GDPR Conferences with Thorntons Solicitors

Lessons learned and remaining compliant in Year 2 One of Scotland’s largest leading law firms, Thorntons, is holding half-day conferences at its Edinburgh and Dundee offices on the importance of managing data protection risk in light of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018. Liam McMonagle,…

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EICC relaunches free public talks, with EICC Live: Hyperloop, this June

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) relaunches its series of free public talks in June as EICC Live.  The first in the line-up of the recently rebranded series of events examines Hyperloop, a futuristic mass transportation concept attributed to technology entrepreneur Elon Musk which has links to the University of…

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Edinburgh College building on international success

With summer fast-approaching, Edinburgh College’s international team is reflecting on a busy start to the year and focussing on developing new partnerships across the world to expand its international commercial activity. Edinburgh College’s international team has enjoyed a busy start to the year with a number of new projects and…

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Edinburgh-headquartered Standard Life Aberdeen first foreign firm to enter China’s pension market

On 20 March 2019, Heng An Standard Life (HASL), a joint venture between Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) and Tianjin TEDA International, was pleased to announce that it has received local regulatory approval to move forward with developing its pensions business in China. This makes HASL the first, and so far…

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Workplace health & safety must be more than a tick box exercise

Health & Safety campaigner on a mission to reduce workplace fatalities following the death of her brother  Health & safety campaigner Louise Taggart, whose brother was killed in a preventable work-related incident, is on a mission to reduce serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace. Michael Adamson, who was 26…

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Nominations open for SQA Star Awards 2019

Nominations are now open for the Scottish Qualifications Authority’s 2019 Star Awards, SQA’s annual celebration of excellence in education, and training. The SQA is seeking entries across thirteen categories which recognise the achievements of the individuals working towards its qualifications, as well as the schools, colleges, training providers, and employers…

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New Edinburgh College school partnership police course fits ‘The Bill’

All Edinburgh and Lothians S5 and S6 pupils offered the opportunity to study part-time HNC police course Edinburgh College’s Enterprise and Commerce team is holding its first ever HNC Police Studies recruitment day this weekend, as applications to the course continue to pour in. As the College establishes its position…

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New social enterprise initiative in North Edinburgh calls for ideas that make positive changes in the area

What if…North Edinburgh, a social enterprise programme looking to inspire residents in the north of the city to test ideas that have a positive impact in the community has officially launched this week (w/c 13 May). What if… will provide one to one advice, resources and training to North Edinburgh…

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Service improvements that First West Lothian

Details of service improvements that First West Lothian will introduce to its network with effect from Monday 27 May 2019: Service 21: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency improved between Whitburn and Bathgate to operate every 30 minutes, offing a half-hourly service along the entire route length between Whitburn and Livingston.…

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Gowrie Care’s Edinburgh resource hub secures over £300k of funding

The future of Gowrie Care’s resource hub in Edinburgh has been secured for the next three years after being awarded funding from the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (IJB). The £213,216 from Edinburgh IJB will mean that people who have experience of, or are at risk of homelessness will receive the…

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