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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Three-way collaborations afford big impacts
17 August 2018
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships have been helping UK businesses innovate for over 40 years and are one of a range of initiatives which support knowledge sharing between universities and industry.
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Taking construction into the digital age
08 August 2018
A new collaboration aims to develop blockchain solutions to the data recording problems which can jeopardise complex construction projects. Edinburgh Napier University is teaming up with newly-formed Hypervine Ltd following a series of industry scandals which have highlighted the need for strong audit trails for undertaken work.
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The First Minister discovers digital heritage project
06 August 2018
The First Minister was visiting the recently opened Tomintoul and Glenlivet Discovery Centre, which received funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise to develop a fully immersive visual experience focusing on the past local illicit whisky industry.
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Interface Multiparty Funding Call 2018/19
02 August 2018
Interface have launched a multiparty funding call for three individual awards of £10,000 – one for each of the following sectors: Creative industries, Food & Drink and Tourism.
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Innovate or stagnate
05 July 2018
Innovate or stagnate: it’s a blunt message, however one that Scotland’s business community shouldn’t need to hear quite as often as it did 13 years ago.
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Dementia-friendly tourism opportunity
26 June 2018
Interface supported Scottish Dementia Week earlier this month by highlighting a business-academic project to help people with dementia find their way around more easily.
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Mission possible for business-academic partnerships
21 June 2018
Last month, the Prime Minister unveiled some of the Industrial Strategy’s “Grand Challenges” - missions which aim to keep the UK at the forefront of developing the industries of tomorrow.
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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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