Posts by Mark Baillie
FinTech Scotland secures UK Government funding to Accelerate Innovation in Financial Regulation
FinTech Scotland has secured UK Government funding to accelerate innovation in Scotland’s fintech cluster. The funding will advance research and innovation in financial regulation. The FinTech Scotland initiative in partnership with industry partners, and with Strathclyde and Glasgow universities includes the creation of a new collaborative centre of excellence, called The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab.…
Read MoreNew senior leadership programme for digital transformation in health and care for Scotland
A new masters level programme has been launched to develop a new generation of leaders who can drive, deliver, and embed digital transformation across Scotland’s health and care services. The Usher Institute is delighted to announce that a new Scotland led masters level programme – Leading Digital Transformation in Health and Care for Scotland –…
Read MoreChild sexual exploitation and abuse is global health emergency, warns news institute
New Edinburgh-based institute, Childlight warns child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global health emergency that we don’t yet know the true scale of In response to the alarming increase of CSEA being reported globally, a new data institute based in the University of Edinburgh has been established; Childlight. Childlight aims to create the…
Read MoreFinTech Scotland announces Morgan Stanley collaboration
FinTech Scotland, the cluster management body, has announced a new strategic partnership with Morgan Stanley, further strengthening the growth of the financial technology innovation and excellence across Scotland and accelerating the fast-growing sector’s global connectivity. Morgan Stanley joins FinTech Scotland’s existing strategic partners including financial services firms, academia, technology solution providers and public sector organisations,…
Read MoreDDI boost for social change
Ten projects aimed at promoting social change through innovation have received funding from the Data-Driven Innovation initiative. Nearly £200,000 of funding has been awarded to proposals ranging from using augmented reality to help animal conservation to understanding air quality using bike-mounted sensors. Gemma Cassells, Lead Strategist for the Data-Driven Innovation initiative, said: “This Small Grants…
Read MoreRoyal visit marks bid to develop world’s largest tidal turbine blades
A project aiming to maximise tidal energy generation has been launched in the presence of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, at the University of Edinburgh’s FastBlade facility. The Princess Royal, who is also Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, visited on Tuesday 17 January to meet colleagues from the testing facility and partners of…
Read MoreRoslin Innovation Centre boosts UK economy
An independent review has revealed that Roslin Innovation Centre has delivered economic benefits estimated to be equivalent to £2.86 for every £1 invested in its development. It also concludes that job creation and other associated spill over benefits from the development of Roslin Innovation Centre has been felt across the UK. Positive economic impact…
Read MoreJump in investment funding and new SMEs for Scotland’s fintech sector
FinTech Scotland announces, on its fifth birthday, a further increase in the number of entrepreneurial fintech SME firms as well as a record-breaking new investment funding for the year. In the last 12 months, Scottish fintechs received over £305m in funding supporting their growth and development, representing an increase of over 200% on the previous…
Read MoreDDI goes from ramp-up to delivery
The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University’s Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative has published its first annual review, highlighting progress across a range of projects, from empowering students to become change agents to revolutionising cancer surgery with robotics. In the academic year 2021-22, £95.6m of DDI-related research income was awarded to the University of Edinburgh and…
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