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Women now hold 11% of board seats in listed companies across the UAE, and 5% across the GCC

Women now hold 11% of board seats in listed companies across the UAE, and 5% across the GCC

Heriot-Watt University and Aurora50 launch the first annual GCC Board Gender Index Report 2024

30 April 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Heriot-Watt University and Aurora50 today published a detailed analysis of the current state of women’s representation on the boards of publicly listed companies in the GCC. The report, entitled the ‘GCC Board Gender Index Report 2024’, is the only authoritative cross-GCC report of its kind, and represents the first time that a comprehensive data set has been published collating information from across the GCC. It seeks to form the baseline data from which future progress can be measured.

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Heriot-Watt University launches Dubai Solar Test Site  for companies in UK and beyond

Heriot-Watt University launches Dubai Solar Test Site  for companies in UK and beyond

The research project is part of the host of activities and initiatives being undertaken by the University in the runup to COP28

7 September 2023, Dubai, UAE: Research Engineers at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai have launched a solar energy testing facility to help companies in the UK and other countries to develop and test new solar technologies.

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