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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New analysis of radioactive traces from nuclear weapons testing trapped in the teeth of stranded whales has helped scientists reconstruct their life stories. Read more about the research, led by Dr Kieran Tierney of SUERC: Centre for the Isotope Sciences, here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Dr Kieran Tierney holds a whale tooth at SUERCA slice of Moby's tooth, showing the layers built up during his lifetime
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A new art exhibition inspired by the strangeness of quantum physics is coming to Glasgow on October 20th. Superposition was created by Scottish artist Dr Gregor Harvie in collaboration with researchers from @uofgphysastro.bsky.social. Read more here: www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2660662...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Researchers and students from @uofgengineering.bsky.social are planning to boldly go where no dram has gone before with the launch of a new project to distil whisky in space. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
(l-r) Glasgow engineering students Micah Chapman, Muhammad Taha Malik, Liam Alkire and Milo Godwin; Dr Gilles Bailet of the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering and Geoff Nisbet of Allen Associates; Glasgow engineering student Peter Moody, Glengoyne Distillery warehouse team leader Gregg Black, and Glasgow engineering student Yuki Suter are pictured at Glengoyne Distillery, Dumgoyne
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A team of engineers led by Prof Shanmugam Kumar of @uofgengineering.bsky.social have adapted a medical imaging technique to give 3D-printed materials the ability to sense where they are being damaged and track how that damage develops in real time. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An international team of physicists led by researchers from @uofgphysastro.bsky.social have developed a new method of deducing the precise colour of laser light by using an image that rotates as the laser’s frequency shifts. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Paper co-author works on an experiment in the labA figure showing the two differently-structured beams of light and glass cell of rubidium glass used in the research, alongside images of the laser beam frequencies
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Lovelace-Hodgkin Symposium is set to return to @glasgow.ac.uk on Tues 13 Oct! Academics, artists, musicians and filmmakers will be part of the event, on the theme ‘Making the Invisible, Visible: AI, Stories, Power & Participation’. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"What makes Scotland an attractive place to build data centres?" writes Prof Ana Basiri, director of our Centre for Data Science & AI, in an article for @scotsman.com on the challenges and opportunities of the fast-growing tech sector. Read more here: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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Why Scotland is such a good place to build data centres (and why we should embrace it)
Data centres can help grow Scotland’s economy and create skilled jobs but we need to make sure they have a positive impact on the environment
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Congrats to Prof Margaret Lucas and Prof Colin McInnes of @uofgengineering.bsky.social, who will receive Baird of Bute Awards tomorrow for their contributions to innovation and aviation. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Pictures of Professor Margaret Lucas (left) and Professor Colin McInnes of the James Watt School of Engineering
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Congrats to GLAsense, a multidisciplinary team of @glasgow.ac.uk students, who won the Innovation Award at this year’s SensUs competition for their novel concept for a new approach to monitoring Parkinson’s disease. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Members of the GLAsense team receive their award: (l-r) Hannah White, Amira Mistkawi, Morris McDiarmid, Priyanka Virdi and Haonan Zhao
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New research led by Dr Adam Smith of @uofgges.bsky.social in the 'natural lab' of the Isle of Jura casts new light on how what water carries plays an important role in determining how streams carve through landscapes. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A photograph of the landscape of the Isle of JuraOne of the research team uses a tool called a Schmidt hammer to gatehr data about the hardness of rocks on Jura
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Congratulations to Prof Robert Hadfield of @uofgengineering.bsky.social, who will be presented with an IEEE Council on Superconductivity Award next week for his pioneering work to develop advanced detector technologies. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A picture of Professor Robert Hadfield of the James Watt School of Engineering
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Four leading @glasgow.ac.uk researchers are among 11 new members and associate members of the Scottish Science Advisory Council announced today. They are: Dr Jessica Enright, Prof Muhammad Imran, Prof Peter MacPherson and Dr Ellen Williamson. Read more here: scottishscience.org.uk/news-blog/ne...
An image of the University of Glasgow's tower at dusk
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Giving robot companions animal-like or anime-style faces and voices could maximise their emotional appeal to users and improve future social robots, new research led by @uofgcompsci.bsky.social's @shaunmacdonald.bsky.social suggests. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Congrats to Dr Gilles Bailet, Dr Daniela Castro-Camilo, Dr Emma Gordon, Dr Raneem Knaj, Dr Ashley Lewis-Cole and Dr Samuel Owusu Achiaw, announced today as new members of the @royalsoced.bsky.social Young Academy of Scotland! Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A photo of the University of Glasgow's Gilbert Scott Building
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Animated ‘virtual agents’ could help keep the roads of the future safer by alerting people behind the wheel of semi-autonomous cars to oncoming hazards, new research from @uofgcompsci.bsky.social suggests. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A photo composite showing the experimental setup involved in the research, an example of the robot-style animated avatar developed by the team, and a screenshot of the robot overlaid on a dashcam view of a road to highlight oncoming hazards
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Don't miss this piece on Dr Paul Harvey from @uofgcompsci.bsky.social, whose research explores the art of getting systems to speak to each other.
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University of Glasgow, Innovation & Economic Development @uofgied.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The University of Glasgow MedTech Innovation Fund is now OPEN for applications! Full details on our Linktree in bio, including links to Q&A sessions. @glasgow.ac.uk @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social #MedTech #Innovation #Glasgow
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We welcomed The One Show to our Acre Road Observatory last night to watch the solar eclipse with us. Dr Iain Hannah from @uofgphysastro.bsky.social spoke to presenter Jennifer Reoch about the science behind the historic event. Watch the programme for yourself on iPlayer here: lnkd.in/e9HYYGZB
One Show presenter Jennifer Reoch speaks to Dr Iain Hannah at the Acre Road ObservatoryA crowd gathers to watch the solar eclipse at the Acre Road ObservatoryDr Iain Hannah speaks to One Show presenter Jennifer ReochA photograph of the eclipse showing through cloud cover
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Dr Ana Da Silva Felipe and @drtoniho.bsky.social of @cvrinfo.bsky.social will lead Glasgow's contribution to the international DETECTIVE consortium to improve the early detection of emerging viral threats and strengthen future pandemic preparedness. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofG helps secure €4.4 million EU funding to train the next generation of viral experts
The MRC-University of Glasgow’s Centre for Virus Research (CVR) is playing a leading role in a major new European doctoral training programme.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Professor Colin McInnes of @uofgengineering.bsky.social has written a great new piece for @uk.theconversation.com on the developing technologies which may help us take interstellar travel from a sci-fi concept to a real-world application in the years ahead. Read it below!
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@glasgow.ac.uk and @unistrathclyde.bsky.social are partners in a new Leverhulme Doctoral Programme in Responsible Hybrid Intelligence announced today. Full story via the link: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
The University of Glasgow's Gilbert Scott Building and Tower taken from a drone and looking east across Kelvingrove Park and the West End of Glasgow.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A breakthrough new development in communications research led by a team from @uofgengineering.bsky.social may have solved a key problem with one of the enabling technologies set to underpin the 6G networks of the future. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Congrats to the @uofgchem.bsky.social Lunasonic project team, who have won £100,000 from Ofwat’s Water Discovery Challenge University to advance their research into how sound waves can remove harmful pollutants from drinking water. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A photo of Lunasonic's Shaun Fletcher.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Superconducting technologies could supercharge the decarbonisation of transport, saving gigatonnes of emissions in the future, a landmark new paper from Dr Wenjuan Song and Dr Mohammad Yazdani-Asrami of @uofgengineering.bsky.social suggests. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 10/07/2026
Last chance to get your ticket for this special event on Monday!
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A study by an international team of Chinese and UK geoscientists shows that the unique topography at the summit of the Tibetan Plateau is shaped by processes going on deep in the Earth. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... #Geoscience #research @glasgow.ac.uk
Landscape image of the Tibetan Plateau, with a string of colourful bunting flags in the foreground and the snowy peaks of mountains behind.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A pioneering food additive developed by scientists at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and @glasgow.ac.uk that can stop people gaining weight has appeared on the EU’s Novel Food List, indicating its safety for human consumers. 👉 www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Composite image that includes photos of the food additive developed by researchers at Imperial College and the University of Glasgow, along with the headline 'Special food additive that helps prevent weight gain is approved', and a logo for the University.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A breakthrough new development in biomedical engineering could help pave the way for tiny implantable devices capable of diagnosing, monitoring and treating a wide range of health conditions. 👉 www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Drone image of the Gilmorehill Campus of the University of Glasgow, taken at sunrise and looking east along University Avenue.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The world’s oldest football is heading into the metaverse. Before appearing at the Scotland v Brazil game tomorrow, it was scanned at the @uofgarc.bsky.social to create a digital twin. Photo of @paulinemackay.bsky.social by Martin Shields More: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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The world’s oldest football is being brought into the metaverse
University of Glasgow's world-leading 3D content creators begin the process of scanning the football to create a museum quality digital version.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A team of Glasgow students has successfully completed a major systems-level qualification milestone for the OirthirSAT CubeSat, following a series of sinusoidal and random vibration tests conducted at the STFC Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Lower-income postgraduate students will receive scholarships to study at @uofgmaths-stats.bsky.social thanks to a new partnership agreement with Martingale Foundation. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
(l-r) Cassie Hugill, Martingale's Chief Executive, Professor Nigel Mottram of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, and Kathryn Hess Bellwald, Chair of Martingale's Advisory Board.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Quantcore, a pioneering @glasgow.ac.uk spinout from @uofgengineering.bsky.social which is developing advanced quantum hardware for use across a wide range of industries has been awarded a major prize by @iop.org. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A picture of the Quantcore team at an event
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
As Glasgow gears up to host the Digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference later this week, Prof Alessandro Vinciarelli of @uofgcompsci.bsky.social writes for @scotsman.com on how AI might support people struggling with their mental health. Read here: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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Can AI read your mind? How chatbots could be used for mental health
How AI chatbots could transform how we detect, monitor, and support people struggling with their mental health
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The meteorite which caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life which lasted for at least eight million years, research from SUERC and @uofgges.bsky.social reveals. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Dr Annemarie Pickersgill of SUERC, who led the research
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Researchers from SUERC Centre for the Isotope Sciences are co-authors of a study which casts new light on the history of the Earth’s driest region, the Atacama Desert in Chile. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
The Atacama Desert. Photo credit: Dr Benedikt Ritter-Prinz
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A new method to distribute cryptographic keys using terahertz waves developed at @uofgengineering.bsky.social could help enable secure communication in the quantum-powered internet of the future. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
(l-r) Dr Kaveh Delfanazari and Mingqi Zhang, authors of the paper on the new researcg
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Researchers from the @uofgphysastro.bsky.social and @uofgravity.bsky.social are celebrating the publication of a vast new treasure trove of gravitational wave detections, hailed as a milestone marking the coming of age of gravitational astronomy. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Prof Martin Lavery of @uofgengineering.bsky.social is leading the University's contribution to the University of Suffolk-led Quantum Optics Discovery (QOD) Lab, which was officially opened last week. Read more here: www.uos.ac.uk/about/news/2...
Professor Martin Lavery (second from right) is pictured at the launch of the the University of Suffolk-led Quantum Optics Discovery (QOD) Lab, which was officially opened last week.

The lab is set to play a key role in supporting future space missions and next-generation secure quantum communications. It will enable testing of laser communication systems, known as free space optics, through turbulent atmospheric conditions such as rain, fog and wind.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A new implantable device developed by researchers at @uofgengineering.bsky.social which aims to maximise the effectiveness of light-sensitive drugs could improve outcomes for bladder cancer patients in the future. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A diagram illustrating the vision for the implantable PDT system. (A, B) showing the proposed communication at all points of use. (C) Graphical illustration of the requirements of the implantable PDT system to produce 1O2.A photograph of the LED prototype device developed by engineers and cancer scientists at the University of Glasgow.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Two vast paintings by artist Gregor Harvie, inspired by one of the most ambitious scientific theories proposed by physicist Lord Kelvin, will be unveiled at the @uofgphysastro.bsky.social Kelvin Building this June. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
The Light Universe by Gregor HarvieThe Dark Universe by Gregor Harvie
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Prof Jonathan Taylor of @uofgphysastro.bsky.social is leading a £4m new project with colleagues from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and @sheffielduni.bsky.social to create detailed 3D images of the mechanical forces inside a living, beating heart. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A beam of laser light through a chamber of water is used to measure the forces in the beating heart. Image credit: Daniel Olesker(l-r) Prof Jonathan Taylor, Dr Emily Noël, Dr Antoine Sanchez, Dr Daniel Olesker, Dr Dan Stedman, Dr Stone Elworthy, Prof Julien Vermot
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Congrats to Dr Mingshu Wang of @uofgges.bsky.social, as been named as the recipient of a fellowship from DAFNI, the Data & Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure. The fellowship will help support Dr Wang's work in geospatial data science. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A photograph of Dr Mingshu Wang of the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences.
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Gravitational wave researchers at @uofgphysastro.bsky.social and @uofgravity.bsky.social, working as part of the LVK collaboration, have found a way to tune their detectors using a process akin to the pitch-correction used in music production. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A visualisation of gravitational wave detectors at work. Image credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav / Swinburne University of Technology
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Congrats to Prof Larissa Naylor of @uofgges.bsky.social, who has received the Royal Geographical Society's Cuthbert Peek Award in recognition of her research on coastal geography, geomorphology and the ecological and climate challenges facing society. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A photograph of Professor Larissa Naylor
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University of Glasgow, Innovation & Economic Development @uofgied.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Delighted to see our champion student start-up Generation Mulligan covered in the papers and online today. Well done to Malcolm Weir and our wonderful Student & Graduate Enterprise team. 🔗🌳 Read the full story via the link in our bio. 📸 | Martin Shields Photography #Innovation #Enterprise
Generation Mulligan founder and CEO Malcolm Weir photographed at the University of Glasgow, marking success for his e-commerce venture which he launched alongside his degree studies two years ago.’Generation Mulligan founder and CEO Malcolm Weir photographed at the University of Glasgow, marking success for his e-commerce venture which he launched alongside his degree studies two years ago.’Generation Mulligan founder and CEO Malcolm Weir photographed at the University of Glasgow, marking success for his e-commerce venture which he launched alongside his degree studies two years ago.’
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Sophisticated new flight simulation software developed at @uofgengineering.bsky.social which can accurately model the performance of firefighting helicopters could help train pilots to tackle wildfires more effectively in the future. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A screenshot of the modelling software at work, showing a helicopter over a simulated wildfire
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New work from researchers at @uofgcompsci.bsky.social demonstrates how digital twins – digital replicas of the physical world – can test complex computer networks exponentially faster than traditional approaches. Read more below!
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Congratulations to Simon Fraser, an MEng Aeronautical Engineering student in @uofgengineering.bsky.social, who has won the PEGASUS student competition for his project 'An Experimental Framework to Investigate Icy Plumes on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus.' Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Simon Fraser is pictured holding his award from PEGASUS
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congrats to @uofgcompsci.bsky.social PhD student Andrew Blair, who has been selected by the @britsciassoc.bsky.social to deliver a lecture on his research at the British Science Festival in September! Read more here: www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/announc...
A photo of University of Glasgow PhD student Andrew BlairA photo of the Furhat social robot on display at St Giles' Cathedral
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Researchers from @uofgengineering.bsky.social welcomed Martin Rhodes MP to the REACT Centre last week to view new sustainable electronics research and demonstrations of circular manufacturing and advanced e-waste recovery. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Martin Rhodes MP meets members of the REACT Centre team at the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering
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