Social enterprise EPIC Think Learn, founded by our institute colleagues Sinead Rhodes and Iona Beange, received well deserved recognition at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2026, winning the Making a Social Difference and Research and Innovation in Digital Health and Social Care awards. EPIC Think Learn provides resources for parents, caregivers and teachers of autistic children and those who have ADHD, dyspraxia or were born prematurely.Based on decades of research and co-designed with those they are designed to support, the resources are available via an innovative digital platform, with 1000 places recently subsidised by Scottish Government.By equipping families and professionals with practical, research-based strategies, EPIC improves children’s wellbeing, enhances early intervention, and strengthens Scotland’s capacity to support neurodivergent learners at scale.Another University of Edinburgh spinout, tech company SeaWarm, was also recognised in the awards and you can read more about this on the Edinburgh Innovations website. L-R: Professor Sinead Rhodes and Dr Iona Beange of EPIC, Dr Nicky Reid, CEO of the Scottish Professional Football League Trust. CREDIT Stewart Attwood Read more about the awards and other winners on the Edinburgh Innovations website Publication date 20 Mar, 2026
