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World changing research, news and events from the University of Glasgow's College of Science and Engineering @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Thinking about a career in chemistry? watch Katy's journey below and find out more about chemistry degrees at gla.ac/UG-Katy-BS
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thinking about a career in chemistry? watch Katy's journey below and find out more about chemistry degrees at gla.ac/UG-Katy-BS
Open to everyone, come hear inspirational Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan talk this November. Grab your free ticket below
To book your free place, and for accessibility details, please follow the link below. For more, get in touch with us at JMSPhD@glasgow.ac.uk
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JMS Network with Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan
We are delighted to welcome Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan to our JMS Network Event in conversation with JMS Scholar, Roselyn Nmaju.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Open to everyone, come hear inspirational Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan talk this November. Grab your free ticket below
A great, impactful collaboration
We're delighted to have completed the first ever NHS REC-approved research study conducted at The Thistle, the UK’s pioneering safer drug consumption facility, based in Glasgow.
Thank you to NHS Scotland for collaborating with us!
Thank you to NHS Scotland for collaborating with us!
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A great, impactful collaboration
In this report you can find out more about how transport systems will become increasingly reliant on digital twins to operate and decarbonise.
#Transport systems will become “increasingly reliant” on digital twins to operate and to advance #decarbonisation, suggests a #TransiT report by CENSIS, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for sensing, imaging & #IoT tech
More here: tinyurl.com/54zkumf8
#DigitalTwin #NetZero @uofgengineering.bsky.social
More here: tinyurl.com/54zkumf8
#DigitalTwin #NetZero @uofgengineering.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
In this report you can find out more about how transport systems will become increasingly reliant on digital twins to operate and decarbonise.
Congratulations to all involved!
An innovative knowledge transfer partnership between researchers from @uofgengineering.bsky.social and Soapworks Ltd has scooped two prizes at a major national awards ceremony.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Congratulations to all involved!
What a great addition to the School's walls.
Artist and industrial designer Professor Dugald Cameron has donated two new paintings to @uofgphysastro.bsky.social and @uofgravity.bsky.social in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What a great addition to the School's walls.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in a leadership role. #ComputerScience #ComputingScience
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...
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...
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in a leadership role. #ComputerScience #ComputingScience
We're delighted to welcome Paul Gordon as he begins his PhD at the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences to explore the intersection of gospel and reggae music, theology and Black experience in Britain, examining how resistance is expressed through sound and space.
Paul Gordon has just joined his son Montel as a UofG PhD scholar. Both are part of the James McCune Smith PhD Scholarship programme, pursuing research shaped by lived experience and cultural insight. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Photo: Martin Shields
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Photo: Martin Shields
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
We're delighted to welcome Paul Gordon as he begins his PhD at the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences to explore the intersection of gospel and reggae music, theology and Black experience in Britain, examining how resistance is expressed through sound and space.
This is a great opportunity to join our College in a leadership position 👇
Could you be our next Head of School?
We seek an innovative, forward-thinking leader to join our College as Professor and Head of the School of Chemistry – a world top 100 school.
Apply by 16 November: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...
#chemistry
We seek an innovative, forward-thinking leader to join our College as Professor and Head of the School of Chemistry – a world top 100 school.
Apply by 16 November: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...
#chemistry
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is a great opportunity to join our College in a leadership position 👇
What if everyone around the globe had access to safe, affordable drinking water?
Dr Marta Vignola is harnessing biofilter technology to achieve this.
Congratulations on receiving the CAETS Comms Prize in the UK 👏
Dr Marta Vignola is harnessing biofilter technology to achieve this.
Congratulations on receiving the CAETS Comms Prize in the UK 👏
**CAETS Comms Prize - UK National Winner** Biofilters may look simple, but they are a game changer when it comes to filtering drinking water. Dr Marta Vignola and colleagues specialise in biofilter technology.
Full video: youtu.be/lPs0EXSpw58
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Full video: youtu.be/lPs0EXSpw58
@uofgengineering.bsky.social @uofgstem.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What if everyone around the globe had access to safe, affordable drinking water?
Dr Marta Vignola is harnessing biofilter technology to achieve this.
Congratulations on receiving the CAETS Comms Prize in the UK 👏
Dr Marta Vignola is harnessing biofilter technology to achieve this.
Congratulations on receiving the CAETS Comms Prize in the UK 👏
Congratulations 👏
Congrats to Prof Emily Draper (@profdraper.bsky.social) of @uofgchem.bsky.social, who has won a @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social Prize to help advance her groundbreaking work on the development of more sustainable devices.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Congratulations 👏
Live in the Orkney islands and suffer from low winter mood? You could be offered a box of sunlight to help tackle it, as part of a project led by our very own Prof Hester Parr.
Boxes of sunlight will be offered to people in Orkney to help with low winter mood as part of the Living with SAD project led by Prof @hesterparr.bsky.social of @uofgges.bsky.social and Prof Hayden Lorimer (@slipshodspeller.bsky.social) of Edinburgh Uni.
More here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
More here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
October 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Live in the Orkney islands and suffer from low winter mood? You could be offered a box of sunlight to help tackle it, as part of a project led by our very own Prof Hester Parr.
What are the differences between neutrinos and antineutrinos? Find out in this Nature paper based on precision measurements conducted by our researchers and collaborators.
Researchers from @uofgphysastro.bsky.social have played key roles in a breakthrough new measurement of the differences between neutrinos and antineutrinos made by the international T2K and NOvA collaborations.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What are the differences between neutrinos and antineutrinos? Find out in this Nature paper based on precision measurements conducted by our researchers and collaborators.
Our researchers developed a new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial that could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles.
A new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial developed at @uofgengineering.bsky.social can mitigate the effect of impacts. It could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles in the years ahead.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
October 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Our researchers developed a new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial that could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles.
Our engineers are part of a £10M five-year research programme aiming to transform textiles into electronics, which users can interact with by wearing them.
Researchers from @uofgengineering.bsky.social are partnering with colleagues at @unisouthampton.bsky.social on a £10M research programme to transform textiles into electronics.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Our engineers are part of a £10M five-year research programme aiming to transform textiles into electronics, which users can interact with by wearing them.
BBC - Read about how Prof Hester Parr, who leads the 'Living with Sad' project works with people who suffer the winter months to provide creative and cultural resources to encourage a more outdoor life, and give tips to build new 'light routines'.
Great to see Prof Hester Parr (@hesterparr.bsky.social) of @uofgges.bsky.social featured in this BBC News piece showcasing the Wintering Well project she leads with Prof Hayden Lorimer (@slipshodspeller.bsky.social) of the University of Edinburgh.
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How to cope with long winter nights when the clocks go back
More than a million people in the UK experience symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder - but a project is aiming to help people in Orkney look after their mental health.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
BBC - Read about how Prof Hester Parr, who leads the 'Living with Sad' project works with people who suffer the winter months to provide creative and cultural resources to encourage a more outdoor life, and give tips to build new 'light routines'.
Don't miss out this conference 👇
We're delighted to announce that our very own Prof Gioia Falcone is speaking at Powering Net Zero.
We're partners of this flagship conference from IET through the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy.
👉 Contact the Centre for a discount if you're a staff member.
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We're partners of this flagship conference from IET through the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy.
👉 Contact the Centre for a discount if you're a staff member.
poweringnetzero.theiet.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Don't miss out this conference 👇
Congratulations 👏
Congratulations to Chemify on raising $50 million in Series B funding. The company, led by our very own Professor Lee Cronin, aims to enable fast design of any molecule and discovery of drugs, catalysts and electronic materials. @leecronin.bsky.social
www.insider.co.uk/news/chemify...
www.insider.co.uk/news/chemify...
Chemify raises $50 million in Series B funding round
Fresh financing should help scale its platform and facilities, expanding the concept into Silicon Valley
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October 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Congratulations 👏
Are you a company aiming to tackle interdisciplinary, mission-driven challenges? Join our event and start new collaborations with our researchers.
📣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...
🔷 Discover emerging project ideas from PGRs
🔷 Shape proposal development
🔷 Explore opportunities to engage and network
📅 11 November 2025
📍 @uofgarc.bsky.social
👉Register: www.divein.org.uk/2025/10/16/a...
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Are you a company aiming to tackle interdisciplinary, mission-driven challenges? Join our event and start new collaborations with our researchers.
Don't miss this opportunity to do a PhD with us.
⌛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/
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/
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Don't miss this opportunity to do a PhD with us.
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Great publication by our researchers: Development of open radio access networks for real-time robotic teleoperation.
A new development in open-source mobile networks which enables near-real-time control of robotic arms could help doctors work on patients in remote locations in the years to come.
Read more about the work, led by researchers from @uofgengineering.bsky.social, here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more about the work, led by researchers from @uofgengineering.bsky.social, here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
October 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Great publication by our researchers: Development of open radio access networks for real-time robotic teleoperation.
Congratulations 👏👏👏
Congratulations to our very own Professor David Flynn on winning an Institution of Engineering and Technology Achievement Medal in Cyber Physical Systems for his work in pioneering cyber-physical architectures that integrate complex, adaptive energy, transport, and digital systems.
October 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Congratulations 👏👏👏
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Today on Radio 4 is Episode 5 of ‘Winter Well’ we hear thoughts about living in the future, and learning from people with lived experience of SAD.
… with the wise voices of @alecfinlay.bsky.social, Ruth and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Light is a right?
… with the wise voices of @alecfinlay.bsky.social, Ruth and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Light is a right?
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Today on Radio 4 is Episode 5 of ‘Winter Well’ we hear thoughts about living in the future, and learning from people with lived experience of SAD.
… with the wise voices of @alecfinlay.bsky.social, Ruth and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Light is a right?
… with the wise voices of @alecfinlay.bsky.social, Ruth and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Light is a right?
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Meet Rebecca, an Associate Product Development Engineer working within R&D at Endomag. She started her career journey by studying a BEng in #Biomed Engineering here at @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Start your engineering career with a degree in 2026; applications are OPEN gla.ac/UG-Rebecca-BS 👀
Start your engineering career with a degree in 2026; applications are OPEN gla.ac/UG-Rebecca-BS 👀
October 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Meet Rebecca, an Associate Product Development Engineer working within R&D at Endomag. She started her career journey by studying a BEng in #Biomed Engineering here at @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Start your engineering career with a degree in 2026; applications are OPEN gla.ac/UG-Rebecca-BS 👀
Start your engineering career with a degree in 2026; applications are OPEN gla.ac/UG-Rebecca-BS 👀
We have good reasons to celebrate for being shortlisted to so many Technology Scotland awards:
- Prof Qammer Abbasi: Special Recognition Award
- Photonics & Quantum Accelerator: Collaboration Award
- Dr Emma Pearce: Rising Star Award
Congratulations to all!
- Prof Qammer Abbasi: Special Recognition Award
- Photonics & Quantum Accelerator: Collaboration Award
- Dr Emma Pearce: Rising Star Award
Congratulations to all!
October 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We have good reasons to celebrate for being shortlisted to so many Technology Scotland awards:
- Prof Qammer Abbasi: Special Recognition Award
- Photonics & Quantum Accelerator: Collaboration Award
- Dr Emma Pearce: Rising Star Award
Congratulations to all!
- Prof Qammer Abbasi: Special Recognition Award
- Photonics & Quantum Accelerator: Collaboration Award
- Dr Emma Pearce: Rising Star Award
Congratulations to all!