Blog: KE Matters

CONVERGE – LEADING A HOTBED OF DIGITAL INNOVATION

17 Mar 2021

Claudia Cavalluzzo,  Director,  Converge Scotland’s world-beating universities remain a hotbed of new, innovative ideas and inventions.  However, taking a bright idea from academia and turning it into a successful, profitable business is no mean feat.  It takes courage, acumen and a lot of support. And no one can do this alone.

An Entrepreneurial IDEA

8 Mar 2021

 

The playing field is not, and has never been, level for women in entrepreneurship. 

Paving routes in Tech Transfer

8 Mar 2021

 

This International Woman’s Day, I salute all the amazing women trailblazing in the world of innovation. 

International Women's Day

8 Mar 2021

I realised as I sat down to write this blog that it has been eighteen years this week since I joined Praxis, fresh from a career break and five years spent caring for my two daughters.

Choose organisations that promote the role models you want!

8 Mar 2021

 

Women are increasingly being appointed to more senior leadership roles: as of 2020, women represent 32% of corporate board members in the FTSE 250 companies.  

Data, research and diverse perspectives

8 Mar 2021

 

Newly stepping into a leadership role as director of research and innovation sector strategy at Jisc is pretty daunting but a privilege. Jisc is doing some great work in diversity as an employer as well as in its role as a membership organisation providing digital solutions at the intersection of higher and further education and research.