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Thinking about a PhD in Computing Science?

Join us on 12 Nov at 12:30 PM in the Sir Alwyn Williams Building (Room 422/423, Level 4) for our PhD information session!

Come along and ask questions, get advice, and network with academics and current PhD students.

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A woman wearing a virtual reality headset and holding VR controllers interacts with a red robotic system. A man beside her observes and adjusts the robot’s arm. They are in a modern lab or office environment with glass walls.
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Could you be our next Head of School?

We're seeking an innovative, forward-thinking leader to join us in this academic leadership role, accountable for providing a coherent academic vision and direction for the School.

Apply by 30 November: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...
New vacancy Professor and Head of School School of Computing Science Closing date: 30 November
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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😲 How is it November already?

We've got plenty of careers events to get you through the colder and darker months, including Masterclasses, pop-ups and more!

👉 Learn more and register at glasgow.targetconnect.net/student/even....
University of Glasgow logo, coloured triangles and calendar of key careers events from Monday, 3 November to Friday, 7 November 2025
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Doesn’t the university campus look stunning this autumn?
#AutumnVibes
The University of Glasgow’s Gilbert Scott tower framed by autumn trees under a cloudy sky.
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Scientists @uofglasgow.bsky.social have harnessed a powerful supercomputer, normally used to study the universe, to develop a new machine learning model which can help translate the language of proteins
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Scientists use AI to learn the intricate language of biomolecules
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have harnessed a powerful supercomputer, normally used by astronomers and physicists to study the universe, to develop a new machine learning model which can he...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Join us on 12 November for our PhD information session!
uofglasgow.bsky.social University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · 21d
Thinking about a PhD in Computing Science?

Join us on 12 Nov at 12:30 PM in the Sir Alwyn Williams Building (Room 422/423, Level 4) for our PhD information session!

Come along and ask questions, get advice, and network with academics and current PhD students.

@uofgcompsci.bsky.social
A woman wearing a virtual reality headset and holding VR controllers interacts with a red robotic system. A man beside her observes and adjusts the robot’s arm. They are in a modern lab or office environment with glass walls.
October 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Are you a company aiming to tackle interdisciplinary, mission-driven challenges? Join our event and start new collaborations with our researchers.
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📣Join our Annual Industry Showcase – a dynamic event where innovation meets collaboration🤝

🔷 Discover emerging project ideas from PGRs
🔷 Shape proposal development
🔷 Explore opportunities to engage and network

📅 11 November 2025
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👉Register: www.divein.org.uk/2025/10/16/a...
Promotional banner for the DiveIn CDT Annual Industry Showcase, scheduled for 11th November 2025 from 12:00 to 16:30 at the Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, located at 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Don't miss this opportunity to do your PhD with us!
diveincdt.bsky.social DiveIn CDT @diveincdt.bsky.social · 23d
⌛Countdown is on!
Applications to join DiveIn in 2026 open in November
🥽Ready to DiveIn? Here's what awaits:
💷£4K enhanced stipend
🧠Co-create your PhD research project
🔗Interdisciplinary support
🌍Inclusive research culture
🤝Career-focused external partners
💡Express interest: www.divein.org.uk/apply/
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October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Be one of the first to graduate in our brand NEW Masters in HCI (Human Computer Interaction)! The programme is led by Dr Xianghua Ding, and will give students essential skills for leading positions in designing interactive solutions to address real world issues. Learn more & apply at gla.ac/HCI-LI
uofglasgow.bsky.social University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Oct 1
New postgraduate programme: MSc in #HCI (Human Computer Interaction)

Learn through research-led teaching and prepare yourself with practical skills to lead in designing interactive solutions to address real world issues.

Apply for 2026 gla.ac/HCI-BS
October 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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🚀 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...
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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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...
Text: New EPSRC IAA Funding Calls. Standard Calls, up to £50,000, 28 October 2025 and 27 January 2026. RA-led Call, up to £20,000, 24 February 2026. Fast track, up to £5,000, any time. Logos of EPSRC and University of Glasgow. Nice photo of a bridge over the Clyde underneath a pink sky in the background.
September 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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We're delighted that the establishment of the Centre builds on the success of a project led by our very own Professor Quintin Cutts and Dr Jack Parkinson, which was tested in Primary 4 classes and demonstrated an improvement pupils’ maths ability by an average of 20%. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
UofG launches Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning
The Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning has been launched by the University of Glasgow with the announcement of a large-scale research pilot backed by the Scottish Government and the Turner Kirk ...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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#CSEdRStudent meetups return on 18 Sept! Kicking off with @jackparkinson.bsky.social from @uofgcompsci.bsky.social Topic: Practical Writing Advice for Academic Papers: Personal Insights. Great tips + talk on academic writing. DM me or @IAmKatharineC for details!
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Exciting news – there are still some spaces on Curriculum for Life (C4L), new courses available to select programmes this academic year. Become global citizens, creative leaders, change makers and social innovators with C4L!

👉🏾 bit.ly/3U1BEaH
A Curriculum for Life poster with the title What is Curriculum for Life. Below is text stating Curriculum for Life (C4L) are new elective courses available to Year 2 undergraduate students in; the College of Arts & Humanities, MA Social Science and select College of Science & Engineering and BSc programmes. Below that is a group meeting with Healthy and Equitable Futures on the screen behind them. In the background is an outline of a lightbulb.  A Curriculum for Life poster with a quote stating “Taking part in the Collaborations in Practice course made me feel more confident and positive towards group work. It was refreshing to work with people outside of my discipline. The passion from everyone was contagious and made it so fun.” – Melissa, UofG Student 2025. Below that is a group of students presenting, with ‘The Sustainability Award’ on the screen behind them. A Curriculum for Life poster with the text Would you like to learn alongside students from different Colleges? With an arrow pointing to the next text, Enrol in a Curriculum for Life course this Academic Year. Below that is someone in the crowd speaking to a presenter. In the background is an outlined light bulb. 
September 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Exciting news – there are still some spaces on Curriculum for Life (C4L), new courses available to select programmes this academic year. Become global citizens, creative leaders, change makers and social innovators with C4L!

👉🏾 bit.ly/3U1BEaH
A Curriculum for Life poster with the title What is Curriculum for Life. Below is text stating Curriculum for Life (C4L) are new elective courses available to Year 2 undergraduate students in; the College of Arts & Humanities, MA Social Science and select College of Science & Engineering and BSc programmes. Below that is a group meeting with Healthy and Equitable Futures on the screen behind them. In the background is an outline of a lightbulb.  A Curriculum for Life poster with a quote stating “Taking part in the Collaborations in Practice course made me feel more confident and positive towards group work. It was refreshing to work with people outside of my discipline. The passion from everyone was contagious and made it so fun.” – Melissa, UofG Student 2025. Below that is a group of students presenting, with ‘The Sustainability Award’ on the screen behind them. A Curriculum for Life poster with the text Would you like to learn alongside students from different Colleges? With an arrow pointing to the next text, Enrol in a Curriculum for Life course this Academic Year. Below that is someone in the crowd speaking to a presenter. In the background is an outlined light bulb. 
September 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Displaced people seeking to start new lives in Scotland could be helped to settle in the country with the support of a new social robot being developed by Shaul Ashkenazi (@shauliash.bsky.social) at @socialai.bsky.social and colleagues.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Shaul Ashkenazi of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Socially Intelligent Artificial Agents and the Furhat robot used in the project.
September 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Congrats to Dr Rachael Boyd of the School of Mathematics & Statistics and Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas (@ilyena.bsky.social) of @uofgcompsci.bsky.social, who have received @erc.europa.eu Starting Grants to support groundbreaking new research projects.

Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas of the School of Computing Science (left) and Dr Rachael Boyd of the School of Mathematics & Statistics. Dr Boyd photo credit: Patrick Orson
September 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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An innovative partnership between UofG and @skyscanner.net could be the answer to Scotland’s computer studies crisis.

More: gla.ac/427wL48

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Orla Sonvico, a Skyscanner student.
September 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Innovative approaches to attracting new people into the computing science teaching profession from our Professor Quintin Cutts, colleagues at the School of Education, and industry partners @skyscanner.net

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The tech staff going back to school to teach the next generation
A new project hopes to boost the dwindling number of computing science teachers.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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New augmented-reality software developed by @shaunmacdonald.bsky.social of @uofgcompsci.bsky.social could teach old robots new tricks.

The AZRA system aims to provide more pet-like experiences for people who are unable to keep real animals.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A series of photographs showing the AZRA system overlaying new interactive elements on a simple robot pet toy
August 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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‼️ Glasgow ICURe Discover Programme is now OPEN for applications ‼️

🔗 Find the application form and further details on the ICURe website, via our bio-Linktree. Also there, find details of an in-person Q&A session on 20 August.

#Innovation #Glasgow

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August 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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🚨 University of Glasgow MedTech Innovation Fund is now OPEN for applications 🚨

🔗 For details about the criteria, how to apply and to book free tickets to the Q&A sessions click here: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/ri...

#medtech #entrepreneurship #innovation #glasgow
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Will you be attending the IEEE RO-MAN Conference? Join these workshops to explore and discuss human–robot interaction solutions for refugees, migrants and public spaces, and related ethical issues.
maryellenfoster.bsky.social Mary Ellen Foster @maryellenfoster.bsky.social · Aug 6
Check out the schedule for my research group's contributions to #RO-MAN2025 in Eindhoven later this month. Full programme available at www.ro-man2025.org

(Spoiler: it's going to be a busy Tuesday afternoon!)
Foster Lab at IEEE RO-MAN 2025: Full papers Andrew Blair, Peggy Gregory, Mary Ellen Foster. “A Blessing or a Burden? Exploring Worker Perspectives of Using a Social Robot in a Church” Tuesday 26 August, 13:14-13:26, Auditorium 4, “Applications of Social Robots II” Shaul Ashkenazi, Gabriel Skantze, Jane Stuart-Smith, Mary Ellen Foster. “The Multilingual Student Support Robot” Tuesday 26 August, 15:32-15:44, Auditorium 7, “Robots in Families, Education, Therapeutic Contexts & Arts II” Alan Lindsay, Andrés Ramirez-Duque, Bart Craenen, David A. Robb, Emanuele De Pellegrin, Laurence Boé, Andrea Munafò, Ron Petrick. “Bridging the Human-Agent Representation Gap for Decision-Making Explanations in Autonomous Robots” Tuesday 26 August, 15:44-15:56, Auditorium 2, “Explainable Human-Robot Interaction” Amelie Voges, Mary Ellen Foster, Emily S Cross. “What Was I Made For? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Layperson-Designed Robots” Tuesday 26 August, 16:30-16:44, Auditorium 1, “Design Methodologies in Social Robotics II” Foster Lab at IEEE RO-MAN 2025: Late-Breaking Reports Shaul Ashkenazi, Bonnie Webber, Maria Wolters. “Effective Recovery Strategies in Conversations with Older Adults” Tuesday 10:30-17:30, Wednesday 12:50-15:10, Senaatszaal/Voorhof Amelie Voges, Emily S Cross, Mary Ellen Foster. “A Robot of One’s Own: The Impact of User-Driven Customization on Human–Robot Interactions” Tuesday 10:30-17:30, Wednesday 12:50-15:10, Senaatszaal/Voorhof Foster Lab at IEEE RO-MAN 2025: Workshops Monday 25 August, Morning Workshop on Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants (RAS4RASM) Organisers: Shaul Ashkenazi, Martim Brandão, Mary Ellen Foster, Masoumeh Mansouri, Jane Stuart-Smith, Tom Williams Accepted paper Shaul Ashkenazi, Rawan Srour-Zreik, Gabriel Skantze, Jane Stuart-Smith, Mary Ellen Foster. “Crossing Borders Together: Co-Designing Robots with Refugees and Asylum Seekers” Friday 29 August, Full-Day Workshop on Real-World HRI in Public and Private Spaces: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned (PubRob-Fails) Organisers: Ana Müller, Mary Ellen Foster, Caterina Neef, Sara Cooper, Ron Petrick, et al. Accepted papers Andrew Blair, Peggy Gregory, Mary Ellen Foster. “Observations of atypical users from a pilot deployment of a public-space social robot in a church” Shaul Ashkenazi, Gabriel Skantze, Jane Stuart-Smith and Mary Ellen Foster. “Into the Wild: When Robots Are Not Welcome”
August 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Are you a STEM professional or graduate? Amplify Mentoring is looking for industry professionals to pair with students from backgrounds underrepresented in UK universities and the STEM workforce.

30 mins a month, online, over the academic year.

Register by 17th Oct shorturl.at/ksP74
August 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Very happy to share that I won the Early-Career #Teaching Excellence #Award of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Glasgow! ☺️👨‍🏫🏰🎓✨

Longer post: www.linkedin.com/posts/laurit...

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I am delighted to share that I won the Early-Career Teaching Excellence… | Lauritz Thamsen
I am delighted to share that I won the Early-Career Teaching Excellence Award of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Glasgow! 👨‍🏫🏰🎓✨ As an academic who cares about teaching ju...
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May 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM