Innovation & Research Library

Blackwood has been involved in many innovation projects. Below is a library of resources, publications and links that you can read and explore to find out more about our work. 

Innovation Library archive

2024

CPD Ecosystems, Robotics and Frailty project

https://www.emergencerobotics.net/trailblazer-projects/cpd-ecosystems

Peoplehood, Dundee Housing Development Event and Launch, Project Scotland

Local politicians celebrate 'transformative' housing in Dundee | Project Scotland

Blackwood Design Awards, STV News

https://news.stv.tv/east-central/budding-designers-create-life-changing-inventions-for-people-with-disabilities-in-10th-annual-blackwood-design-awards

Peoplehood, Lifestyle Alerts, BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cp33xjj5x55o

Peoplehood, Lifestyle Alerts, New AI tool helps alert family and care providers of potential medical emergencies, Censis

https://censis.tech/2024/05/29/new-ai-tool-helps-alert-family-and-care-providers-of-potential-medical-emergencies/

2023

SMILE project, The Data Lab Impact Report 2023

https://thedatalab.com/about-us/impact-report-2023/#social-care-case-study-blackwood-homes

Edinburgh and Southeast Scotland City Region, Health and Social Care Digital Skills for Skills Development Scotland report, December 2023 (Not published)

National Centre for Universities and Businesses, Artificial Intelligence, the present and future of technology, Spring 2023 (pdf)

Social Care Innovation in Scotland, Fraser of Allander Institute report, August 2023 (pdf)

2022

Peoplehood, Scottish Housing Awards, Working in Partnership Category Winner

https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/winners-revealed-at-scotland-housing-awards-2022

Peoplehood, Scottish Housing Awards, Working in Partnership Category Shortlisted

https://cih.org/publications/scotland-good-practice-compendium-2022

Peoplehood, E-Car Launch in Buckie, Scottish Housing News

Blackwood Peoplehood project to officially launch e-cars in Buckie | Scottish Housing News

Telepresence Robot, Digital Health and Care Scotland, TEC Test of Change Fund

https://tec.scot/programme-areas/digital-social-care/current-activities/digital-social-care-test-change-case-studies

FEATHER project

https://ittgroup.org/projects/Feather/

Emergence: Tackling Frailty – Facilitating the Emergence of Healthcare Robots from Labs into Service

https://gow.epsrc.ukri.org/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/W000741/1

2021

Peoplehood

Peoplehood - Innovate UK Business Connect (ktn-uk.org)

2018

Living Digitally – An Evaluation of the CleverCogs digital care and support system summary report, Collective Wellbeing Carnegie UK

https://carnegieuktrust.org.uk/publications/living-digitally-an-evaluation-of-the-cleverclogs-digital-care-and-support-system/