University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The three main global university rankings (QS, THE, and ARWU) all place Edinburgh within their respective top 40. It is a member of several associations of research-intensive universities, including the Coimbra Group, League of European Research Universities, Russell Group, Una Europa, and Universitas 21. The Creative Informatics programme is based within the School of Informatics, part of the College of Science and Engineering. The School holds the leading research position in the UK and is recognised internationally for the excellence of its research outputs, education and knowledge exchange. With over 280 academic and research staff and over 2000 taught and research students, the School of Informatics is the largest in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.

Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University is a modern university with over 15,000 students occupying in Edinburgh, specialising in vocationally focused courses. It also has strong international links, with the fourth largest percentage of foreign students in the UK. Napier University Business School is one of the largest business schools at any university in Scotland, while the School of Computing is the largest computing department in Scotland. In 2005 it joined with the Edinburgh College of Art to launch the Screen Academy Scotland, a new centre of excellence offering practical, project-based, postgraduate courses in aspects of film making.
Edinburgh Napier is the #1 Modern University in Scotland (THE World University Rankings 2024) and was also voted the top Scottish modern university for research power and research impact (REF 2021).

Creative Edinburgh

Creative Edinburgh unites creative thinkers across the city. Through events, career support and advocacy, it brings together and supports Edinburgh’s creative community, providing a space for creation, collaboration and connection for creative professionals throughout their career. Its core objective is to protect the welfare of the creative community through services for creative freelancers, sole traders and startups in order to allow them to develop and thrive, supporting creative careers, collaboration, and encouraging innovation across the creative industries in Edinburgh, Scotland and beyond.

CodeBase

Codebase is UK’s largest Technology Incubator and one of the fastest growing in Europe. Based in Edinburgh since 2014, CodeBase helps people build and grow better tech startups through community, education, and workspace. CodeBase facilitates collaboration in tech innovation by working with startups, scaleups, corporates, governments, academia, investors and the third sector. It provides the environment for startups to grow, delivers expert educational programmes and industry accelerators, and fosters connections through events, meetups, and mentorship matching. It works with businesses looking to innovate through collaboration with startups and tech businesses in their sectors, while also partnering with Governments and enterprise organisations looking for support in delivering large scale programmes.