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Scottish Rugby Great Roger Baird Opens Wooden Spoon Life Skills Kitchen at Teens+ Centre, Supporting Young Adults with Additional Needs
25th October 2024EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – October 25, 2024 – Teens+, the Edinburgh-based pathway for school leavers with additional needs to fulfil their potential celebrates its new, accessible, state-of-the-art life skills kitchen opened by Roger Baird, Scotland Rugby legend and British and Irish Lion. The kitchen opened at the new Teens+ Centre in…
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Brief for SME’s
24th October 2024BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) is a UK-wide project dedicated to integrating Arts and Humanities research more fully into the Responsible AI ecosystem, as well as bridging the divides between academic, industry, policy, and regulatory work on responsible AI. Led from the University of Edinburgh, partners include the BBC and…
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Festival goers write their own obituary to celebrate life
24th October 2024Audiences will have the unique and unusual opportunity to write their own obituaries in a new thought-provoking workshop at this year’s national festival of humanities – Being Human Festival. This year, the festival celebrates its 10th anniversary, and ‘Obituaries – Landmarks for Life and Living’ is just one of 230…
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AI to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform precision offshore wind farm repairs
24th October 2024Technology could reduce use of large maintenance vessels, reducing fuel consumption by 97% The National Robotarium is supporting the development of new artificial intelligence and control systems that could allow underwater robots to operate autonomously and with high precision in turbulent seas, potentially revolutionising maintenance and repair tasks for offshore…
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‘Brand Britain’: Down, But Far From Out. New Report Unveils Its Enduring Distinctiveness.
24th October 2024• 52% of UK exporters say Britain’s brand helps boost their sales: More than half see their association with Britain as a key driver of growth. • 1/3 of consumers seek out British brands: Despite global competition, the desire to buy British remains a draw for a good portion of…
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TAX FEARS GROW IN SCOTTISH ECONOMY
24th October 2024Fears over increased taxes and uncertainty over the impact of the Autumn Budget are hitting Scotland’s businesses. The Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s survey flagged taxation concerns among 55% of businesses – up from 35% last year. Anxiety, particularly around Labour’s Autumn Budget, saw both the tourism and retail sectors…
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Key Scottish business organisations call on Chancellor to reduce tax burden on Scotch Whisky
24th October 2024Scotland’s leading business and sector organisations have called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reduce the tax burden on Scotland’s national drink in her first Budget on 30 October. Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Prosper, Institute of Directors, Scotland Food and Drink, UK Hospitality Scotland and the Scottish Tourism Alliance have…
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Further connections to be made: VisitScotland Connect to again spotlight regional tourism
23rd October 2024With international tourism worth over £3.5 billion to the Scottish economy, tourism businesses in Edinburgh and Lothians are being encouraged to register for a major event aimed at sustainably growing Scotland’s share of global travel. VisitScotland Connect is the national tourism organisation’s flagship travel trade event, connecting Scottish tourism businesses…
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New Bright Red Triangle deal to offer business support for more budding entrepreneurs
23rd October 2024Edinburgh Napier’s enterprise hub is joining forces with Queen Margaret University and Edinburgh College Bright Red Triangle (BRT), the enterprise hub at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), has agreed a significant new partnership with Queen Margaret University (QMU) and Edinburgh College (EC) which will offer entrepreneurial support to their students, graduates…
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QMU teams up with Hearts FC and professional theatre company to revive historic plays at Tynecastle
23rd October 2024A university in Edinburgh has formed a unique collaboration with an award-winning theatre company to co-produce two ambitious plays for Heart of Midlothian Football Club’s 150th anniversary celebrations this year. The hugely popular and critically acclaimed shows, A War of Two Halves, and Sweet FA, will be revived in collaboration…
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