Research and Development

Warwick Business School launches £3 million centre for financial technology

Warwick Business School has launched the Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology, backed by £3 million funding, to spearhead cutting-edge research and innovation for the UK’s financial and technology sectors. The new Centre will deliver Gillmore GPT, a unique index of FinTech research, a Crypto Index that tracks all crypto prices charted against inflation, mobile and […]

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More than a quarter of UK adults have used Generative AI

New research from accounting group Deloitte has found that more than a quarter of UK adults have used generative artificial intelligence such as chatbots. The Deloitte survey of 4,150 UK adults found that just over half of the population had heard of generative AI, with around one in 10 respondents, the equivalent of approximately four

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Welsh University’s AI Project Receives a Significant Boost

Research being undertaken by Aberystwyth University in the role of artificial intelligence in crop breeding has gained a half a million pound boost from the UK Government. The project which is led by scientists at the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, explores how AI can select varieties of miscanthus that are best to

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MITCHELLS & BUTLERS LAUNCHES NEW FLEXIBLE WORKING APP

Birmingham headquartered hospitality operator Mitchells & Butlers recently announced that it has launched its new flexible working app M&B Flexible (powered by limber).  The digital platform aims to engage with a new generation of talent looking to work more flexibly by offering potential new team members the chance to pick their working hours, the type of role

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CIVTECH SOLUTION TO BE SHOWCASED IN BERLIN

(L)Tom Houston, CEO and (R) David Trainor, CTO Sentireal A CivTech Scotland alumni company is set to travel to the Victim Support Europe (VES) Conference in Berlin to showcase immersive virtual reality (VR) technology pioneered in Scotland to support victims of crime in preparing to give evidence in court.  Sentireal, a company based in Northern

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SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP DEVELOP ANTENNA FOR AIRCRAFT

The Edinburgh based Sofant Technologies, a leading innovator in advanced antenna technologies, and Inmarsat Government, the leading provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. Government, are pleased to announce a joint development aimed at revolutionising the communication capabilities of aircraft. Together, the two companies will collaborate on a state-of-the-art phased array antenna designed

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SCOTTISH TECH FIRMS SHOWCASED STATESIDE

Investment opportunities were central to Tartan Week celebrations as some of Scotland’s most innovative tech firms pitched to leading North American venture capital investors in New York. Companies covering sectors including data, robotics, health tech software as a service (SAAS) and clean tech had the opportunity to make valuable connections at Scotland’s Tech Company Showcase

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SOCIAL IMPACT FIRM LAUNCHES NEW TECH TO HELP EMPLOYEERS BUILD CAREER PATHWAYS

Social impact firm WithYouWithMe has taken another step towards helping businesses tackle the increasing digital skills gap, launching a new product that empowers businesses to create an accurate assessment of their workforce’s potential and identify opportunities for internal upskilling and workforce optimisation. ‘Grow Potential’ has been developed specifically for organisations looking to create meaningful career

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INNOVATION PASSPORT TAKES SCOTTISH COMPANY’S STROKE TREATMENT TO NEXT LEVEL

Aurum Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Scotland has been awarded an Innovation Passport for its breakthrough stroke technology.  A 2015 spinout company of InnoScot Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the University of Glasgow, Aurum Biosciences develops therapeutics and diagnostics in areas of unmet clinical need.  Aurum Biosciences’ lead product ABL-101

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