Finalists revealed in 5th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards
This February marks the fifth year of the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, which recognise, reward and celebrate the impacts achieved through academic and business partnerships, demonstrating how innovative businesses, universities, research institutes and colleges are leading the way towards economic growth, societal improvements and environmental advances.
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R&D Drives innovation in the Renewables Sector
27 May 2014
Find out how the renewables industry is demonstrating its enormous innovative capabilities to ensure the country reaps the economic and environmental rewards.
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Confidence Builds in Rural Scotland
30 April 2014
Rural Scotland provides the natural resources required for high-quality food production, tourism, recreation, and renewable energy, and with the push to promote Scotland as the ‘Land of Food & Drink’ rural businesses will be very much in the spotlight over the next year and with the Interface Rural Team firmly established, support is on hand.
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Rural Scotland Collaborations in the Spotlight
30 April 2014
To celebrate the first year of its dedicated Rural Team, on Wednesday 9th April Interface hosted the first Rural Engagement Roundtable with some of the businesses that had been supported over the past 12 months, as well as Mr Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism.
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Research Funding Helps Scottish Vodka Company Give Back to Britain's Heroes
02 April 2014
An Edinburgh entrepreneur has launched a drinks business that pledges a fifth of all profits to Forces and Veterans charities. Military veteran Chris Gillan, has established Heroes Drinks and approached Interface looking for academic expertise to undertaken taste tests and evaluate the product packaging.
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Building partnerships between social enterprise and universities
25 March 2014
by Duncan Thorp, Policy and Communications Officer, Social Enterprise Scotland
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Helping to Grow the Third Sector and Social Enterprises
25 March 2014
Exciting opportunities for social enterprises and the third sector to pool resources and collaborate, with the potential to result in new products and services which can positively impact our economy and communities.
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Landmark moment in Social Impact Investing
25 March 2014
Osbourne’s Budget levels the playing field to make investing in social enterprises (and charities) as attractive as investing in their private counterparts.
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Horizon 2020 – a €70bn Funding Opportunity for Scotland's SMEs
26 February 2014
December 2013 marked the introduction of Horizon 2020 funding – the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme to date; and it opens up €70bn of funding to European businesses over the next 7 years.
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Innovation Vouchers provide Scottish SMEs with £3m in funding to stimulate R&D
26 February 2014
Trying to get a product or service to market is difficult enough as it is without taking advantage of any help that’s available. So when it comes to undertaking research to get your idea to the next stage, why wouldn’t you turn to Scotland’s world leading academics and tap into the expertise that’s on your doorstep?
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Employment Rises, But Calls Made For Greater Collaboration Between Education & Business
19 February 2014
With unemployment north of the border continuing to fall, Scotland’s universities, students and business leaders are being called upon to guarantee employability is top of the agenda and to ensure graduate employment continues to drive the economy and create new jobs.
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