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Applications are now open for The James McCune Smith Scholarships which fund Black UK domiciled students to undertake PhD research at @UofGlasgow. Funding is available for any discipline. Learn more and apply here: gla.ac.uk/scholarships/mccun…
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Applications are now open! @DiveIn_CDT at @UofGlasgow are recruiting scientists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines for fully funded, 4-year interdisciplinary PhDs starting September 2026.
👉 More info and registration: divein.org.uk/apply
12 Nov 2025
📣Applications Now Open!
🌊Dive into mission-driven interdisciplinary #STEM research with a fully funded 4-year PhD
✅Co-create your research project
✅Enhanced stipend
✅Cohort-based experience
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📅Applicant Webinar: Nov 26
👉More info: divein.org.uk/apply
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James Watt School of Engineering, Uni. of Glasgow retweeted
11 Nov 2025
Take a look around our @EPSRC IAA Impact Festival – a one-day event for academics who want to create #impact from their research 🚀
Jointly organised by #UofG @StrathThemes @EdinInnovations @HWEngage and @UStAResearch.
This year's keynote was delivered by @Frans_facts! 🔥
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ARC Conversations: Social Ventures at UofG
📍 The ARC
📅 Nov 25, 4–5:30pm
Discover how social ventures can extend your research impact. Talks, Q&A, drinks & networking 🍷
Free but ticketed 🎟️
🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/arc-conve…
#UofG #SocialImpact #ARCConversations #ResearchImpact
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Great to see our staff have made it out to the 47th PIERS 2025 in Chiba, Japan!
7 Nov 2025
Excited to present our latest work on superconducting #photoncounting detectors at the #PIERS2025 conference in Chiba #Japan 🇯🇵 today @UofGEngineering @UofG_ENE @UofGSciEng @QuantumUofG
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On 1 November, Scottish secondary school pupils came to @UofGlasgow for the northerly round of the UK Space Design Competition at the James Watt School of Engineering. 🛰🌌
Congrats to the winners - "Earhart Advanced Industries" who are heading to the #uksdc finals in March!
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🧠If you have a curious mind and want to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, a career in engineering or technology could be right for you!
Engineering & Technology Fair Tue, 28 & Wed, 29 Oct, 11:00-14:00📅
Kelvin Hall📍
Register now at gla.ac/uofgengtech25
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James Watt School of Engineering, Uni. of Glasgow retweeted
23 Oct 2025
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/c…
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Congratulations to our own Thomas Dickson, winner of the 2025 IET Technician Award and to Prof. David Flynn, Achievement Medal winner in Cyber Physical Systems!
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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, here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1220…
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A new software tool developed by researchers from @UofGEngineering which can accurately predict the performance of biofilters used by the water industry could help maintain the purity of tap water.
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1217…
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James Watt School of Engineering, Uni. of Glasgow retweeted
Humbled and excited to be finalist for the Technology Scotland Special Recognition Award 2025. A heartfelt thanks to @Tech_Scot for this honour and for their continued efforts in celebrating innovation and collaboration @UofGCSI @UofGEngineering @UofGSciEng
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Researchers from @UofGEngineering are teaming up with @JivaMaterials to develop environmentally-friendly, biodegradable circuit boards for use in wireless communication technologies.
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1218…
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🎙 Research Stories – Episode 6: Qammer Abbasi
Prof @qammera explores how nano sensors could spot cancer early and what 6G will bring in the next 10 years.
Listen now: gla.ac.uk/research/podcasts/…
@UofGCSI @UofGEngineering
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James Watt School of Engineering, Uni. of Glasgow retweeted
I had a great time during my tutorial session at #IEEE SENSORS 2025 conference in #Vancouver. For 90 min, I presented the work of my PhD student Nick Smoliak and my postdoc Naveen Kumar from @DeepNano2024 and @UofGEngineering
#biosensor Thank you @craig_macdonald for the help.
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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
Start your engineering degree in 2026; applications are OPEN gla.ac/UG-Rebecca-X 👀
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🎧 Podcast alert!
Hear from our very own Professor Qammer Abbasi about improving cancer detection, using 6G to sense health data like smartphones do and how close we're getting from teleporting all of one person's senses for more real, long-distance experiences.
🎙 Research Stories – Episode 6: Qammer Abbasi
Prof @qammera explores how nano sensors could spot cancer early and what 6G will bring in the next 10 years.
Listen now: gla.ac.uk/research/podcasts/…
@UofGCSI @UofGEngineering
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James Watt School of Engineering, Uni. of Glasgow retweeted
14 Oct 2025
In @TheScotsman today - research at @UofGlasgow @UofGEngineering could slash the amount of electronic waste we create, by developing dissolvable circuit boards using natural, plant-based materials.
scotsman.com/business/scotti…
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James Watt School of Engineering, Uni. of Glasgow retweeted
14 Oct 2025
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/sustainab…
#sustainability #EVs #ElectricVehicles
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