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Colin McLean was instrumental in setting up the first ever cybersecurity course where students were taught an offensive security approach, training in how IT systems can be exploited and to understand the mindset of a hacker.

The UK battery strategy, released this week, sets out the government’s vision for the UK to achieve a globally competitive battery supply chain by 2030.

The British Science Association is delighted to announce the community groups and organisations that have successfully bid for funding as part of its Highlands and Islands Climate Change Community Grant programme

The University of Strathclyde’s, Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Group and ITP Aero have co-developed a project to minimise energy use and material waste and enhance productivity throughout the lifecycle of the aerospace superplastic forming process.

University of Dundee researchers have developed a new molecule that is able to target and bind to a protein class previously considered undruggable by using a masking technique to enter the cell

A giant metal snowflake designed by primary school pupils has been unveiled as part of a project to get children into engineering.

16 engineers from eight African countries have been shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize for Innovation.

A site in the Shetland Islands has become the UK's first spaceport for vertical rocket launches.

SaxaVord Spaceport on the small island of Unst has been given approval from the Civil Aviation Authority to begin launches in 2024.

Fewer than 4% of engineering companies across eight countries think their organisations have all of the skills to be resilient to the impacts of climate change¹, a new international survey by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) reveals.

A wall built from bricks made by Scottish company Kenoteq using recycled construction waste has formed the centrepiece of one of the major showcase spaces at the 28th meeting of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

The UK’s first next-generation supercomputer – 50 times faster than any of the country’s existing machines – is to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.