How should we manage the future of Scotland's #water supply for the benefit of people and nature? Join the conversation at our #Sustainability Salon: Water on Wednesday, 29 April 2026. Projects that emerge from the Salon may be eligible for EPSRC IAA #funding. Book your place: lnkd.in/dByT5gBp

📸 Photos of this year's Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Showcase! The EPSRC IAA supported the presence of the Muonophone, a unique musical instrument driven by muon radiation. We also showcased in-space manufacturing, sustainable electronics by REACT, and work by @quantum-alliance.bsky.social ✨

Congratulations to Vector Photonics, winner of the Champion Spin-out Award! 🏆 We're proud to have supported Vector through the EPSRC IAA during the early stages of its commercialisation journey, spinning out from @uofgengineering.bsky.social. Read the case study: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

Last week we celebrated the knowledge exchange & innovation work which happens across UofG at our annual Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards. It’s a powerful reminder of how our research is shaped through collaboration to tackle important challenges. Congrats to all 👏 More: gla.ac/4v0VVyf

🎥 Free film screening at @uofgarc.bsky.social tomorrow (2 April): Tracing Light! ✨ Watch the film (in English) and hear directly from researchers and members of the filmmaking team. Book your free ticket: lnkd.in/emtDG-FT The EPSRC IAA funded an art installation that was showcased in the film 🔥

Congratulations to Dr Gilles Bailet and his collaborators! 🎉 Using #EPSRC IAA funding, we've produced this video to showcase the now award-winning facility, the NextSpace TestRig 👇

Share your views on what's needed – and what's possible – in measuring the environmental impact of our actions to achieve #Scotland's climate goals. Join the conversation at our #Sustainability Salon: Environmental #Sensing on Wed 25 Feb. Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainabi...

Dr Gilles Bailet of @uofgengineering.bsky.social explains how the #EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) and colleagues across the University of Glasgow - from technicians to lawyers - help move his research toward real‑world applications. #space #engineering #impact #spaceengineering #UofG

Closing soon! For academics and staff at #UofG: You can request up to £50,000 for impact projects via our Standard IAA Call! Deadline: 27 January. Read more and apply: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

Happening next Friday! Featuring Dr David Mahon's collaboration with inventor/musician Lomond Campbell. 🎶

Space engineering, microbiology, fashion design - an exciting collab supported by our #EPSRC IAA 🌟 With the help of @spinningaround.space, the team plan to send a sample of the fabric into orbit around the Earth early next year 🚀

Join us for an inspiring session showcasing how CSA Africa is empowering the next generation of African tech talent! Fri 12 Dec, 10:30-13:00 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow or online Book your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/computer-s... @uofgcompsci.bsky.social

Dr Adetunmise Dada interviews Dr Robert Graham about his #commercialisation journey with Kelvin Quantum, including the pivotal moment during an IAA project 💫 Watch the full interview on @tscienceshow.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD1T...

Take a look around our IAA Impact Festival – a one-day event for academics who want to create #impact from their research 🚀 Jointly organised by the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and St Andrews. This year's keynote was delivered by science presenter Fran Scott! 🔥

At our recent #Sustainability Salon, researchers and industry experts discussed the challenges around #EVs - their weight, battery technology & charging infrastructure, as well as battery-powered public transport and the potential of hydrogen. Read more: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

The two-day trial, funded by the EPSRC #IAA, connected 21 volunteer doctors who joined remotely from within and outside Nigeria to provide live video consultations for 81 internally displaced people over a secure 5G network.

Congratulations to Dr Manlio Tassieri and his team, and Soapworks Ltd, on winning two Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) awards!🎉 Before the KTP project started, the EPSRC #IAA funded a PDRA for 6 months, to de-risk the project's technical aspects.

Students and early career researchers: want to inspire the next generation of scientists? Design a hands-on #photonics #experiment for #schools, win prizes, and see your idea turned into kits for 100 Scottish schools! Apply now: photonicsaccelerator.ac.uk/challenge/ @uofgengineering.bsky.social

Our Standard IAA Call for impact projects requesting up to £50,000 is closing next week, on Tuesday, 28 October at 10am. Find out more and apply: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

Glasgow Science Festival will run in venues across the city from the 4th-14th June with the theme 'Cheers For 20 Years'. Proposals are open for researchers to submit ideas until 12 Jan 26. Find more info and apply on the #GlaSciFest website! www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

Let's dive deeper into the challenges and benefits of electric vehicles at our Sustainability Salon: The issues with EVs - continued! Wed 29 Oct, 2-5pm. Book your place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi... #sustainability #EVs #ElectricVehicles @uofgengineering.bsky.social

Happy #WorldSpaceWeek! Did you know that Dr Gilles Bailet is developing a 3D printing technology that will work in zero gravity, enabling in-space manufacturing and recycling? He tested it in microgravity in @esa.int flights @uofgiaa.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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