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Edinburgh's Smart Data Foundry has launched the Economic Wellbeing Explorer, a platform offering unprecedented insight into financial hardship across Scotland. Using near real-time data from 5.3 million bank accounts, the Explorer tracks economic resilience and wellbeing at national, regional, and l

A new report from the University of Edinburgh has highlighted the significant economic potential of tidal stream and wave energy for Scotland. Commissioned by Scottish Enterprise and Wave Energy Scotland, The Future Economic Potential of Tidal Stream and Wave Energy in Scotland report suggests that

Evelyn Partners, the UK wealth management firm entrusted with over £62 billion of assets by its clients, has become the founding partner of the Edinburgh Futures Institute’s new Compassion in Financial Services Hub.

Leading experts in technology and finance have joined together to launch a new Scottish Centre of Excellence for digital trust – which will aim to make the digital world safer and more resilient. Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) will host the Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and

Edinburgh's Creative Informatics research and development programme has contributed over £33 million to the Scottish economy and could generate a further £45.5 million by 2026, according to new analysis. Independent analysis of the recently-concluded programme has found that it has also

The UK Government under the new leadership of Kier Starmer has decided to axe £800 million plans to create an "exascale" supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh. In October last year, the University of Edinburgh announced that the UK’s first next-generation supercomputer which is fi

Women are starting and running new businesses at virtually the same rate as men for the first time, while one in five entrepreneurs are non-white, according to new analysis of entrepreneurship activity in Scotland. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report found 8.6% of working-age women were

abrdn and the University of Edinburgh have announced a pioneering project out of their partnership Centre for Investing Innovation that will seek to harness generative artificial intelligence (AI) to support the firm’s investment research process. Bringing together expertise from the investmen

After a hiatus of two years, EIE24, the showcase event for the technology entrepreneurial ecosystem, has returned with a fresh look and feel. Over two days, some 100 investors from across the UK and beyond will converge to meet Scotland's most innovative technology companies seeking investor support

The Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC), a consortium led by Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, has received a significant financial boost with an additional £3.35 million funding from Scottish Enterprise. This investment, announced by the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary

The Royal Bank of Scotland owner, NatWest Group, and the University of Edinburgh have announced a five-year strategic partnership establishing the Centre for Purpose-Driven Innovation in Banking.

Founders of University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups, including many that are seeking growth investment, will be given the opportunity to showcase their companies to an audience of investors, business support groups, and fellow entrepreneurs at two key events taking place next month.

The 6th annual Scottish Start-up Survey has revealed that the nation’s tech companies are in a resilient mood in the face of concerns around economic headwinds.

Maggie Hicks, founder of SynSense, and Xiaoyan Ma, founder of Danu Robotics, plant a Hawthorn tree on University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings campus to mark the 100+ startups supported by Edinburgh Innovations over the last year Student startups from the University of Edinburgh have s

Edinburgh is to be showcased to the world as a centre for education on sustainable finance. An international prospectus from the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) has been produced to target students and professionals seeking a career in ethical, green, and socially responsible financial serv