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Student StartUps from the University of Edinburgh have secured over £30m in combined investment over the last year, nearly triple the amount compared to the previous year. The news comes as the University’s commercialisation service, Edinburgh Innovations, reveals figures showing another 100 student StartUps formed over the same period. The £30.5m investment into student-led businesses

Business Gateway, Scotland’s national business advisory service is launching a series of free virtual events to support businesses in their continued recovery post-pandemic amid the current challenging climate.   Hosted between 3rd October to 7th October, Scottish Business Week 2022 – in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Skills Development

Clear braces Scotland, a new business designed by Dental Scotland has launched to help international students get high quality dental care. They specialise in implants, smile makeovers and Invisalign.  The Invisalign package they offer gives them up to £900 worth of complimentary extras including things such as a whitening kit. It also includes a free

Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK Scotland is holding a careers workshop to help students and recent graduates prepare for the world of work. The Aberdeen-based group is holding the face-to-face event on Friday, October 7 from 9am to 5pm in Glasgow at the Mott MacDonald office on St Vincent Street. The workshop will showcase two

Recruiting the right people with the right expertise is an ongoing issue for UK firms. There simply isn’t enough talent to fill vacancies.   This challenge was brought home in a recent British Chambers of Commerce report which found that the proportion of firms finding it difficult to recruit was 79%, a record high for

The University of St Andrews has again been named Scotland’s top-ranked educational institution and sits in second place UK-wide. This is according to the Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, which named it the Scottish University of the Year. The comprehensive overview of higher education in Britain makes use of the latest