News
24 May 2012
Visual impact and community benefit are less important than noise and local jobs when people are considering whether to support or oppose an onshore wind farm in their local area, according to a poll released today (Thursday 24 May).
When asked which ‘benefits’... read more
Scotland’s biggest start-up prize attracts record applicants
22 May 2012 The number of budding entrepreneurs set to go head-to-head for Scotland’s biggest start-up prize has risen to the highest ever. The application deadline for the annual Converge Challenge competition passed last week (Friday 18 May) with a total of 50 entrants - up... read moreFinal call for Scotland’s biggest start-up prize – £45k up for grabs
8 May 2012 Aspiring entrepreneurs from universities across Scotland who want £45k to support their business idea have less than two weeks left to submit their applications to the Converge Challenge competition. The Converge Challenge, run by Heriot-Watt University, gives... read moreExquisite hundred-year old photos of British Raj discovered in a shoe box
7 May 2012 One of Scotland’s national collections is searching for clues to the identity of a mystery photographer, after finding a collection of exquisite plate glass negatives in a shoe box. The 178 plate glass negatives – some exactly a century old – were taken... read more
