Informatics Ventures Team

Duncan Davidson is a consultant and web developer who has spent over a decade working in the higher education and commercial sectors. He has a strong background in project management and is currently Senior Web Analyst for Edinburgh University’s Informatics Ventures project.

A passion for the web, coupled with first hand experience of running an independent web development business, ensured Duncan was a perfect fit at Informatics Ventures. Since joining the team in 2009, Duncan has employed his considerable experience in the delivery of projects in the online environment, providing technical and analytical support for the development of web and database systems to deliver the project’s goals of outreach and engagement with the entrepreneurial community.

Since 2000, Duncan has also provided freelance web development services to a diverse range of clients, from start-ups to NGOs. His experience of consultancy and running a business independently has proved invaluable in his work at Informatics Ventures.

Duncan is a British Computer Society accredited Chartered Engineer with a degree in Computing Science from the University of Aberdeen. After graduating in 1998, he held positions at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen College, the University of Abertay and Power Software Ltd, an Aberdeen-based company serving clients in the telecommunications, finance and defence industries.

Duncan’s research interests include web architecture and information management. He has presented papers at the Teaching and Learning Research Programme Conference, European Conference on Educational Research, and London’s Online Information Conference.