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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats to Prof Larissa Naylor of @uofgges.bsky.social, who was Highly Commended in the category of Biodiversity Champion Award: Established Professional at the CIRIA Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2025!

Read more here: www.bigchallenge.info/2025-winners

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · 15d

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...

Photo of the University of Glasgow, Gilmorehill Campus.

UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · 23d

🚀 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...

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 29d

Libby Walker painted Glasgow from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social flagpole yesterday!
What happens if every photo is a brushstroke, and together we paint Glasgow’s storybook? 📖🌍 That’s communiMap! We’re raffling Libby’s painting.
Add a “spot” between 9–22 Sept to be in with a chance of winning :-)

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · 28d

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.

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎶 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

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Jul 10

#iaafest2025 exhibitors Interface, ICURe, Scottish Enterprise, Tay Health Tech, Scotland Beyond Net Zero, Medical Device Manufacturing Centre, Scotland KTP Centre, SPRE and Photonics & Quantum Accelerator can help you create impact
impactfestival.hw.ac.uk/exhibitors/

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IAA Impact Festival: Exhibitors

YouTube video by University of Glasgow

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Christopher Berry @cplberry.bsky.social · Jul 8

TWO free public lectures coming up in Glasgow

13 July, Erin Macdonald @drerinmac.bsky.social Spacetime in Star Trek

16 July, Carole Mundell @cmundell.bsky.social From Earth to the Fabric of SpaceTime

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#GR24Amaldi16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🔭⚛️🧪🎢 #SciComm

Talk poster:
Prof. Carole Mundell
European Space Agency Direcotr of Science
From Earth to the Fabric of SpaceTime

FREE ADMISSION
Wednesday 16 July
19:30 to 20:30
The Clyde Auditorium, SEC, Glasgow

Dr Erin Macdonald
Spacetime in Star Trek

FREE ADMISSION
Sunday 13 July 2025
19:00 to 20:00
Boyd Orr Building Lecture Theatre 222, University of Glasgow, Glasgow

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Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣 Researchers at The University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Glasgow, St Andrews, and Strathclyde! The EPSRC IAA Funding Call for impact projects is now open! Grants up to £50k available for collaborations between institutions. ➡️ impactfestival.hw.ac.uk/fundingcall

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Jul 2

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...

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Jun 25

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

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

Photo of Julien Reboud and Caroline Hogarth in front of the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE).

View of the LIHE's sunlit rooftop terrace, with the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames.

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Quantum ARC @quantum-alliance.bsky.social · Jun 11

💥 Join the Quantum ARC this weekend at the Glasgow Science festival!

Discover the power of quantum, make objects levitate, and create and collapse your own quantum states with the team at the Riverside Museum on Saturday & Sunday 🚀

No booking required 👋

www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

#GlaSciFest

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Jun 4

📅 New Date! This workshop has been rescheduled to Monday, 9 June. Secure your spot now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-wi...

UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · May 9

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...

Left to right are Sheena MacCormick, innovation manager at the University of Glasgow; William Pettersson, KEPsoft chief technology officer; Vijay Luthra, KEPsoft chief executive; David Manlove, KEPsoft scientific adviser; and Natasha Tian, senior partnerships manager at MVLS Innovation, Engagement & Enterprise

UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Jun 3

STARBOUND🚀
Tue 10 June, 6.30pm, @uofgarc.bsky.social

Hear from Dr Gilles Bailet about sustainability in space and testing new tech in zero gravity, at a #GlaSciFest event combining space-inspired live music & science!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeu5...

Info & tickets: www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

The importance of space research

YouTube video by University of Glasgow

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James Watt School of Engineering @uofgengineering.bsky.social · May 29

For discussion at the third iSenCE workshop were the importance of innovative solutions like SISSTEM in combating global warming, the need for underwater sensor communication in combating global warming and the overarching need to collaborate to deal with climate challenges.

UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · May 28

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...

Dr Jamshed and two dignitaries from the the Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST).

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · May 28

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...

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · May 21

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

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · May 20

Unfortunately, this event has now been postponed.

UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · May 13

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...

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · May 9

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...

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Quantum ARC @quantum-alliance.bsky.social · May 1

📣 The Quantum ARC will be at this year's Glasgow Science Festival!

Join us Sat 14 - Sun 15 June at the Riverside Museum in Partick to discover the power of quantum, make objects levitate, and create and collapse your own quantum states. ⚛️

www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

#GlaSciFest

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Apr 23

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...

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · Apr 23

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

Text: iSenCE. The 3rd International Workshop on Intelligent Sensing for Climate Emergency. Together for a sustainable tomorrow: a day to inspire awareness and action! Speakers: Dr Masood Ur Rehman (University of Glasgow, UK), Dr. Nazila Fough (UofG), Dr Muhammad Ali Jamshed (UofG), Dr Sohail Khalid (RIU, Pakistan), Mr Faiz-e-Alam (Add. Deputy Commissioner Kotli AJK, Pakistan). Friday 25th April, 2025. 9:30am-1:00pm. Workshop Room, B Block. Photos of the speakers and logos of: IEEE Young Professionals, Innovate UK, SISSTEM, Capital University of Science & Technology, DePWiSSeN, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, University of Glasgow.

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Apr 15

A new generation of battery-free sensors developed by RX Watt, a spinout from @uofgengineering.bsky.social, could help make preventative maintenance and condition monitoring on rail carriages cheaper, easier, and more environmentally-friendly.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Dr Mahmoud Wagih (left) and Mr James Stephenson (right), at the BCIMO rail innovation centre.

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