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Interface brings Scotland’s business and academic communities together. Collaborate. Innovate. Impact.
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☀️Scotland is covered in sun
🌸Cherry blossom is blooming
🧠The Interface team have joined Bluesky
🎉Students and staff across Scotland's colleges will get the entrepreneurial edge through a new Entrepreneur in Residence programme designed to strengthen enterprise & innovation

Hear from Business Minister @richardlochhead.bsky.social & more now: interface-online.org.uk/news/new-ent...
New entrepreneurial champions to inspire college innovation | Interface Online
New Entrepreneurs in Residence for colleges across Scotland to strengthen enterprise & innovation.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌳🌠The Enchanted Forest is a spectacular immersive art experience like no other... which is why we were delighted bring together Daniel Sutherland, Ass. Dean of Gray’s School of Art, Enchanted Forest Community Trust, & creative partners, Wavemakers Live.

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Shining a light on innovation | Interface Online
Interface is delighted to have played a role in fostering the partnership that brought a new installation to this year’s Enchanted Forest, the annual award-winning sound and light spectacular, current...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Looking forward to the awards already - and another year of fantastic, inspiring entries!
🚨Applications for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2026 are OPEN!

🎉These awards celebrate the partnerships between business, third sector, and public sector organisations and academia. Uncover the categories and how to apply on our website...

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Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards open with new categories | Interface Online
The 11th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards (SKEA),Scotland’s flagship celebration of business–academic collaboration, launches today (8th October) inviting applications from businesses and academics ...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Applications open for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards — celebrating business–academic collaboration.

We’re proud to launch the Trailblazing AI Collaboration category with @interfaceonline.bsky.social, spotlighting innovation in data & AI.

🏆 Deadline: 11 Dec
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Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards open with new categories - The Data Lab
Scotland’s flagship celebration of business–academic collaboration is open for applications from businesses and academics throughout Scotland
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October 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🚨Applications for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2026 are OPEN!

🎉These awards celebrate the partnerships between business, third sector, and public sector organisations and academia. Uncover the categories and how to apply on our website...

interface-online.org.uk/news/scottis...
Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards open with new categories | Interface Online
The 11th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards (SKEA),Scotland’s flagship celebration of business–academic collaboration, launches today (8th October) inviting applications from businesses and academics ...
interface-online.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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A magical night at the Enchanted forest Pitlochry - thrilled to see Nexus: the heart of Luminara- a stunning Interface-enabled collab between The Enchanted Forest and Dan Sutherland of Grays School of Art Innovation lighting up the woods! #Interface
October 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🎉This month marks 20 years of Interface. As we celebrate we've secured a double funding commitment from the @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social. This 3 year funding agreement enables us to continue connecting businesses with universities & colleges across the country
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Two decades of impact backed by renewed SFC funding | Interface Online
As it celebrates 20 years of driving business–academic innovation, Interface has secured a new three-year funding agreement, to July 2028, from the Scottish Funding Council.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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🥃 | A dram good idea!

University researchers will help turn whisky production leftovers into compostable packaging in a newly funded collaboration.

Full story ➡️ orlo.uk/7qm7I

📸 - Scotland Beyond Net Zero.

#MustBeNapier | #ScotlandNetZero
August 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📈Investments to scale
🎓Honorary degrees
📣International acclaim

🎉Unpack some of the recent success stories of the companies we've been proud to support
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Matched by Interface companies in the news | Interface Online
Matched By Interface companies in the news. Interface are here to help you realise your goals. Talk to us about your innovative ideas.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📣Businesses and academics can apply for a share of £200,000 if they're looking to establish longer-term partnerships. Advanced Innovation Voucher Funding, funded by Scottish Enterprise, is open for applications are welcome from all industry sectors.

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Funding announced for business-academic collaborations | Interface Online
Businesses looking to establish longer-term partnerships with academics can apply for a share of £200,000 funding, as a new round of Advanced Innovation Voucher funding is launched today (Wednesday, 3...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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📣 The #ChooseCollege national campaign kicks off Monday!

For the next 6 weeks, we’re celebrating the power of Scotland’s colleges — transforming lives, building skills, and driving our future.

🎓 Share your story.
📢 Inspire others.
🙌 Get involved.

🔗 cdn.ac.uk/choose-college/
Choose College - College Development Network
Choose a course that offers real skills for real jobs at a college in Scotland - Choose College
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July 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🎓Well done to everyone graduating from Scotland’s universities. Your hard work & perseverance has paid off

📣We’re proud to have connections into all of Scotland’s unis. Each year, we’re inspired by the innovative thinking & entrepreneurial energy coming from students, researchers & graduates alike
July 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🎉Congratulations to our Strategic Board member Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne on receiving an honorary degree, Dr of Business Administration from Queen Margaret University, for her outstanding contribution to food development & innovation.
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Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne awarded an honorary degree | Interface Online
Congratulations to our Strategic Board member Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne on receiving an honorary degree, Doctor of Business Administration from Queen Margaret University, for her outstanding contribution ...
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July 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Planning for Change: A Whole Farm Approach to Animal Health🐄🌱

📅Wed 16 Jul 👇
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Join us at Oakwood Mill Farm, Selkirk to explore what a #WholeFarm approach to #AnimalHealth looks like

A focus on breeding & genetics can mean less need for intervention 🐮
Free to attend!
June 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📈Working in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals and want to learn how Interface can help? Read our latest case study between Airglove Medical Ltd & Edinburgh Napier University

🔗 Uncover the benefits of the project, including award noms, funding, and new jobs
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Airglove Medical Ltd | Interface Online
Airglove innovative healthcare products disrupting the Peripheral Arterial Disease treatment market, improving patient care and leading to clinical efficiency.
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July 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Venture Builder Incubator at The Uni of Edinburgh is now open for applications. Postgrad students and research staff from Scotland’s unis can benefit from a share of £100k+ in funding, expert mentorship, and tailored support for digital and science-based innovations
🔍 bit.ly/3EFJfYu
🗓️ 07 July
Venture Builder Incubator
Venture Builder Incubator: Scotland’s University Tech Incubator.
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June 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
👋Join @louisearnold.bsky.social & Howell Davies at Social‬ CreativeTech Scotland Gathering, an exciting day of cutting edge keynotes, demos, panels, workshops & a closing reception with music from Boardgame.

🏠University of Edinburgh
📅20th June, 8:30
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CreativeTech Scotland Gathering | Interface Online
CreativeTech Scotland Gathering on 20th of June at the University of Edinburgh campus will be day of cutting edge creative tech keynotes, demos, panels and workshops
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June 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🗺️£10,000 to encourage new collaborations between business & Scottish academia!

📍If you're a businesses currently engaged/looking to engage with a Scottish university, college, research institute, innovation centre or research pool then this fund is for you.

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Inward investment support boosted by £100,000 for business – academic collaborations   | Interface Online
Funding of £100,000 has been announced by the Scottish Government and innovation support organisation Interface to encourage businesses outwith Scotland to collaborate/partner with academics, bringing...
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June 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
📢 Tickets are now available for this year’s Social Enterprise Summit Scotland – happening on the 2 Sep. This event will celebrate how social enterprises across Scotland are leading a movement toward fairer, more participatory ways of doing business.

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Social Enterprise Summit Scotland | Interface Online
The Social Enterprise Summit Scotland is back for 2025. This year’s theme is ‘Fair Economy, Shared Future’. Taking place at the The Barracks, Stirling on Tuesday 2 September, the Social Enterprise Sum...
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June 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
From photonics to quantum, Glasgow’s £110M Innovation Accelerator is building the industries of tomorrow—bringing skills, jobs & growth to where they’re needed most. Be part of the 4 June Summit. 🎟️ Free tickets: interface-online.org.uk/interface-ev...
Glasgow City Region: Accelerating Ideas into Impact | Interface Online
The Glasgow City Region is defined by reinvention- where a legacy of industry has evolved into a future powered by innovation. As Scotland’s only metropolitan region and one of the UK’s fastest-growin...
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May 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Creating Connections in Scotland
⏰18th June

Taking place at the Technology and Innovation Centre, this event will bring together experts from academia, industry and government to address scientific and technical opportunities and challenges in Scotland.

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Creating Connections in Scotland | Interface Online
This event will bring together experts from academia, industry and government to address scientific and technical opportunities and challenges in Scotland.
interface-online.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🌍This year alone Suzy Powell has explored artistic masterpieces from all over the world - all from her phone.

🖼️Learn more about XR, which makes this possible. Ft Smartify, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @stgilescathedral.bsky.social & more...

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The art of knowledge exchange | Interface Online
This year, I have visited the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art  (Seoul), Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam), Musée D’Orsay (Paris) and the National Museums Scotland (Edinburgh). Whilst I make v...
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May 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We're delighted to hear about the great success organisations we've had the pleasure of working with. Here's a collection of some of those stories from the last month, including:

🟢Huge investment
🟣Inspiring press coverage
🟢Inspiring talent being recognised

interface-online.org.uk/news/matched...
Matched by Interface companies in the news | Interface Online
Matched By Interface companies in the news. Interface are here to help you realise your goals. Talk to us about your innovative ideas.
interface-online.org.uk
May 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🧠Last weekend marked World IP Day which raises awareness about how IP impacts daily life, supports innovation, and drives creativity.

🙌If you're interested in learning about the value of IP read our blog from HGF Limited, highlighting its importance interface-online.org.uk/blog/protect...
Protecting inventions in Europe and beyond | Interface Online
HGF Ltd is sponsoring Innovation of the Year in the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025. The leading European patent and trademark attorney firm helps businesses protect their Intellectual Propert...
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April 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📢 We're pleased to welcome two new appointments to the Interface Strategic Board.

John Whaling, Lead Officer for Innovation & Commercialisation at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority & Sam Myers, Head of Investment Strategy at UK Research and Innovation

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Innovation support organisation strengthens Board | Interface Online
Two appointments strengthen Strategic Board of business-academic innovation organisation, Interface.
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April 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM