Students really can make the difference says Converge Challenge Director, Olga Kozlova, in The Scotsman
Social innovation, recognition of ideas that work for the public good, is capturing the imagination of people like never before. Coming from individuals, groups and organisations, it can take place in the for-profit, nonprofit and public sectors. Increasingly, social innovation is happening in the spaces between these three sectors as perspectives collide to spark new ways of thinking.
The results of social innovation are all around us with universities being a real hotbed of interest. Speak to staff and students across Scotland's higher education landscape and you'll find that the majority have a burning desire to do social good, improve life in their communities and the environment around them.
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University spin out company receives £1.4M from Department of Health and Wellcome Trust
The 2013 Converge Challenger Winner and an award-winning University of Aberdeen spin out company has received £1.4M to fund research that will see them validate the use of eye movement abnormalities in diagnosing major psychiatric disorders.
Saccade Diagnostics Ltd (SDx) received the award from the Department of Health and Wellcome Trust through their joint Health innovation Challenge Fund scheme and will carry out the research in collaboration with teams from the Universities of Aberdeen and of Edinburgh. For more on this please click here
