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Consultancy

Stay ahead with dedicated expertise

We provide access to over 3,000 world-class academic consultants across a range of disciplines and work with you to find the right fit for your project. This route provides a high-value resource on a flexible basis to solve challenges your organisation may be facing.

Whether you’re looking to gain a competitive edge, explore new market opportunities or develop new products or processes to meet your sustainability goals, we will match your requirements:

  • Strategic planning
  • Proof of concept testing of new emerging technologies
  • Experimental/prototype design and development
  • Customised training
  • Expert witness, advice and opinion
  • Laboratory testing, design, development and evaluation
  • Assessment of existing processes
  • Representation on commercial scientific advisory boards and speaker engagement

Get in touch

Contact the team Consultancy@ei.ed.ac.uk

Aileen Appleyard

Head of Consultancy

Monica Dearden

Consultancy Manager, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Emma Thomson

Consultancy Associate, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Cameron Chalmers

Consultancy Manager, College of Science and Engineering.

Michelle Holland

Consultancy Manager, College of Science and Engineering.

Lesley Gordon

Consultancy Associate, College of Science and Engineering.

Tracey Campbell

Consultancy Manager, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

Hannah Findlay

Consultancy Associate, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.


Case studies

09 Mar 2023
Insight  
Five benefits of consultancy for academics
Consultancy
Case Study  
Mentholatum: how to improve the nation’s No 1? Here’s the rub… 
Biotechnology
Case Study  
Making children’s rights real in Scotland
Culture, creativity and tourism
Future Proof
Case Study  
Analysis for small molecule pharmacological studies
Bench to Bedside
Biotechnology
Clinical sciences
Case Study  
Post-pandemic business travel, commuting and home working
Business continuity
People, Places and Planet
Sustainability
Case Study  
Geological hydrogen storage
Data, AI & robotics
Energy
People, Places and Planet
Sustainability
Case Study  
The future of the high street
Culture, creativity and tourism
Data, AI & robotics
Future Proof
Policy, public sector and justice
Case Study  
Automatic image cropping – another one ticked off The List!
Data, AI & robotics
Future Proof
05 Jul 2023
News  
Edinburgh historian helps build new Assassin’s Creed video game
Consultancy
Culture, creativity and tourism
15 Dec 2022
News  
Photo showing the Flowave ocean device testing facility
Tech body selects FloWave to develop renewables
Energy
Sustainability
10 Feb 2022
News  
Edinburgh leads on boost for UK research and innovation leaders
01 Apr 2022
News  
Social enterprise promotes benefits of language learning
Startups and spinouts
06 Aug 2021
Opinion  
Older Workers – reducing barriers to employment for the over 50s in Scotland
Business continuity
Future Proof
25 Jun 2021
News  
Bench to bedside: with industry all the way
Bench to Bedside