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The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) was honoured to host Professor Peter Schwarz, President of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Armin Scheuer, CEO of Lemonmint, for a two-day strategic visit to Scotland as part of the Digital Maturity Tour 2025 (DMT25).

Bobby Laing, Graduate Innovation Intern at the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, recently secured £15k of grant funding, from the Young EDGE category in the latest round of the Scottish EDGE national funding competition, to support the development of his passion project, NCLSV - an accessible footwear brand catering to people with dwarfism. 

Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh are proud to announce the launch of their collaborative new MSc in Biomedical Engineering, designed to develop the next generation of leaders at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and innovation.

Recognising 8 years of dedicated board leadership and welcoming new governance to support DHI’s continued growth.

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Project Support Officer based in the Moray region to support the Rural Centre of Excellence in Digital Health and Care Innovation (RCE)

We are excited to announce a forthcoming tender from the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), working in collaboration with BE-ST (Built Environment Smarter Transformation) Innovation Centre and Moray Council for the development of a smart housing blueprint that focuses on health, well-being, and environmental sustainability in rural settings.

A recent evaluation of the digital pain assessment tool, PainChek, by a team at Edinburgh Napier University suggests it could improve the way pain is identified and managed for people with dementia in Scottish care homes.

63-year-old Fleming McNiven from Broxburn spent 40 years sitting behind a desk as a chartered accountant before the desire to “give something back” took hold. So, when the chance to volunteer at St John’s Hospital in Livingston came up during Covid, he threw himself into it. Fleming works Tuesday mornings in the outpatient department for ophthalmology, diabetes, and podiatry and on a Thursday morning at the hospital’s main entrance reception.

RDS recently unveiled its ambitious new business plan for 2025-26, marking a significant step forward in its mission to enhance health and social wellbeing in Scotland. In addition to the business plan, RDS has also updated its Safe Haven Charter for the first time since 2015. This charter underpins the secure and ethical use of sensitive health data, ensuring that researchers can access and analyse data within a trusted framework.

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is thrilled to offer Master's scholarships to support the development of future talent in the Digital Health and Social Care sector. Thanks to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), we are offering Master's scholarships in digital health and social care for the 2025-26 academic year. These scholarships, valued at £7,775 per place, are available for students starting their courses in September 2025 or January 2026.

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) recently participated in the 'Creating Environments for Health, Care and Technology' symposium - a dynamic international event exploring how design and technology can shape the future of health and care environments. 

Young Innovators Shine at #DigiInventors 2025 Awards as SSERC Announced as New National Partner.

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The Chief Scientists Office (CSO) launched a national open innovation challenge aimed at innovating mental health services in Scotland on 22nd June 2022. The aim of this challenge was to develop disruptive innovative solutions that deliver sustainable, accessible, and equitable mental health services.

Skills Development Scotland has a new resource helping companies to navigate the skills development support available to them in Scotland.

DHI's Rural Centre of Excellence was given a fantastic opportunity to highlight the great work of the programme at ITEC 2025

Last month, the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), in collaboration with College Local Innovation Centres (CLIC), was...

PEACEPLUS have launched a new funding call under Investment Area 6.1 - Strategic Planning and Engagement.

On 13 March 2025, DHI and partners hosted a Parliamentary reception to to celebrate the impact of the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme

Developing a national harm reduction app to enhance digital support for people with lived experience of substance use.