Apr 19 2018 Dundee university plans to be leader in forensic medicine Categories: Technology Dundee University has announced plans to create around 1,000 jobs and become a world leader in Forensic Medicine if it can secure funding of just over £100 million. An initial £64 million is being sought through the Tay Cities Deal, which would be used to create 400 jobs in the Dundee Life Sciences centre with more
Apr 12 2018 Extended tax relief for Video Game Industry Categories: Technology Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) was introduced from April 2014 but has now been extended from April 2018 to March 2023. Our EQ Technology team are delighted with this news; the tax credit encourages innovation within the UK gaming industry – safeguarding and creating jobs within the sector. Your company can claim VGTR if: the more
Apr 6 2018 Dundee games fund receives boost Categories: Technology The Dundee based UK Games Fund has recently received a welcome boost to its coffers through the Creative Industries Sector Deal. After an initial £1 million was awarded in the November budget, which will allow it to continue until 2020, a further £500,000 has been provided to support new businesses during 2018-19. Paul Durrant, who more
Mar 22 2018 Games sector soars with Scottish Government support Categories: Technology In response to a question raised at Holyrood, it was revealed that £11.5 million of Scottish Government investment has helped the computer gaming sector show significant growth over the last 6 years. The details provided state that the number of video games companies in Scotland has trebled from 35 in 2011 to 105 in 2017, more
Mar 2 2018 TIGA Plans for Rapid Games Sector Growth Categories: Technology TIGA, the trade association for the games industry, wants the number of studios to rise by 350 and employment in the sector to increase by 7,000 by the year 2022. It is also targeting for annual investment to grow by over £300 million in the same period. The body has called on the government to more
Feb 26 2018 Business gateway digital boost Categories: Technology The Government has recognised the importance of technology in business and has launched its “Digital Boost” programme. The programme will consist of several workshops, covering the following topics: Digital Marketing Strategy, Digitise Your Business Processes, Website Data Analytics, LinkedIn for Business and eCommerce for Business. The workshops are fully funded and will offer guidance to more
Feb 2 2018 Good news as funding deals are secured by local creative groups Categories: Technology Two local groups are delighted to be sharing in the £99million fund provided by Creative Scotland. Organisers of the NEoN festival and Creative Dundee have both been added to Creative Scotland’s list of organisations that guarantees them funding for the next three years. Gillian Easson, co-founding director of Creative Dundee said “We are really thrilled more
Jan 16 2018 Growth expected in UK games sector Categories: Technology Recent research by TIGA has found that the majority of development studios intend to increase staff numbers in 2018, and that the business environment is favourable for games development in the UK. However, there is also an air of caution for the future. An inability to secure affordable funding continues to be a barrier to more