Congrats to Prof Larissa Naylor of @uofgges.bsky.social, who was Highly Commended in the category of Biodiversity Champion Award: Established Professional at the CIRIA Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2025! Read more here: www.bigchallenge.info/2025-winners

Prof. Sajjad Hussain and Dr Dely Elliot have been appointed to highly competitive Academic Fellowship positions with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre! We're proud to support them through the EPSRC IAA, jointly with the ESRC IAA. Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

🚀 New #funding opportunity! The #Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) has opened its Further Innovation Call, offering up to £150,000 per project! They invite applications from UK-based academics collaborating with partners of any size. Learn more & apply: photonicsaccelerator.ac.uk/pqa-call/fur...

Libby Walker painted Glasgow from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social flagpole yesterday! What happens if every photo is a brushstroke, and together we paint Glasgow’s storybook? 📖🌍 That’s communiMap! We’re raffling Libby’s painting. Add a “spot” between 9–22 Sept to be in with a chance of winning :-)

Our EPSRC IAA Funding Calls have reopened! #Funding to create #impact from your research. With priority given to projects that can deliver outcomes and impacts in 2027/28. Find out more and apply: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

🎶 Music met science at Starbound: #Space in Songs & Science—an immersive event on 10 June 🛰️ A unique collaboration between @maaikesiegerist.bsky.social and Dr Gilles Bailet of @uofgengineering.bsky.social, part of @glascifest.bsky.social ✨ Supported by our EPSRC IAA Find out more: gla.ac/starbound

#iaafest2025 exhibitors Interface, ICURe, Scottish Enterprise, Tay Health Tech, Scotland Beyond Net Zero, Medical Device Manufacturing Centre, Scotland KTP Centre, SPRE and Photonics & Quantum Accelerator can help you create impact impactfestival.hw.ac.uk/exhibitors/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL_n...

TWO free public lectures coming up in Glasgow 13 July, Erin Macdonald @drerinmac.bsky.social Spacetime in Star Trek 16 July, Carole Mundell @cmundell.bsky.social From Earth to the Fabric of SpaceTime iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi1... #GR24Amaldi16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🔭⚛️🧪🎢 #SciComm

📣 Researchers at The University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Glasgow, St Andrews, and Strathclyde! The EPSRC IAA Funding Call for impact projects is now open! Grants up to £50k available for collaborations between institutions. ➡️ impactfestival.hw.ac.uk/fundingcall @uofgiaa.bsky.social

The PQA's Early Impact Call is open! UK-based academics can apply for up to £50,000 funding for projects of up to 6 months that contribute to the sustainable growth of #Scotland’s #photonics sector. RAs are eligible to apply. Deadline: 15 July. Read more: photonicsaccelerator.ac.uk/pqa-call/ear...

Discover how focused #ultrasound is transforming #healthcare ✨ Visit FUSE CDT's 'Focused Energy: Extraordinary Ultrasound' exhibit at @royalsociety.org's Summer Science Exhibition #London, 1-6 July! Free entry More info: fuse-cdt.org.uk/extraordinar... 📸 Guy Hinks | @uofgengineering.bsky.social

Fantastic learning visit yesterday to the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Roof terrace meeting was the highlight! Thank you to the team for meeting with Prof. Julien Reboud of @uofgengineering.bsky.social and Dr Caroline Hogarth. #healthtech

💥 Join the Quantum ARC this weekend at the Glasgow Science festival! Discover the power of quantum, make objects levitate, and create and collapse your own quantum states with the team at the Riverside Museum on Saturday & Sunday 🚀 No booking required 👋 www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien... #GlaSciFest

📅 New Date! This workshop has been rescheduled to Monday, 9 June. Secure your spot now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-wi...

STARBOUND🚀 Tue 10 June, 6.30pm, @uofgarc.bsky.social Hear from Dr Gilles Bailet about sustainability in space and testing new tech in zero gravity, at a #GlaSciFest event combining space-inspired live music & science! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeu5... Info & tickets: www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

For discussion at the third iSenCE workshop were the importance of innovative solutions like SISSTEM in combating global warming, the need for underwater sensor communication in combating global warming and the overarching need to collaborate to deal with climate challenges.

Dr Masood Ur Rehman of @uofgengineering.bsky.social and IAA KE Associate Dr Muhammad Ali Jamshed organised the 3rd Intelligent #Sensing for #Climate Emergency (iSenCE) workshop at the Capital University of Science & Technology, #Pakistan on 25 April. Find out more: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

Looking to translate your research into real-world impact? Join us at the #EPSRC IAA Impact Festival 2025 on Wed 3 Sept in #Glasgow! Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iaa-impact... For researchers at the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt, St Andrews and @edinnovations.bsky.social

Tue 10 June at #GlaSciFest - Starbound: Space in Songs & Science Singer-songwriter @maaikesiegerist.bsky.social will perform her new EP live and interview Dr Gilles Bailet about sustainability in space, testing new technology at zero gravity, and more! 🛰️ Book now: www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

Workshop for CoSE academics | Thu 22/5 Science with Purpose: Building Social Enterprises in STEM With Prof. David Manlove of spin-out, KEPsoft Collaborative: software for Kidney Exchange Programmes. Gain insights for your own social enterprise ventures! Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-wi...

📣 The Quantum ARC will be at this year's Glasgow Science Festival! Join us Sat 14 - Sun 15 June at the Riverside Museum in Partick to discover the power of quantum, make objects levitate, and create and collapse your own quantum states. ⚛️ www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien... #GlaSciFest

An insightful conversation with Prof. Christopher Leburn, the Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA)'s Technology Exploitation Director, on The Academic Adventures Podcast. He shares his entrepreneurial journey and how it drives his work with the PQA. 🎧 Listen: convergechallenge.com/the-academic...

Friday at Capital University of Science & Technology, #Pakistan: Intelligent Sensing for Climate Emergency @uofglasgow.bsky.social academics will give updates on their IAA project, Self-powered Intelligent Sensory System for Environmental Monitoring #SISSTEM, plus keynotes by experts. All welcome

A new generation of battery-free sensors developed by RX Watt, a spinout from @uofgengineering.bsky.social, could help make preventative maintenance and condition monitoring on rail carriages cheaper, easier, and more environmentally-friendly. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Congratulations to the KEPsoft Collaborative team! 🌟 We supported the project with nearly £100k of EPSRC IAA Strategic Investment funding in 2023.

How can we make consumer #electronics more #sustainable? At a recent Sustainability Salon hosted by IAA KE Associate David Hughes and REACT, academics and key stakeholders explored the main challenges—and potential solutions. Read the full report: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

Supported by two IAA projects, Prof. @andysuth14.bsky.social, the Sutherland group and the Tavares Group (UofE) have developed a new PET #radiotracer to diagnose inflammation-associated diseases incl. #Alzheimer's and #Parkinson's, and myocardial infarction. Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

We are delighted to announce the launch of our first-ever Academic Consultancy Service. The service will provide academics with access to legal, financial, and administrative expertise, including help with negotiations, contracts, and payments. More: gla.ac/4b3qWb8 @uofgied.bsky.social

🚨 Event in 3 weeks! How can we help #consumers embrace a #sustainable #electronics future? Join the conversation with industry, policymakers, consumer groups, sellers and academics. Connect and explore solutions — we can support new collaborations. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi...

IAA KE Associate, Dr Caroline Hogarth, was part of a cross-university team that launched an #interdisciplinary funding call, to address big challenges with STEM and SHAPE components. The team reflects on what counts in developing #impact - read the blog: theauditorium.blog/2025/02/04/i...

Opportunity for UofG academics who want to start a new venture or spin-out company: Innovation Cluster Development Fund Up to £50k early-stage funding per project Apply by: 3 February 2025 Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

New research from Dr Gilles Bailet in the James Watt School of Engineering, which overcomes the challenges of 3D printing in zero gravity, could lead to future ‘space factories’. Read more about the research, supported by EPSRC and @uofgiaa.bsky.social ➡️ gla.ac/3Py8pd7 youtu.be/0ctWgNqUS2E

How can we help #consumers embrace a #sustainable #electronics future? We invite industry, policy makers, consumer groups, researchers and sellers to join our Sustainability Salon on Wed 5 Mar. Connect and discuss solutions; we can support new collabs. Read more and book: gla.ac/sustainablee...

Highlight of 2024: our EPSRC IAA Impact Festival ✨ An event for academics who want to create impact from research, organised by @edinnovations.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social and us. Learn more: impactfestival.hw.ac.uk #epsrc #impact

📢 Open funding call for health & care technologies Tay Health Tech: Grand Challenges 🔹 Up to £175K for projects ≤2 years 🔹 Up to £50K for projects ≤6 months to benefit the Tayside Region Info webinar: 28 Jan | Deadline: 17 Feb 2025 Learn more: tayhealthtech.org.uk/activity/gra...

A diverse selection of impact projects, which include devices for more accurate timing, ultra-secure encryption, and retinal monitoring, are set to benefit from the first round of funding support from the Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA).

The Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards and Showcase were a fantastic celebration of impact activities at @uofglasgow.bsky.social! 🎉 Congratulations to all the winners - 4 from our College! - and a big thanks to the academics who showcased their work! Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/ri...

Fantastic to see environmental statistician Marian Scott win the Lifetine Innovator award #UofGPeopleExcellence

Spin out of the year - 3 out of 4 nominations from science & engineering! #UofGPeopleExcellence

David Mahon giving a lightning talk on @uofglasgow.bsky.social spin out companies Lynkeos and AevaSpec at our #UofGPeopleExcellence Awards 2024 !

Prof. Patrick Harkness & Dr Kevin Worrall of @uofglasgow.bsky.social ventured to Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey to test their Percussive Rapid Access Isotope Drill (P-RAID). They demonstrated that P-RAID can cut through rock to collect samples to validate #climatechange models.

Call for nominations! The University of Glasgow is celebrating achievements in Knowledge Exchange & Innovation on 21 November, and we need your input on who should win the awards 🏆 Find the categories on gla.ac/awards and send us your nominations by 23 Sept!

Great to see Nami Surgical at the Ultrasurge showcase! This UofG spin-out is breaking new ground in Robot-Assisted Surgery with their revolutionary ultrasonic scalpels—and they've grown to a team of 12 employees! Nami received EPSRC IAA support in its early stages: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

Hello Bluesky! 🚀 We've joined the Xodus and are excited to connect here! Our team at the University of Glasgow funds researchers to make an impact beyond academia - for example by launching a spin-out, collaborating with business or giving policy advice. You can find more info here: gla.ac.uk/iaa

Statistician Dr Oliver Stoner developed new estimates of polluting household energy use during an 18-month project with the WHO. The estimates are published in Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report and beyond. Find out more: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...