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A new report, Shaping Young People’s Financial Futures Together, from the Compassion in Financial Services Hub at the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute, in collaboration with Young Scot, is calling on banks, policymakers and financial providers to overhaul how they design produ

In a significant boost for Scottish startups, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced a new partnership with the University of Edinburgh to combine entrepreneurship expertise. The new partnership will build on the existing close relationship between Scotland’s largest bank for business and

The University of Edinburgh has launched a new guide for those working with entrepreneurs to help them make their practice more inclusive. Launched at the Edinburgh Futures Institute yesterday, the Practitioner’s Guide to Inclusive Entrepreneurship Support is part of the University’s com

The University of Edinburgh has revealed annual commercialisation figures showing strong investment in spinouts, and a majority of new companies formed to harness data and AI for public good. In its impact review, Edinburgh Innovations, the university’s commercialisation service, has announced

People who overlook long-term financial planning during a divorce can face years of financial regret, a University of Edinburgh study has suggested. Researchers found that short-term thinking at time of divorce can leave some losing out on money from paid employment, occupational pension, access to

University of Edinburgh spinout Trogenix has secured £70 million in a Series A funding round to advance its innovative cancer therapies into clinical trials. The investment will accelerate the development of treatments for aggressive solid tumours, beginning with glioblastoma, one of the deadl

Scotland's entrepreneurial ecosystem has taken a major step forward with the launch of the Scottish Ecosystem Platform, the first comprehensive, open access platform to provide detailed information on startups, scale-ups and established private companies. By delivering actionable insights, it enable

Scotland will be home to the UK's most powerful supercomputer following a government U-turn. Chancellor Rachel Reeves today confirmed £750 million in funding to build the UK’s new national supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh, which she said would strengthen Britain as an AI-make

Glasgow-based semiconductor firm Neuranics is set to double its workforce and significantly invest in research and development following a successful £6.2 million funding round. The investment, led by Blackfinch Ventures and supported by Archangels, Par Equity, and the Universities of Glasgow

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