UofG Science & Engineering IAA
@uofgiaa.bsky.social
Funding to translate your research into impact. The University of Glasgow's EPSRC and STFC Impact Acceleration Accounts.
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
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
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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
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
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! 🔥
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! 🔥
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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! 🔥
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...
Read more: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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...
Read more: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
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
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
October 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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
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
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...
Find more info and apply on the #GlaSciFest website!
www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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...
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
Book your place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi...
#sustainability #EVs #ElectricVehicles @uofgengineering.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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
Book your place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi...
#sustainability #EVs #ElectricVehicles @uofgengineering.bsky.social
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...
We're proud to support them through the EPSRC IAA, jointly with the ESRC IAA.
Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
September 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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...
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...
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🚀 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...
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...
#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...
September 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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...
#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
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
July 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🎶 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
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
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...
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...
July 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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...
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
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
June 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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
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
June 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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
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...
Find out more: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
May 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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...
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
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
May 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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
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...
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...
May 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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...
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...
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...
May 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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...
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...
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...
🎧 Listen: convergechallenge.com/the-academic...
April 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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...
🎧 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
@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
April 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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
@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
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...
Read the full report: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
![Text: Sustainability Salon: Sustainable Consumer Electronics. Quote by David Hughes, IAA KE Associate: “There is a strong drive among Scottish academics to prove to industry that [...] sustainable changes are not only possible but also economically viable.” Photo of David, logos of the University of Glasgow, REACT and EPSRC.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzixf4kfxplbilchdvdhzihb/bafkreih56oqudhnog5vfwf7xnci3u5hfwhgfainbm37cj5uj4aiapaqjmy@jpeg)
April 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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...
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...
Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
March 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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...
Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
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...
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...
January 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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...
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...
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...
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...
January 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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...
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
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
December 17, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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
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...
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...
December 11, 2024 at 11:16 AM
📢 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...
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...