A chance encounter at an airport provided the impetus for a new business which would help break down the stereotypes associated with scientists and see creativity and science join forces.

Prolong is a fashion brand with sustainability at its core. It is the idea that existing items of clothing, which are no longer in use, can be transformed into completely new products and provides a solution to a major problem of sustainability in the fashion industry.

Dancing Along the Borderline is a creative business, run by Lynn Shaw, which was founded to act as a representative for those with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), primarily using the arts as a catalyst to contribute to changing the often-stigmatised misrepresentations of the disorder.

A group of ten creatives, who have spent the last 12 weeks on RGU Creative Accelerator, will mark the end of the programme with a special exposition, showcasing their enhanced businesses to the public.

Writing in the Scotsman, Professor Liz Hancock, Vice-Principal for Academic Development and the Student Experience, discusses the importance of equal access to Higher Education in Scotland.