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Daniel Sutherland, designer of a quick-heating baby bottle called the Milkistar, has been hitting the headlines this week. Daniel has been assisted with the design by the Applied Knowledge Exchange’s Business Transformation Fund, which helps fund innovative product research.  Check out the Press & Journal article:

Glasgow Caledonian University’s School of Health will lead a £3.3million European Commission-funded study aimed at tackling chronic foot and ankle pain including such diseases as Diabetic Foot. Jim Woodburn, Professor of Rehabilitation at GCU, is working on the A-FOOTPRINT project to develop new orthotic devices to support or correct musculoskeletal problems. See more about Jim’s work in [...]

Soon our website will be looking much more dynamic, with video showing our academic expertise in all their glory. Biomechanics – Jim Woodburn Take a look to see what you think!

We are getting together some new case studies showcasing the business development, education, research and consultancy services you can get at Glasgow Caledonian University through the Applied Knowledge Exchange. Get in touch if you would like a pack or some more information about business qualifications, funding your business enterprise in Scotland or part-time training, and [...]

Glasgow Caledonian University will be attending the KTP Scotland Awards Ceremony on 2nd February at the Doubletree Dunblane Hydro in Perthshire. Glasgow Caledonian Uni has had several successful KTP partnerships with businesses including Novograf. Current KTPs include those with Fearsom UK and If Only Holidays Limited. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is Europe’s leading programme helping business to [...]

Scottish businesses are being offered a new grant of £1,000 by the Scottish Government to take on an apprentice. The £4 million scheme will run until March 26 and is available for up to 4000 employers. The scheme is part of ScotAction, a scheme to help individuals and businesses through the recession and provide skills [...]

Human Resources magazine has featured an article on our new HR Management top-up MSc.  Get in touch with the Applied Knowledge Exchange for more information on 0141 331 3189.

The  Scottish Government has published a report following a consultation with the public sector on its views on whether the UK Equality Bill should introduce new socio-economic duties to Scottish public bodies. The consultation asked whether the provision in the Bill to place a duty on certain public bodies to have due regard to socio-economic inequalities in strategic [...]

Forty percent of Scotland’s students are now taking part-time study options as people try to balance work with studying. The Scottish Government has also provided financial assistance for part-time students. The Open University and Scotland’s universities have seen soaring interest in part-time options, particularly in science, technology and engineering subjects. There are over 272,000 students [...]

Glasgow Caledonian University is already gearing up for a busy year of new courses and seminars created especially for businesses. First up is a new Top Up MSc programme in Human Resource Management, aimed at HR and business professionals who already hold the postgraduate Diploma in HRM and would like to advance to MSc level. Launching [...]