Take a look below at our activity highlights across February.

Date Activity Description
04/02/26 MaaS Scotland Steering Board Quarterly meeting to discuss and agree key actions for the MaaS Scotland Network.
04/02/2026 Critical Technologies Supercluster – Industry/Academia Alignment Workshop Workshop to identify key assets and processes that will catalyse collaboration between industry and academia in critical technologies.
06/02/2026 St. Ninians Career Evening Promoted careers in critical technologies to ~ 1,000 students and parents.
10/02/2026 Critical Technologies Future Skills Group Meeting was hosted by HWU and focussed on the role of Graduate Apprenticeships in Critical Technologies.
12/02/2026 Engineering Skills Leadership Group Meeting with senior officials in the SG skills team to discuss the recently published ESLG manifesto.
17/02/2026 SU2P Innovation Forum Planning Meeting Meeting with FCDO representatives to discuss the SU2P innovation forum taking place on 24/03.
18/02/2026 University of Strathclyde Physics Society Guest lecture Presented photonics and quantum in Scotland ecosystem and career opportunities.
19/02/2026 Manufacturing and Fabrication SIG 1st meeting of new SIG focussed on manufacturing in critical technologies. Guest speakers included ST Microelectronics and Finetech.
19/02/2026 Roundtable with Finetech (Germany) Representative A roundtable with Finetech and organisations from the ecosystem which explored advanced manufacturing and collaboration in critical technologies.
20/02/2026 MicroelectronicsUK 2026 planning meeting Meeting with representatives of MicroelectronicsUK organisers to discuss 2026 show plans.
20/02/2026 Meeting with DBT Scotland Met with DBT Scotland team to discuss how they can better support the photonics community.
24/02/2026 EPSRC IKC HLG Meeting Meeting of the High Level Group to discuss the IKC annual reports.
25/02/2026 Space Scotland In-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) Roundtable Meeting of the ISAM group to discuss fuure steps for Scotland in this area.
25/02/2026 GCRIZ Investment Promotion Workshop Attended workshop of key stakeholders to identify best approaches to the promotion of Glasgow’s regional investment zone.
25/02/2026 Visit to Research Facilities at the University of St Andrews A visit to the University of St Andrews was organised to explore existing research facilities and gain a deeper understanding of ongoing work in critical technologies.
26/02/2026 University of Strathclyde Physics EDI Breakfast Club  Attended breakfast club to present Technology Scotland and Photonics Scotland to students and staff.
26/02/2026 Breakfast Seminar – Managing Innovation Risk 1st seminar delivered through our Product Design Scotland Network.
27/02/2026 New Voices in Space Space Scotland workshop event on EDI and inclusive recruitment.