A Rural Conversation
The rural economy is critical to Scotland’s future, and the NCRA wants to hear from as many people as possible about their ideas and aspirations for that future.
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How to collaborate with academics?
30 May 2018
Research and development is sometimes thought of as the territory of large, multi-national corporations, however one organisation is helping thousands of Scottish small and medium sized businesses access world-leading academic expertise. Interface was established in 2005 to bridge the gap between the worlds of business and academia.
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New college fund highlights commitment to innovation
29 May 2018
A £500,000 College Innovation Fund, set up by the Scottish Government to support innovation in Scotland’s economy, was launched today by Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy at West College Scotland.
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Interface welcomes team members in the north-east and Highlands and Islands
22 May 2018
Support for businesses in the north-east and across the Highlands and Islands has been strengthened with two new appointments by Interface, which connects organisations and companies to academic expertise for research and development projects.
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Intellectual Property: powering change for good
25 April 2018
It’s World Intellectual Property (IP) Day – a good reason to celebrate Scotland’s amazing history of invention, innovation and long-standing track record of coming up with fresh ways to improve everyday processes.
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Hungry for change? Why a healthier future is on the table
25 April 2018
With the recent introduction of the sugar tax on soft drinks and the imminent launch of a Scottish Obesity Strategy, food and drink producers are facing challenges when it comes to manufacturing healthier products.
One thing is certain, there is a growing appetite from consumers for healthier options. Interface is bringing together producers and manufacturers with academia to help provide solutions.
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A tale of two innovation systems: Comparing Australia and Scotland’s SME innovation mechanisms
17 April 2018
By David Noble, visiting fellow from Southern Cross University, Gold Coast Australia
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Together for Tourism
27 March 2018
One dreich day years ago I was confronted by Duane Hanson’s Tourism sculpture in Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art. Hanson was interested in the banality of consumer society. He cast models of figures in ordinary mundane situations, in this case a couple with sunglasses and cameras gazing upwards at some unidentified spectacle with glaikit expressions.
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£35,000 awarded to business-academic projects
16 March 2018
Five business-academic projects have been successful in winning £35,000 of funding from Interface in its latest multiparty competition to boost innovation. The competition was open to groups of business in the food & drink, creative industries and tourism sectors collaborating with universities and research institutes.
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Dynamic, diverse and driving the economy
16 March 2018
The theme of this year’s awards was diversity to reflect the broad range of businesses and organisations who have forged productive partnerships from tapping into a range of academic disciplines.
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Interface announces new Chair of Strategic Board
09 March 2018
Professor Andrea Nolan has been appointed Chair of Interface Strategic Board, taking over from Professor Sir Pete Downes.
University Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University and Convener of Universities Scotland, Professor Nolan is a strong champion of business-academic collaborations.
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