Partnering for prosperity - let’s make it happen
10 July 2020Rehabilitation, recovery and re-imagination offer businesses a path out of lockdown as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild Scotland’s economy, social wellbeing and education.
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Connecting the Dots
26 January 2017Dr Kate Adamson has been training with Marks & Clerk since 2012 and previously worked as a physicist and engineer in the defence and telecoms industries. In this blog post, she gives some of her thoughts on intellectual property (IP) in collaborations.
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Just like time, innovation does not stand still
19 January 2017How time flies in January – we have reached week 3 and the Christmas decorations are safely packed away in boxes in the attic and Happy New Year is no longer my opening greeting.
Just like time, innovation does not stand still. Indeed – to stand still and not strive to improve products, processes or services is to fall behind.
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History in the making
12 January 2017We asked Visitscotland’s Communications Manager Chelsea Charles to tell us more about what’s in store for this themed year.
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All aboard the Interface sleigh, Santa is on his way!
21 December 2016Twas the night before Christmas, and all was quiet, Santa and his elves boarded the Interface sleigh. Piled high with presents to bring good cheer, Christmas comes but once a year! Reviewing the year with some satisfaction, Santa reflected on some magical projects identified by the Interface team, no challenge too great for our academic partners.
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Simply the best in the West
15 December 2016As part of our “meet the team” series, this week we feature our newest recruit, Ruth Oliver, Business Engagement Executive for the West of Scotland.
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University-business collaboration in Scotland: progress update
08 December 2016The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports university-business collaboration across the UK. Following publication of the 2016 Collaboration Progress Monitor, we invited Inga Sileryte, Research Officer at the NCUB, to look at how Scottish universities are faring with business engagement across the UK.
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Tourism benefits from Fiona’s dedication
01 December 2016Fiona Hutchison joined Interface in September as Sector Engagement Executive for Tourism to encourage multi-party groups to collaborate with academic expertise. Here, we found out a bit more about Fiona and what she has been doing so far.
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From R&B to R&D
23 November 2016Former music video producer Warren Bader set up Plan Bee, a beehive management service which also produces honey and other hive products, to help reverse the decline in the bee population. He gave an inspirational talk at the 2016 Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards about his journey collaborating with academics, which started with Interface.
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Open innovation: open for business and gaining momentum
16 November 2016What does ‘open innovation’ mean, exactly?
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Ideas and inspiration from business collaborations
09 November 2016This month’s blog with an academic who has worked in partnership with business is by Dr Claire Seaman, Reader in Enterprise & Family Business at Queen Margaret University.
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