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Interface welcomes team members in the north-east and Highlands and Islands

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.

Finalists announced for the 2017 Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards

25 January 2017

Fourteen finalists for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2017 have been announced

£29 million to build fairer Scotland

16 January 2017

First Minister opens new funding for communities and third sector.

The Growing the Social Economy Programme will enable third sector organisations to try new ideas and approaches by collaborating with research organisations or supporting people to improve their skills.

A healthy choice

07 December 2016

By Siobhán Jordan, Director, Interface

Rarely a day goes by without an announcement about a ground-breaking development to improve our population’s health: life-enhancing medicines, technology or treatments to tackle 21^st Century health issues, such as dementia, obesity, diabetes and cancer.

Learning from the best

23 November 2016

A visionary tourism champion who has spearheaded innovation of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been unveiled as the keynote speaker at The Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2017.

Launch of the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2017

06 October 2016

We have launched the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2017 which recognise, reward and celebrate the impacts achieved through collaborative business and academic partnerships.

Pea and ham, from a chicken?

28 September 2016

Pea and ham, from a chicken? Now that’s clever. For those old enough to remember, these were the words uttered in the classic advert from the 1980s for Knorr Stock Cubes.

It reminds me of the unusual solutions which can arise out of business-academic collaborations matched by Interface - almost three-quarters of businesses we work with are partnered with university disciplines outwith their own industry sector.

How a student could change your business

30 June 2016

So often lack of resources within businesses means that an idea stays on the drawing board, even if it hinders business growth, but thanks to a number of initiatives linking businesses with universities, the option to work with Scotland’s top-class students from a diverse range of disciplines is more accessible than ever.

Funding boost puts sectors centre stage

29 June 2016

Groups of businesses and organisations in the creative, tourism, and food & drink industries interested in innovating will be offered dedicated support to collaborate with academic expertise, thanks to a £250,000 funding boost.

Siobhan Jordan of Interface and Alistair Cameron of Scotmas at the Scotmas

Interface on matching business with expertise for a decade

15 June 2016

Interface has emerged over the last decade as a successful broker in matching the skills and expertise of Scottish higher education with innovative businesses needing specific help to grow. Here, its director Siobhán Jordan reflects on how Interface’s own development has been mirrored by the growth of Scotmas, in discussion with its managing director Alistair Cameron.

Plastic and seaweed projects triumph

25 May 2016

Two highly innovative collaborations have won Interface Food & Drink’s legacy competition providing funding of £88,000 towards industry–academic projects.

One project will test the innovative application of pyrolysis in converting waste plastic in the farming industry while the other will test the viability of using commercially produced seaweed in animal feeds.