Tag: Edinburgh University

New hub uses microbes to turn trash into treasure

Stuart Mitchell

A pioneering new hub is set to transform UK manufacturing by converting industrial waste into valuable, sustainable chemicals and materials. The £14 million Carbon-Loop Sustainable Biomanufacturing Hub (C-Loop) will use microorganisms to transform carbon-based waste usually destined for landfill into next-generation materials including pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. By harnessing the power of engineering biology, C-Loop aims to make the manufacturing of everyday products – more than 90 per cent of which are manufactured from fossil fuels using unsustainable chemical processes – cleaner and part of a circular economy. Collaborative project Engineering…

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Edinburgh University investment boost for social housing

Stuart Mitchell

The University of Edinburgh is investing £1 million in charities and social enterprises who support people at risk of homelessness. The money will be invested through social investor, Social and Sustainable Capital’s Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II (SASH II). SASH II is a socially positive investment fund that gives investors the opportunity to create societal benefits alongside a traditional financial return. The fund works by providing loans to charities and organisations to finance the purchase of properties for social housing and grow their own portfolio – something that isn’t…

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Cancer Research Horizons renews partnership with Edinburgh University entrepreneur incubator programme

Stuart Mitchell

Cancer Research Horizons, the innovation engine of Cancer Research UK, the world’s largest independent cancer research organisation is renewing its partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s flagship Venture Builder Incubator which supports the commercialisation of data-driven PhD research. Cancer Research Horizons, through its Entrepreneurial Programmes, will sponsor ten places for cancer-related research projects from across the UK to take part on this 16-week programme which aims to drive academic entrepreneurship by supporting PhD students and early career researchers to develop their business ideas, build their skills and secure funding.  In…

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Student Competition set to match profit with purpose

Stuart Mitchell

Students at Edinburgh’s Universities will devise new business ideas to tackle global challenges and pitch them to a panel of industry leaders in the second year of #makeyourmark. The two-day competition challenges undergraduates to match profit with purpose by using commercial ideas to tackle inequalities and transform local communities. Running on the 24-26 October, #makeyourmark will involve undergraduate students from the Business School, School of Law, Edinburgh College of Art, and the School of Literatures, Languages and Culture. They will be tackling challenges such as homelessness, child labour, isolation and…

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Edinburgh University invests £1m in Social Project

Stuart Mitchell

Edinburgh University has invested £1 million in a new partnership that seeks to dismantle poverty and create opportunity for people and communities across the UK. The University has stated it will work with Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of The Big Issue Group, one of the world’s most recognised social enterprises and home to the award-winning street magazine. Edward Siegel Managing Director of Big Issue Invest said: “The University of Edinburgh’s investments into Big Issue Invest are truly pioneering in terms of social impact investment coming from university…

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