St Andrews Innovation Week

Napier's Bones
Author Kim Traynor  Licence CC BY-SA 3.0  Source Wikimedia Commons


















I introduced St Andrews Innovation in my article on Connect-Ed Network Meet Up on "Engaging and Supporting Female Founders" in the Cathedral Room at Walter Bower House on St Andrews's new Eden Campus, which I attended on 15 April 2025. The object in the photo is a calculation aid called "Napier's bones."  The name Napier refers to its inventor, John Napier, who studied at St Andrews around 1563.

Napier's bones show that St Andrews's academics, graduates and students have been innovating for a very long time.  At the beginning of the academic year, they celebrate their creativity, collaboration and forward-thinking entrepreneurship with an Innovation Week consisting of talks, workshops and networking opportunities.

This year's Innobation Week takes place between 6 and 10 Oct 2025.   Here are some of the events:
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