College of Science & Engineering

College news and events

• 16 Apr

  Vector Photonics celebrates milestone demonstration of its laser technology

  A spin-out company from UofG, Vector Photonics, pioneering the use of photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSEL) in secure communications, transmitted data across the River Clyde from the Glasgow Science Centre to the Clydeside Distillery, using a system designedand built by Fraunhofer UK. The successful public demonstration was carried out on 31 March 2026, and has been hailed as a major step forward for the technology.
• 16 Apr

  REACT centre welcomes Glasgow MP

  UofG researchers welcomed Martin Rhodes MP to the REACT Centre last week to view new sustainable electronics research and demonstrations of circular manufacturing and advanced e-waste recovery. REACT stands for Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies. Established in 2024 with more than £6 million of UK Government funding through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), REACT brings together industry and academia to design low-waste electronics and recover valuable materials from e‑waste.
• 16 Apr

  UofG researchers set to make their mark at international conference

  Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s School of Computing Science will present their work and play key roles at a major international conference this week. Representatives from the Glasgow Interactive Systems Group (GIST) will attend ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Barcelona, Spain, between April 13th and 17th. GIST researchers are lead authors or co-authors of 13 research papers and three posters set to be presented at the conference.