UofG experts contribute to net-zero transition report

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:25:00 GMT

Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s School of Mathematics and Statistics have contributed to a major new report on how digital technology could help the UK achieve its net-zero goals.

Inspiring schoolchildren to explore a future in science

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:06:00 GMT

Roving with Rosalind will be launched during National Astronomy Week (14-22 November). It's an educational project aiming to help teachers and children aged 7 to 14 to participate in science outreach activities. It is organised by two planetary science PhD students, Aine O'Brien (University of Glasgow) and Sara Motaghian (Natural History Museum).

A chimney at an industrial complex releases smoke into the atmosphere
A chimney at an industrial complex releases smoke into the atmosphere

University of Glasgow joins SCCS partnership in climate action

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:00:00 BST

Leading academics from the University of Glasgow have joined forces with SCCS, the UK’s largest grouping of carbon capture and storage (CCS) scientists, to strengthen climate action through targeted research.

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Two UofG engineers win prestigious research chairs

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:01:00 BST

Two UofG engineers have each received prestigious research chairs awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

University of Glasgow research will help astronauts breathe on moon

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:19:00 BST

A University of Glasgow researcher has successfully extracted oxygen from moonrock – an exciting discovery which will help astronauts breathe on future human missions to the moon.

Royal Academy of Engineering supports engineering excellence with 18 new Research Fellowships

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:31:00 BST

Each awardee receiving five years’ worth of funding and mentorship to advance their research careers

PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR UOFG PHOTONICS RESEARCHER

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 16:56:00 BST

A University of Glasgow researcher who has made distinguished contributions to applied physics has been picked to receive a major award.

GLASGOW RESEARCHERS HARNESS AI TO COMBAT COLON CANCER

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:54:00 BST

Engineers have shown that it is technically possible to use an AI system to guide a tiny robotic capsule inside the colon to take microultrasound images.

JAMES WATT ENGINE STEAMS BACK TO LIFE WITH 3D-PRINTED MODEL

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 16:53:00 BST

A team of University of Glasgow students have used cutting-edge construction technology to build a model of one of James Watt’s pioneering steam engines, two centuries after his death.

3D MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS COULD LEAD TO NEW FORMS OF COMPUTING

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:50:00 BST

A new form of magnetic interaction which pushes a formerly two-dimensional phenomenon into the third dimension could open up a host of exciting new possibilities for data storage and advanced computing, scientists say.

UofG Researcher secures a shared £20m funding for "Engineering Global Visionaries"

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:46:00 BST

Professor Daniele Faccio (School of Physics & Astronomy) is one of nine researchers across the UK to share £20m in funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Hunt for Gravitational Waves resumed

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:19:00 GMT

Astrophysicists set detectors to resume search for gravitational waves.

ERC Success for Prof Klaas Wynne and Stephen Brewster

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:25:00 GMT

ERC funding awarded to 2 College of Science and Engineering researchers - Professor Klaas Wynne (School of Chemistry) and Professor Stephen Brewster (School of Computing Science)

Boost for Innovation plans for major innovation investment in Govan.

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:05:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow received a boost on 21st May for an expansion of innovation activities in Govan.

RSE welcomes 4 academics from College of Science and Engineering

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:13:00 GMT

4 Academics were announced as new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)

UofG share funding in Centres of Doctoral Training

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:28:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow is set to share in hundreds of millions of pounds of new investment in UK research skills.

SRC Student Teaching Awards 2018

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:16:00 GMT

SRC Student Teaching Awards 2018

60th Anniversary of Computing at Glasgow

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:23:00 BST

60th Anniversary of Computing at Glasgow

College Council 18 May 2017

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:50:00 GMT

College Council 18 May 2017

NERC Demand Management Guidelines

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:50:00 GMT

NERC Demand Management Guidelines

Message from Professor Calder - TNE Director Appointments

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:26:00 GMT

Message from Professor Calder - TNE Director Appointments

Professor Miles Padgett collects his Kelvin Medal from the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:34:00 BST

Professor Miles Padgett collects his Kelvin Medal from the Royal Society of Edinburgh

University of Glasgow-led consortium receives £1.5m advanced materials grant

Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:01:00 GMT

Researchers from the University of Glasgow are beginning work on a £1.5m collaboration to develop new advanced material technologies.

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Leading lights of Scottish science shine at quantum technology launch event

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:01:00 GMT

Scotland’s leading quantum technology research centre will be officially opened with a launch event at Glasgow Science Centre.

Mighty microbes set to solve energy crisis

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:20:00 GMT

Scottish scientists may have discovered how to help solve the world's energy crisis

Quantum leap in imaging technology creates photos in extremely low light

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:50:00 GMT

Scientists have harnessed the strange power of quantum mechanics to create a digital image using fewer than one photon per pixel.

Climate change threat to mussels’ shells

Wed, 24 Dec 2014 00:01:00 GMT

The world’s mussel population could be under threat as climate change causes oceans to become increasingly acidic, scientists have discovered.

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Chemists create ‘artificial chemical evolution’ for the first time

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:12:00 GMT

Scientists have taken an important step towards the possibility of creating synthetic life with the development of a form of artificial evolution in a simple chemistry set without DNA.

Institution of Engineering and Technology Awards Success!

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:31:00 GMT

Alumnus Dr Anand Sengodan and the University have been awarded the IET Emerging Technology Design Award for their SIMCA algorithm. The SIMCA algorithm – developed with the guidance of Dr Paul Cockshott and Dr Paul Siebert - can be integrated into a system that locates landmines by processing ground penetrating radar data. It has already saved many human lives by producing a clear 3D reconstruction of landmines, making it easier to locate and disarm them.

New molecular storage devices could bridge memory gap

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:01:00 GMT

New molecules could be the key to solving a looming problem with flash memory storage.

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University of Glasgow lends expertise to Lunar Mission One

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:01:00 GMT

Scientists from the University of Glasgow have pledged their support to the Lunar Mission One project.

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Energy engineers call for new regulatory framework for fracking

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:00:00 GMT

Leading energy engineers are suggesting that UK regulations on the surface vibrations caused by shale gas fracking are unnecessarily restrictive.

Prestigious award for University of Glasgow nanofabrication expert

Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:30:00 BST

A University physicist has joined some of the world’s most celebrated scientists in receiving a rare award.

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Hydrogen production breakthrough could herald cheap green energy

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:01:00 BST

Scientists have taken a major step forward in the production of hydrogen from water which could lead to a new era of cheap, clean and renewable energy.

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£1m project sets out to find mental illness ‘fingerprint’ in brainwaves

Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:38:00 BST

A team of psychologists and psychiatrists are beginning research on a brainwave ‘fingerprint’ which could identify young people at risk of developing serious mental illness.

Glasgow Physicist elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

Wed, 14 May 2014 10:25:00 BST

School of Physics and Astronomy Glasgow Physicist elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

Science Slam II – Big Thoughts, Small Things

Tue, 06 May 2014 16:42:00 BST

The Graduate School’s second Science Slam takes place on Friday 9th May 2014 at Cottiers and we are delighted that it’s a ‘sell-out’ event.

Pint of Science 2014

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 10:12:00 GMT

Pint of Science is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers and was established by a community of postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers in 2012 with the aim of bringing cutting-edge science presentations to the public in an informal environment, i.e. the pub! The Pint of Science Festival will take place between Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st May 2014 in 11 universities across the UK and in Ireland, US, France and Switzerland internationally.

Lloyd’s Register Foundation Scholarships 2014/15

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:45:00 GMT

The Graduate School is pleased to announce that the LRF Scholarships are open for application for students to commence in September 2014. These prestigious scholarships which support high-achieving students studying a postgraduate taught Masters in the College of Science and Engineering are available for study on a wide range of postgraduate taught Masters courses.

The fate of the Franklin expedition

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:58:00 GMT

In 1845, Sir John Franklin led a Royal Navy expedition to find the Northwest Passage. The expedition disappeared and led to the biggest search and rescue mission in history. Now, a reappraisal of that theory is taking place as a result of research carried out by Keith Millar (Professor of Medical Psychology), Adrian Bowman (Professor of Statistics) and the archaeologist and author, William Battersby.

Modelling the Micromechanics of Polycrystalline Materials Workshop

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow is working with Professor Paul Dawson, of Cornell University, to deliver a workshop all about FEpX.

Radiosoft & University of Glasgow Partnership

Fri, 25 May 2018 16:12:00 BST

With support from the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) and Interface, Radisoft have teamed up with Dr. Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay

SofTMech: Multiscale Soft Tissue Mechanics with Applications to Heart and Cancer

Fri, 25 May 2018 16:41:00 BST

SofTMech is an EPSRC-funded Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Healthcare which is led by the University of Glasgow