Informed Scotland October 2014 – Innovation galore

The word of the month was ‘innovation’, from innovative projects to the challenges of managing innovation. Two new knowledge exchange Innovation Centres were launched – the Data Lab and Construction Scotland, bringing the total to eight Scottish Funding Council supported Centres. Nesta and Innovate UK, the re-branded Technology Strategy Board, set up a new Innovation […]

UCAS maps student movement across the UK

by Helen Thorne, Director of Policy and Research, UCAS. Continuing our guest blog series featuring Informed Scotland subscribers writing on the theme Making connections across the learning & skills landscape. Almost 1,500 more students started degree courses at Scottish universities this autumn compared to last, as the country continues to attract well qualified students from […]