Feb 15 2011
The UK’s major public funders of national and international food-related research have published their co-ordinated plan for research to help the world avoid a potential food security crisis. Providing the world’s growing population with a sustainable and secure supply of safe, nutritious and affordable high quality food from less land and with lower inputs presents [...]
Feb 10 2011
The Herald reports Clyde Union’s historic former Weir Pumps business, which was rescued by Scottish engineering entrepreneur Jim McColl, will this year raise its headcount to more than 1000 – almost double the number employed at the site when Weir sold the operation. http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/corporate-sme/clyde-union-on-course-for-1000-jobs-at-cathcart-1.1084376 CLYDEUNION Pumps is one of the world’s leading pump companies – [...]
Feb 07 2011
GCU colleagues from CBS, the School of Engineering and Computing and the Department of Research, Innovation and Enterprise attended the KTP Scotland Awards at the Doubletree Dunblane Hydro last week. The University was nominated for two Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Scotland Awards. Professor Bruce Wood’s work with Rawlplug Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers of specialist [...]
Feb 02 2011
The Government is supporting Street League as part of its plans to help build a stronger culture of giving time and money to support charities and voluntary organisations. Staff within the Prime Minister’s Office voted for the charities and social enterprises they would like to support in 2011. They selected Street League, an organisation that [...]
