STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths)

21CC Group, Geoff Crow and Clive Coombes OBE, Founder of SkyShows.

21CC Group acquires Edinburgh drone firm in £2.1 million expansion plan

Scottish events business 21CC Group has acquired Edinburgh-based SkyShows as part of a £2.1 million investment plan to expand its drone fleet and deliver larger aerial displays.

A new report shows a gap in the progression of students from low- and high-socioeconomic backgrounds into postgraduate studies in STEM.

A new report shows a gap in the progression of students from low- and high-socioeconomic backgrounds into postgraduate studies in STEM.

Research & Development

'Wake-up call' as low-income students missing out on research opportunities

Scottish founder launches free app to help plan UK hill and mountain trips

The International Space Station

The International Space Station

World Space Week:

International Space Station (ISS)

Highland pupils to make history with live link to International Space Station

Rachel Fellows, Jamie Fairbrother and Richard Garratt.

Rachel Fellows, Jamie Fairbrother and Richard Garratt.

Glasgow packaging firm develops software to cut waste and carbon emissions

Hamish McAllister, EM Modelling Engineer for CSignum.

Hamish McAllister, EM Modelling Engineer for CSignum.

Bathgate tech company secures £2.6m to expand underwater monitoring technology

Edinburgh tech firm launches new kind of repairable GPS sports watch

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Glasgow investment firm Maven leads £3m funding round for defence AI firm Applied AGI

Colin Speirs, Scotland Regional Lead at Waterstons Ltd.

Colin Speirs, Scotland Regional Lead at Waterstons Ltd.

Commercial property

Waterstons more than doubles Glasgow office capacity after 31 per cent growth

The digital twin model.

The digital twin model.

Health and wellbeing

University of the West of Scotland develops digital twin to track how bodies age

Experts from the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences recognise AI's accelerated problem-solving power, but stress that it cannot function without human mathematicians well-versed in the discipline.

Experts from the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences recognise AI's accelerated problem-solving power, but stress that it cannot function without human mathematicians well-versed in the discipline.

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

The £40bn case for maths: Why AI makes teachers more important than ever

Ammar Elhoweris, Scensai.

Ammar Elhoweris, Scensai.

Record 15 Scottish universities shortlisted for £410,000 Converge Awards fund

The student engineering team from Gillespie's High School in Edinburgh.

The student engineering team from Gillespie's High School in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh students to represent Scotland at global STEM Racing finals in Singapore

Ewan McMillan, founder of New Gradient.

Ewan McMillan, founder of New Gradient.

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Edinburgh climate-tech platform secures £96,000 to track long-term habitat recovery

Insurtech Corridor team.

Insurtech Corridor team.

US insurance tech leaders to meet Scottish firms at FinTech Scotland Festival

The Institute of Physics (IOP) Scotland is calling for a new 10-year plan to address a

The Institute of Physics (IOP) Scotland is calling for a new 10-year plan to address a

Report: Shortage of physics teachers a 'significant threat' to Scottish economy

Inverclyde to get new coding hub as Digital Xtra expands network

X WORKS Dalmarnock is an £11 million Clyde Gateway innovation and advanced manufacturing development located at Dalmarnock Cross in Glasgow's East End.

X WORKS Dalmarnock is an £11 million Clyde Gateway innovation and advanced manufacturing development located at Dalmarnock Cross in Glasgow's East End.

£11m Glasgow innovation hub launched to support high-growth technology businesses

Fusion Fest panel 2025.

Fusion Fest panel 2025.

Glasgow tech festival to showcase city's leading creative innovators

Scotland Exam Results 2026

Expanding access to Computing Science is vital to Scotland's 'tech talent pipeline'

Studies show that exams lead to significant mental health concerns. Is this a symptom of deeper problems with the curriculum?

Studies show that exams lead to significant mental health concerns. Is this a symptom of deeper problems with the curriculum?

Curriculum for Excellence (CfE)

Are knowledge and skills at odds in the Scottish curriculum?

Mathematics has a reputation for being siloed from

Mathematics has a reputation for being siloed from

'Real-life' maths is booming in Scottish classrooms

Andy Tipping with the award after the company was named KPMG's 2026 UK Tech Innovator.

Andy Tipping with the award after the company was named KPMG's 2026 UK Tech Innovator.

Artificial intelligence

Firm which uses AI to rescue people from the sea crowned as leading UK tech innovator

Dame Tamara Finkelstein, chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Dame Tamara Finkelstein, chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

How the 'missing middle' of Scotland's engineering sector is fuelling a crisis

'STEM subjects consistently record some of the lowest National Ratings scores, suggesting that they are the most difficult subjects'

'STEM subjects consistently record some of the lowest National Ratings scores, suggesting that they are the most difficult subjects'

Groups call for exam standards review after STEM subjects labelled 'most difficult'

Ground-breaking graduate says more work needed to support engineering careers

Ground-breaking graduate says more work needed to support engineering careers

Ground-breaking graduate says engineering careers still 'often misunderstood'

The University of Edinburgh is home to one of Europe’s largest groupings of neuroscience researchers investigating the nervous system in health and disease.

The University of Edinburgh is home to one of Europe’s largest groupings of neuroscience researchers investigating the nervous system in health and disease.

Edinburgh University

'Discoveries like this are essential': A major breakthrough in the fight against MS

Waymap outside RHCYP, Edinburgh (phone held by ECHC staff).

Waymap outside RHCYP, Edinburgh (phone held by ECHC staff).

'Ground-breaking' tech for kids' hospital 'removes one of biggest sources of anxiety'

Dynamic Earth has announced a major milestone in its commitment to inclusion by introducing British Sign Language (BSL) into its world-class Planetarium.

Dynamic Earth has announced a major milestone in its commitment to inclusion by introducing British Sign Language (BSL) into its world-class Planetarium.

'Science for everyone': Edinburgh centre to be first in UK to include sign language

A new data platform could make life easier for festival-goers and city planners in Edinburgh.

A new data platform could make life easier for festival-goers and city planners in Edinburgh.

City of Edinburgh Council

New data platform 'could make life easier for Edinburgh festivals and city planners'

Pupils take part in STEM activities.

Pupils take part in STEM activities.

How a Scottish charity teaches 'inclusive and fun' STEM to thousands of pupils

The country's 5G rollout could be significantly impacted by the changes.

The country's 5G rollout could be significantly impacted by the changes.

Scotland must 'close the gap' on broadband blackspots amid 4G probe

A new agreement between Heriot-Watt University and Dynamic Earth is the latest in the increasing efforts to make STEM learning and careers more accessible to pupils and adult learners.

A new agreement between Heriot-Watt University and Dynamic Earth is the latest in the increasing efforts to make STEM learning and careers more accessible to pupils and adult learners.

Heriot-Watt University

A major new collaboration aims to open doors for Scotland’s future talent

Pupils from primary and secondary schools across Scotland were invited to the National Museum in Edinburgh for the Careers Hive, where STEM advocates hoped to change the way young people think about their futures.

Pupils from primary and secondary schools across Scotland were invited to the National Museum in Edinburgh for the Careers Hive, where STEM advocates hoped to change the way young people think about their futures.

Why experts say to stop asking kids 'what they want to do' when they grow up

Professor Joe Little has warned that Scotland's colleges need a new model to escape from

Professor Joe Little has warned that Scotland's colleges need a new model to escape from

The future won’t wait for Scotland’s skills education to be reformed

Dr Wallace Jaffray, Dr Marcello Ferrera, and PhD researcher Sven Stengel in their lab at Heriot-Watt University.

Dr Wallace Jaffray, Dr Marcello Ferrera, and PhD researcher Sven Stengel in their lab at Heriot-Watt University.

Heriot-Watt University

Have a few scientists in Scotland just changed the world? The answer might be yes.

Bishopbriggs students on Team Apex and Wyvern Racing will compete for a national title, but many are also lining up job prospects.

Bishopbriggs students on Team Apex and Wyvern Racing will compete for a national title, but many are also lining up job prospects.

Bishopbriggs students on track for success in more ways than one

The 2025 Dynamic Earth STEM Careers Showcase brought pupils to Edinburgh to introduce them to careers they might not know about otherwise.

The 2025 Dynamic Earth STEM Careers Showcase brought pupils to Edinburgh to introduce them to careers they might not know about otherwise.

'You can't be what you can't see': Why students need to see STEM in action

Karen Meechan (centre), CEO of Scotland IS, with students Fatima Elsheikh (left) and Leon Brown (right), both 16.

Karen Meechan (centre), CEO of Scotland IS, with students Fatima Elsheikh (left) and Leon Brown (right), both 16.

Tech-industry tutoring and mentoring scheme to be expanded after early success

New figures showed just two-fifths of Scotland’s S4 students gained a key qualification in maths in 2024.

New figures showed just two-fifths of Scotland’s S4 students gained a key qualification in maths in 2024.

STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths)

'Very worrying': Only 40 per cent of S4 pupils pass National 5 maths, figures show