UofG researchers recognised in the RSE Autumn 2025 Awards
Published: 25 February 2026
Nine researchers from UofG are among the 92 research projects recognised in the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s 2025 Autumn Research Awards.
Nine academics from the University of Glasgow are among the 92 research projects recognised in the Royal Soceity of Edinburgh’s 2025 Autumn Research Awards.
The awards provided more than £856,000 to fund innovative research across a range of disciplines from social sciences and engineering to the arts, health and environmental research.
This round of awards involved lead investigators from 17 Scottish universities and research institutes, alongside international partners representing 45 institutions, including collaborators in the USA, Australia, Italy, Malawi, Germany, Finland, and Iraq.
The RSE’s Research Awards Programme opens in spring and autumn each year and aims to support Scotland’s research sector by nurturing promising talent, stimulating research in Scotland, and promoting international collaboration.
Professor Anne Anderson OBE FRSE, RSE Vice President, Research, said: “The RSE’s Research Awards Programme plays a crucial role in supporting and strengthening Scotland’s vibrant research community. I am confident that the recipients of these prestigious RSE awards will advance knowledge and deliver meaningful benefits for Scottish society. On behalf of the Society, I warmly congratulate these outstanding researchers and their international partners, and I look forward to seeing the impact of their work.”
UofG Recipients of Autumn 2025 RSE Research Awards
Small Grants
- Professor Anselm Heinrich, School of Culture & Creative Arts, College of Arts & Humanities
National theatres in England, Scotland and Wales - an archival re-appraisal - Dr Liam Rooney, School of Infection & Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Identifying and understanding the key players in prosthetic joint infections
Research Collaboration Grants
- Dr Daniel Calderbank, School of Humanities | Sgoil nan Daonnachdan, College of Arts & Humanities, with collaborators Professor Jaafar Jotheri, University of Al-Qadisiyah and Dr Mary Shepperson, University of Liverpool
West Hammar archaeological project: Sustainable rurality in Iraq’s marshes
RSE International Bilateral Visits - Outgoing Programme supported by the RSE
RSE and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences:
- Dr Hasan Abbas, James Watt School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering visiting Dr Ajtai Tibor, University of Szeged, Hungary
Mitigating space-debris adverse consequences through electromagnetic scattering and laser spectroscopy observations
RSE and the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan:
- Dr Ning Zhang, Adam Smith Business School, College of Social Sciences visiting Professor Yi-Chan Tsai, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Domestic market power and international financial (dis)integration
International Joint Projects
- Dr Diego Pajarito Grajales, School of Social & Political Sciences, College of Social Sciences with collaborator Dr Caroline Kabaria, African Population & Health Research Centre, Kenya
Waterproofing data Nairobi
Scotland–Asia Partnerships (SAPHIRE)
- Dr Arjunan Subramanian, Adam Smith Business School, College of Social Sciences with colleagues in India
Clean energy transitions for rural India: Evaluating biochar-enhanced biogas for health and sustainability - Dr Abraham Zhang, Adam Smith Business School. College of Social Sciences
Barriers to circular business model adoption in the automobile sector in South Korea
- Mr Andrew Renninger, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, College of Science & Engineering with colleagues in New Zealand
Mobility across scales under climate stress
The Spring 2026 RSE Research Awards Programme will run from 18 February to 8 April 2026, offering opportunities for researchers at all career stages across all disciplines.
Visit rse.org.uk/programme/research to find out more.
First published: 25 February 2026