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The National Robotarium partners with Leuchie House to trial assisted living technologies

Specialist technology could help people with disabilities gain greater independence at home.   The National…

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Cancer-focused enterprises among ventures selected for University entrepreneur incubator programme

Twenty innovative start-ups have been selected for a University of Edinburgh incubator programme aimed at…

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Institute launched to uncover prevalence of child sexual abuse

Human Dignity Foundation, a private funder focused on children’s rights, is establishing an independent global…

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£9.5m schools project gives pupils a sense of the power of data

A world-leading initiative that brings the latest smart technology into classrooms has been launched to…

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Gateway to success

The DDI Skills Gateway was a finalist at this year’s Digital Leaders 100 awards. The…

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Community benefits hub for City Region Deal

A website is being launched to encourage links between good causes and businesses across Edinburgh,…

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Blog post: The stories behind the data

From breeding algorithms for cows to a speech recogniser for spoken Gaelic, Lucy Saddler (pictured)…

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Local AI Start-up Wins Scottish Enterprise Grant to Test on Supercomputer

Edinburgh-based startup, Data Innovation.AI Ltd have secured a Scottish enterprise SMART grant to test their pioneering bio-safety design…

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NASA Hackathon

Join the Scottish team for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge On October 2-3, NASA…

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