has been one of your main business channels, the current situation might be frustrating. But don’t see this as a disadvantage. If you have been building a network offline, there is a huge opportunity for you to move the conversation to online channels such as LinkedIn.
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Adaptation in uncharted waters
05 May 2020Serene, watchful, stately, majestic, good-natured, gentle and unruffled; there are many words that come to my mind when I look at the picture of the swan in front of the GRID building at Heriot-Watt University, recently taken by my colleague Suzy.
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Delayed Tourism Gratification – despite the lusting!
15 April 2020It’s getting to a point where it’s almost impossible to imagine life pre-coronavirus, especially for food & drink and tourism business which were hit the soonest, and hit hard.
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United in battle against coronavirus
03 April 2020We always knew that we worked with dynamic, agile and inventive company and academic teams, however they have blown us away with their ability to adapt and support in the fight against COVID-19.
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#EachforEqual – I will celebrate women’s achievements
06 March 2020This week celebrates both World Book Day and International Women’s Day and what better way to combine these two with storytime celebrating the ‘Fantastically great women who changed the world’.
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Triangle of engagement chimes success
25 February 2020A few months after joining Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) as CEO, I am delighted to report that the business-university-graduate engagement continues to make its mark across Scotland, demonstrating significant impact for those involved.
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Interface opens doors to unique Scottish scholarship
11 February 2020Perseverance – and support from Interface – enabled social entrepreneur Kathryn Pierce to turn a dream into a reality, bringing the first LGBT+ MBA scholarship to Scotland. Teale Failla is the first recipient of the scholarship at University of Edinburgh Business School. We caught up with Kathryn and Teale to find out more about why the scholarship is so important and the impact it has had both for Teale and for the wider LGBT+ community.
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Just the tonic
20 January 2020In today’s blog, we asked Gary Morren and Don Lawson a few questions about the launch of their new product and how, supported by Interface, collaborating with multiple universities has helped their product development process.
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Innovation nailed by Highland business
10 January 2020Kirker Europe Ltd, maker of premium nail polish, were matched by Interface's Carol-Ann Adams to James Hutton Institute for a research project which is helping them remain competitive in Europe.
We asked Technical Manager Graham McGregor a few questions about the collaboration.
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‘Twas the night before Christmas
17 December 2019Santa and his merry elves were busy preparing their sleigh, getting ready to drop off many gifts across the country. Now Santa knew they had many places to visit, bearing gifts to the #MatchedByInterface company-academic partnerships.
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Business boost buoys Santa's success
22 November 2019Interface’s Lorna Watson has been supporting self-published author and innovator Alexander McCabe in the development of his book The Christmas Present. We asked him a few questions about the impact academic input had had on his successful literary endeavours and why calling Interface could lead to exciting places for any business.
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