The Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2021

April 21, 2021, 15.00 – 16.30

Hosted by Interface, the business-academic matchmaker in Scotland, the Awards ceremony will be held online on World Creativity and Innovation Day.

Applications were invited in eight categories – the largest number yet – from businesses, public sector organisations, third sector, universities, research institutes and colleges that are in leading the way towards economic growth, societal improvements and environmental advances in Scotland and beyond.

Two new categories have been unveiled – one to showcase the incredible business-academic response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a second will shine the spotlight on an individual or team behind the scenes who have been pivotal in forging impactful business-academic partnerships.

The categories are:

Innovation of the Year

Powerful Partnership

Multiparty Collaboration

Knowledge Exchange Champion

Making a Difference

Innovator of the Future

Knowledge Exchange Heroes

COVID-19 Collaboration Response

Speakers will be announced shortly.