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Partnership, Innovation and Growth: How IBioIC Is Shaping Scotland’s Biobased Future
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14 Oct 2026

Senior Policy Officer Julia Mitchell reflects on how Scotland’s Biobased Manufacturing Launchpad is driving innovation, investment and sustainable growth.

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What are National Equality Outcomes?
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06 Oct 2026

Dr Hannah Telling explains National Equality Outcomes (NEOs) and summarises the results of the independent evaluation into their early impact.

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Challenging Perceptions to Reduce Food Waste
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29 Sep 2026

For International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, Evie Nikokavoura, a Registered Nutritionist (Public Health) and a lecturer at RGU, challenges us to think about what good food should look like.

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Urban woodlands and wellbeing
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17 Sep 2026

To commemorate World Patient Safety Day, Professor Jamie Pearce from the University of Edinburgh explains how investing in urban woodlands could help reduce poor mental health.

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Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Access to Higher Education in Scotland
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07 Aug 2026

Scotland's tertiary education system balances learner choice, employer need and opportunity for all.

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Positioning colleges for a sustainable future
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13 Jul 2026

The chief executive of Colleges Scotland looks at the partnership approach being taken to create a resilient and effective college sector for the decades ahead.

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Celebrating smaller businesses
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26 Jun 2026

To mark the UN’s MSMEs Day Interface Director, Laura Goodfellow, takes a look at the smaller business with big ambitions

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Regenerative Sustainability – a vision for a greener future
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05 Jun 2026

Akrit Ghimire, VP Community at Edinburgh University Students’ Association introduces the University’s new strategy to go beyond net zero and its commitment to “Regenerative Sustainability”.

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Supporting Scotland’s AI Future: Reflections from DataFest 2026
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01 Jun 2026

Julia Mitchell shares key takeaways from DataFest 2026, reflecting on how Scotland is harnessing data and AI to drive innovation, build skills, and support an inclusive, collaborative future.

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