I visited the new Higgs Boson Centre at the Royal Observatory.  What a remarkable, world leading institution in the heart of South Edinburgh.  The Higgs Centre for Innovation is a business incubation facility designed for start-ups and SMEs (small to medium enterprise) working in the fields of astronomy, data intensive science and particle physics.

​Run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, the Higgs Centre for Innovation is a UK Government supported facility supporting commercial growth in key scientific areas.

Based at the Royal Observatory, the site is co-located with the UK Astronomy Technology Centre and the Institute for Astronomy.

I was shown round by Professor Gillian Wright, the Director of the UKATC and her team.  I was in awe of the technology that they are developing for space exploration and astronomy. It really is a world class facility.

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