HEA Curriculum for Excellence Scholarship Scheme May 1, 2013 - Aug 1, 2015
The scheme provides the opportunity to experience Scotland?s new education system Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), first hand. Secondary school visits will engage with teachers and pupils and consider the impact of CfE on future higher education cont... Read More about HEA Curriculum for Excellence Scholarship Scheme.

An Examination of innovative practices & changing demands in the motion graphics industry Jul 1, 2013 - Sep 30, 2015

Kirkwall Festival of Light Apr 9, 2014 - Aug 1, 2015
Kirkwall is the capital town of the Orkney Islands. It has a population of around 8,500 people, but Orkney has over 140,000 visitors every year. The majority of visitors are in the summer months and January and February each account for only 2% of th... Read More about Kirkwall Festival of Light.

Dunbar SciFest Projection Event Feb 2, 2015 - Sep 30, 2015
Dunbar Arts Trust is working with the Dunbar SciFest (with 8,500 visitors in 2014, it is possibly the largest primary school science festival in Europe) to develop an annual visual and performance arts event to be run alongside the popular annual Sci... Read More about Dunbar SciFest Projection Event.

Lighting of the Edinburgh Closes Mar 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2015
Edinburgh World Heritage is a charity set up with the purpose of protecting and enhancing the historic sites of Edinburgh?s Old and New Towns in keeping with its UNESCO World Heritage status.

Although a World Heritage Site, Edinburgh?s Old Town i... Read More about Lighting of the Edinburgh Closes.

Bike Tow System Jul 15, 2015 - Jan 31, 2016
The product is a new flexible design tow that improves on existing market products. The current child bike tows are rigid and metallic and are not effective of certain types of terrain. The new design will balance a flexible pulling operation with th... Read More about Bike Tow System.

Innovative Lighting Solutions for Smart Textile Production Jan 25, 2017 - Aug 24, 2017
The project will develop specialised lighting systems appropriate for lighting woven optical fibre, develop lighting capacity as an integrated component, and advance large scale commercial manufacture of smart textiles in Scotland.

12 Closes Community Co-design Project, Phase 1 Sep 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2022
12 Closes is a 4 year project partnership with Edinburgh World Heritage to re-invigorate and redesign a series of the Royal Mile's pedestrian closes. The projects will be developed through a process of community co-design. Phase 1 runs for 2 years an... Read More about 12 Closes Community Co-design Project, Phase 1.

New Processes for Tranforming Unexploited Textiles into High Value Products Jun 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017
This project proposes utilising high quality Scottish ‘unused’ textiles, including pieces of yarn and fabric that are too small to be used in apparel or upholstery production, in a ‘powdered’ form. This will then be combined with a recyclable polymer... Read More about New Processes for Tranforming Unexploited Textiles into High Value Products.

Innovative franchise-based business model for mobile game developer Jun 18, 2012 - Sep 30, 2013
In the gaming world, the traditional model of developing and releasing games is that a company creates a game, it is released, their customers buy the game, play it and wait for the next version or new game to be developed. With this traditional rout... Read More about Innovative franchise-based business model for mobile game developer.

Benzies Foundation Feb 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2016
The company is looking for an innovative means of creating a permanently installed communication system that visually enhances the building, can adaptively communicate and that is sensitive to the site. The solution must engage the wider community th... Read More about Benzies Foundation.

Development of Innovative using whisky barrel staves Mar 1, 2011 - Oct 31, 2011
The project will focus on the development of innovative production/fabrication methods using exhausted whisky barrel staves ( a significant industrial waste stream) in building prototypes for promotional products and furniture for use in marketing by... Read More about Development of Innovative using whisky barrel staves.

Re-usable & Sustainable Packing Design for Luxury, Hand-Crafted Furniture Range[Method Furniture] Jun 30, 2012 - Mar 31, 2014
Method Furniture craft their quality bespoke furniture that is shipped to customers all over the world. To protect the product they hand make basic wooden transportation boxes to keep the products safe. Due to their solid construction, they have foun... Read More about Re-usable & Sustainable Packing Design for Luxury, Hand-Crafted Furniture Range[Method Furniture].

Design of hoover attachment Nov 12, 2013 - Jan 21, 2015
The company have a design idea for a fully flexible hoover attachment that has a flexible hinge that will allow a person to clean inaccessible areas of the house without assuming dangerous positions or postures. The University will help to design th... Read More about Design of hoover attachment.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Visitor Experience Nov 9, 2012 - Jan 31, 2014
The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh would like to explore an opportunity to try to attract more visitors to the gardens during the dark winter months. They came up with an idea of setting up possible light show in the gardens that would creatively li... Read More about Royal Botanic Gardens, Visitor Experience.

Botanic Gardens Follow-on Innovation Voucher Feb 1, 2014 - Jul 31, 2015
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) would like to create a light show at its Edinburgh Garden during the dark winter months of November and December 2014 that will bring the gardens alive in the darkness. With a working title “Botanic Lights”,... Read More about Botanic Gardens Follow-on Innovation Voucher.

Edinburgh Zoo night trail innovation voucher Sep 1, 2014 - Jul 31, 2015
The Royal Zoological Society would like to work with academics and students at Napier University to scope a new and innovative event that attracts a new audience to Edinburgh Zoo. The aim of the event would be to inspire the public with a wonder for... Read More about Edinburgh Zoo night trail innovation voucher.

Development of a graphic work re-imagining the Glasgow Necropolis (Slateford Press) Sep 30, 2013 - Jun 5, 2014
The proposed project is to develop a prototype publication with the working title ?High Ground ? a place of wonder, light & the lost?, a study of the Necropolis in Glasgow. The book will be a graphic study of place, something that has not been undert... Read More about Development of a graphic work re-imagining the Glasgow Necropolis (Slateford Press).

Script Development with Gridiron 'Leaving Planet Earth' Production Mar 12, 2012 - Jul 31, 2013
The Grid Iron Theatre Company is developing an innovative new work to be staged a the Edinburgh International Arena (EICA). The company would like assistance with the development of an initial script outline with expertise required in particular in... Read More about Script Development with Gridiron 'Leaving Planet Earth' Production.

Further Development of the Visual Aspects of A Computer Game Oct 15, 2012 - Oct 31, 2014
This follow-on project will continue the relationship between the company and the academic who worked on the original innovation voucher project. New concepts will be created for all the visual elements of ?Distant Star? and will include icons, fonts... Read More about Further Development of the Visual Aspects of A Computer Game.