A new partnership between Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) and mobile-cybersecurity firm Approov will aim to improve smartphone security. The Edinburgh-based company has agreed a knowledge-transfer partnership with ENU, which will include the recruitment of two cybersecurity researchers, co-funded by Innovate UK. Over the course of 30 months, Approov and ENU will work together to create innovative defence mechanisms and an offensive test bed – known in cybersecurity as ‘blue

An on-site skills academy, aimed at improving employment opportunities for young people in care, has opened in Angus. The Tay Skills Academy at Rossie Young People’s Trust near Montrose will operate in partnership with Dundee and Angus College, to provide vocational skills training for its community of young people. Thought to be the first of its kind in Scotland, the on-site skills and training centre offers practical training in a range of skills, from plumbing and paintin

Edinburgh’s historic Millburn Tower has been put up for sale for the first time in decades, offering a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial period building and large estate on the city’s fringes. Knight Frank's commercial and residential teams have been jointly appointed to market the estate at offers in excess of £1,800,000. The B-listed country house is currently used for commercial purposes but could be converted back to residential use, subject to planning. It has be

West Lothian-based CSignum, a leading provider of wireless communications from beneath the surface of water, ice and ground, has completed a £2.6m funding round to accelerate commercial deployment of its EM2 product portfolio across multiple markets and applications, including water-quality monitoring. The investment supports CSignum’s mission to become an enabler of AI in the physical world, extending reliable data communications to underwater and below-ground environments.

Martin Flett, founding director of Edinburgh-based Ossian Architects, has been awarded RIAS Accreditation in Conservation Architecture. The accreditation follows assessment of Martin’s experience in the conservation, alteration and adaptation of historic buildings, including listed townhouses, mews buildings, villas and rural buildings across Scotland. His application drew on conservation work across a range of traditional building types and set out his approach to understa

Independent professional services and accounting firm, Wbg, has invested significantly in the creation of opportunities for the next generation of accountants and business advisors with the appointment of 14 trainees. The trainees comprise 11 graduate trainees, two school leaver/graduate apprentices and one internship, spread across the firm’s external audit, internal audit, business advisory and marketing teams. Additionally, the firm has supported 10 work-experience placeme

A free medical-device-regulation workshop taking place in Edinburgh this autumn will be inviting medtech innovators to learn how to unite product compliance with commercial success. The event, entitled ‘MedTech regulatory readiness through an investor lens – bridging the gap to decisive competitive advantage’ is set to bring together medical-device innovators, regulatory experts and the investment community on Wednesday 4 November. It is expected to attract a wide-ranging med

An Edinburgh-based, venture-backed, wearable-technology company is taking on tech giants Apple and Garmin with a repairable sports watch, allowing wearers to modify, programme and develop their watch, and build apps for it. UNA Watch has launched what is thought to be the world’s first modular and repairable GPS sports watch, offering an alternative to the sealed hardware, closed software and regular replacement cycles that dominate consumer technology. Backed by Techstart Ve

Scottish expat Calum White’s real-estate company, White & Co has been recognised for having sold the most property over the past 12 months in Dubai’s freehold areas. The accolade was handed out to the rapidly growing brokerage by the Dubai Land Department (DLD), the government agency that manages, regulates and records all real-estate transactions, property ownership and land development in the city. Designated freehold areas in Dubai allow foreign nationals to own property o

Responsible-finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), supported 178 social enterprises, charities, community groups and other organisations through £46.3m of loans and investments over the past year, according to its latest annual impact report. Covering the period April 2025 to March 2026, the report shows how SIS funding helped reach 4.5 million people across Scotland, the UK and beyond through its investees, while supporting stable employment and economic resilie

A Leith charity has just a few days left to try to keep a local church building in community hands. Leith St. Andrew's parish church is due to be sold off by the Church of Scotland and if sold to a private buyer, the local groups using the building will be forced to leave, with the wider community losing access to the building completely. Leith St. Andrew's Trust (LSAT) is a registered charity founded by concerned nearby residents; it is aiming to buy the building on behalf o

AI-powered climate-tech platform Calterra has been awarded £96,000 in SMART Grant funding from Scottish Enterprise to develop its technology for monitoring the long-term health of restored peatlands and woodlands. The 14-month R&D project began this month, and will focus on improving Calterra’s digital monitoring, reporting and verification capabilities, with the aim of making it easier and more cost-effective to track how habitats recover over time. A joint venture between A

Golden Wonder, whose crisps were first created in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge, in 1947, by baker, William Alexander, is bringing its World of Wonder experience back to Scotland this September. The pop-up gives crisp lovers the opportunity to create a flavour that’s completely their own. Following the success of its Glasgow pop-up earlier this month, the crisp brand, which sells a packet of crisps every three seconds in Scotland – is bringing its free interactive experience to Edi

Westfield St James Quarter is bringing together four Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) fashion alumni today (Friday 18 September), at 3.30pm-4.15pm, for a conversation on what it takes to forge a career in the fashion industry. In Fashion: Edinburgh College of Art Alumni in Conversation is one of the closing events of Westfield Days: The Sound of Style, the 10-day fashion and music takeover curated by Scottish designer Charles Jeffrey, to mark the centre's rebrand to Westfield S

The University of Edinburgh Sport has unveiled the Edinburgh Wildcats – a multi-sports club bringing together 70 sporting disciplines, from rugby to archery and weightlifting, to showcase the sports prowess of the university. The move sees the university become the first in the UK to adopt the American collegiate sporting model. Bringing together more than 10,000 students across 200 teams, Edinburgh Wildcats has been created to reflect the community built at the University of

The Edinburgh Butter Company has announced the return of the ‘Scotland’s Best Croissant’ competition for the third year running. The event takes place on Monday 26 October, at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. Scotland’s Best Croissant celebrates and champions artisan bakers who use quality ingredients to make exceptional products, offering them the chance to have their croissants crowned as the country’s best. Last year’s competition attracted 14 entrants from across Scotland

Sponsored Paul Hilton, ESPC chief executive considers whether first-time buyers are having to leave the capital to get onto the property ladder. With rising house prices across the board, and especially in Edinburgh (ESPC’s latest house-price report shows the city’s average selling prices rose again during August, by one per cent to £317,070), it would be a safe assumption that first-time buyers might be exiting the capital in order to take their first step onto the property

Scottish entrepreneur, Mark Glasgow, has added to his portfolio with the acquisition of Edinburgh video-production company Just Shot. The Midlothian-based firm covers everything from social media content and advertising to high-profile corporate and commercial events, as well as 3D animation, sound design and scriptwriting. It has a UK-wide client base, including Mercedes Benz UK, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin. Creative director Sergiusz Jezewski and his staff also work closel

The Borders Distillery in Hawick has unveiled its inaugural single malt, The Borders Single Malt Scotch Whisky – an eight-year-old, first-fill, bourbon-matured single malt, finished in Malmsey Madeira casks. The limited bottling is thought to be the first whisky distilled in the Scottish Borders since 1837. The expression has been carefully selected to introduce the distillery's distinctive house style, of fruity, sweet and aromatic whiskies. Described as delicately balancing

A renowned Scottish golf resort, located next to Gleneagles has been put up for sale. Offers are being invited for gWest in Blackford, Perth and Kinross, which extends to around 639 acres and includes an 18-hole, David McLay Kidd-designed championship golf course and clubhouse shell, inspired by 18th-century Scottish architect Colen Campbell. Independent property consultancy, Knight Frank. has been instructed to find a buyer for the estate, which has planning consent for up t