(IN BRIEF) A study by the University of Glasgow and KAIST has revealed that runners behave significantly differently from walkers when interacting with self-driving cars, often taking greater risks to maintain their pace. Using augmented reality simulations, researchers found that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ammar Al-Taie, augmented reality, Autonomous Vehicles, CHI 2026, CyanBand, DualBeam, eHMI, human behaviour research, Human Machine Interface, KAIST, LightRing, Pedestrians, road safety, runners behaviour, self-driving cars, Smart Cities, Stephen Brewster, Transport Safety, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow and KAIST Study Highlights Need for Smarter Vehicle Signals for Faster Moving Road Users, wearable technology
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow and Lloyds Banking Group have launched a four-year research partnership to explore the use of agentic AI in software and data engineering. The collaboration will combine academic research with real-world testing, as engineering teams … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged academic collaboration, agentic AI, AI innovation, Andrew McDonald, artificial intelligence, data engineering, digital banking, enterprise AI, large language models, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Collaborates with University of Glasgow to Explore Scalable Use of Agentic AI in Engineering, Machine Learning, Peggy Gregory, research partnership, Shane Montague, software engineering, Tim Storer, UK technology, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow and Lloyds Banking Group Partner to Study Real-World Impact of AI on Software and Data Development
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow is involved in a major international art exhibition exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping contemporary life and raising new questions about agency in the digital age. The exhibition, AI and the Paradox of Agency, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI ethics and agency debate, AI generated artwork, artificial intelligence and art exhibition, Bildmuseet Umeå Sweden, contemporary digital art, Katarina Pierre, Rachel Maclean artist, Sarah Cook curator, Scottish contemporary artists, Stephen Marche Infinite Prayer for Peace, technology and society research, Umeå University research project, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow Academic Leads Global Art Project Examining Society’s Relationship with Artificial Intelligence, University of Glasgow Professor Helps Curate Exhibition Investigating Ethics and Agency in the Age of AI, Virginia Dignum AI Paradox
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a prototype smart pillow designed to help reduce the negative effects of bedtime smartphone use by allowing users to access digital audio content without looking at screens. The device integrates … Read the full press release
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Tagged bedtime smartphone use, Chicago, digital content streaming, digital wellbeing, Dr Ilyena Hirskyj Douglas, Dr Xianghua Sharon Ding, human-computer interaction, Kejin Yu, music podcasts audiobooks, School of Computing Science, screen free sleep, sleep onset research, sleep research, sleep technology, smart pillow, tactile interface technology, technology for sleep health, TEI 2026 conference, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow research team explores screen-free bedtime technology with smart pillow designed to support sleep onset and relaxation, University of Glasgow unveils innovative smart pillow technology that lets users control music and podcasts through touch while drifting to sleep, wearable and embedded devices, Weiyun Wang
(IN BRIEF) The Scientific Robotics Academy at the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban is launching two new March courses focused on environmental monitoring using autonomous platforms and applied photogrammetry, aimed at researchers, engineers, planners and environmental managers. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI in research, applied photogrammetry, Argyll and Bute Council, autonomous platforms, avalanche safety, Dr Phil Anderson, environmental monitoring, flapper skate, ghost fishing, Greenland Climate Research Centre, Loch Melfort, marine robotics, Nadara, Nuup Kangerlua, Oban, oyster restoration, ROV, SAMS, SAMS Introduces New March Courses on Robotic Environmental Monitoring Supported by Argyll and Bute Council and Nadara, Scientific Robotics Academy, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Sean Morgan, side-scan sonar, SIMBA, snow and ice monitoring, Unique Group, University of Glasgow, virtual marine biologist, Ximena Aguilar Vega
(IN BRIEF) Trinity College at the University of Glasgow has been identified as the preferred lead academic partner for the Church of Scotland’s future ministerial training following a nationwide review. The recommendation, made by a General Assembly-appointed panel, will now … Read the full press release
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Tagged Christ College Aberdeen, Church of Scotland, Deacons, General Assembly, Highland Theological College, ministerial education, Ministers of Word and Sacrament, ministry formation, New College Edinburgh, practical theology, Rev Dr Doug Gay, Rev Dr Sandy Forsyth, theological training, Trinity College, Trinity College Recommended to Lead Church of Scotland Ministerial Education, University of Glasgow, University of the Highlands and Islands
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow’s PyTerrier platform has earned the Best Search Project of the Year Award at the BCS Search Industry Awards, recognising its growing influence in AI-driven search innovations. Built as a modern successor to the long-established … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Education, Industrial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI powered search engines, algorithm development, BCS Search Industry Awards, BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, Best Search Project of the Year Award, COVID 19 lockdown project, Craig Macdonald, generative AI in search, Glasgow Computing Science Team Celebrates National Award for PyTerrier’s Leadership in AI Search Technology, Glasgow students, Iadh Ounis, information retrieval research, Information Retrieval Specialist Group, Nicola Tonelloto, PhD research, PyTerrier, PyTerrier 1.0, School of Computing Science, Sean MacAvaney, search engine development, Terrier platform, University of Glasgow, University of Pisa
(IN BRIEF) Causeway Therapeutics, a University of Glasgow spin-out, has announced strong Phase 2 results for its novel microRNA therapy, TenoMiR®, used to treat tennis elbow. The study, involving 123 patients across the UK and USA, showed significant improvements in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Industrial, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biotechnology, Causeway Therapeutics, Causeway Therapeutics Advances TenoMiR® Development Following Strong Phase 2 Results, clinical research, Declan Doogan, Derek Gilchrist, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Iain McInnes, lateral epicondylitis, microRNA therapy, miR29a, Neal Millar, orthopaedic innovation, phase 2 trial, Phase 3 development, Promising Clinical Data Propel Glasgow Biotech Causeway Therapeutics Toward Full Development of TenoMiR®, Scott Rodeo, Scottish Enterprise, tendinopathy, tendon regeneration, tennis elbow, TenoMiR, University of Glasgow
(IN BRIEF) The Wintering Well project, developed by researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, is expanding to the Orkney Islands this winter to help residents cope with low mood and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The initiative enables people … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, News, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Booky McBookface, Borrowable Sunlight Scheme Reaches Orkney to Support Mental Health During Scotland’s Darkest Months, community libraries, Dublin Libraries, East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust, ESRC Impact Acceleration Account, Hayden Lorimer, Hester Parr, light therapy, mental health, Orkney Islands, Orkney Library Service, SAD lamps, Scotland, seasonal affective disorder, UKRI, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University-Led Wintering Well Project Brings SAD Therapy Lamps to Orkney Libraries and Beyond, Vikki Kerr, Voluntary Action Orkney, wellbeing, Winter Well series, winter wellness, Wintering Well, Wintering Well Expands to the Orkney Islands Bringing Light Therapy to Battle Seasonal Depression
(IN BRIEF) The Leverhulme Trust has announced the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize winners, awarding £3 million across 30 exceptional researchers from universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Southampton, and Liverpool. Each prize, worth £100,000, supports researchers in Archaeology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geography, … Read the full press release
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Tagged Academic Excellence, archaeology, chemistry, Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera, Dr Callan Davies, Dr Clare Balboni, Dr Ed Pulford, Dr Elisabeth Niklasson, Dr Georgia Andreou, Dr Ian Cushing, Dr John Rowan, Dr Joshua Dean, Dr Jun Jiang, Dr Kasia Paprocki, Dr Letizia Gionfrida, Dr Ludvig Sinander, Dr Mathelinda Nabugodi, Dr Matthew Jones, Dr Mattia Silvi, Dr Noreen Masud, Dr Philip Riris, Dr Rebecca Beveridge, Dr Soroush Abolfathi, Dr Sydney Calkin, Dr Thomas Cowan, Economics, engineering, geography, INNOVATION, Languages and Literatures, Leverhulme Trust, Leverhulme Trust honours excellence in research with £3 million in 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes, London School of Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University, Philip Leverhulme, Philip Leverhulme Prizes, Philip Third Viscount Leverhulme, Professor Alexander Forse, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Attila Lindner, Professor Constantine Yannelis, Professor Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Professor Emily Draper, Professor Felipe González, Professor Meera Mehta, Professor Noa Zilberman, research funding, The Leverhulme Trust awards £3 million to 30 leading UK researchers through the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes, UK universities, University College London, University of Aberdeen, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, William Lever
(IN BRIEF) A research team at the MRC–University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research has launched Viro3D, the world’s most extensive AI-powered database of virus protein structure predictions. Containing 85,000 protein models from 4,400 human and animal viruses, Viro3D expands … Read the full press release
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Tagged 000 structural models, AI powered database, AI-powered Viro3D expands virus protein knowledge thirtyfold with 85, AlphaFold, antivirals, Centre for Virus Research, common cold, COVID 19, Evolutionary Scale Modelling Metagenomic Atlas, hepatitis, herpesvirus, HIV, Joe Grove, Medical Research Council, Medical Research Foundation, Molecular Systems Biology, MRC, SARS-CoV-2, the largest AI-driven database of virus protein structures, the world’s largest AI-powered virus protein database, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow researchers unveil Viro3D, University of Glasgow scientists launch Viro3D, vaccines, Viro3D, Viro3D launches as a new AI-powered platform to transform virus research and drug discovery worldwide, Viro3D sheds light on virus evolution and ancestry with the world’s most comprehensive protein structure predictions, virus evolution, virus protein structures, virus research, Wellcome
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow is developing a social robot to support refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland by providing spoken guidance in their native languages. Built on the Furhat Robotics platform and co-designed with Syrian refugees in partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Arabic, asylum seekers, Central & West Integration Network, CWIN, Florence Dioka, Furhat Robotics, Gabriel Skantze, integration, International Conference on Social Robotics + AI, Jane Stuart-Smith, Kurdish, Language Support, Mary Ellen Foster, Persian, Rawan Srour-Zreik, refugees, Scotland, Shaul Ashkenazi, Social AI CDT, social robot, Social Robotics, University of Glasgow, UofG
(IN BRIEF) Five University of Glasgow social scientists have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, joining 63 new Fellows across the UK. Graeme Roy, Nicola McEwen, Sotiria Grek, Hervé Moulin and Anja Neundorf were recognised for their … Read the full press release
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Tagged academic recognition, Academy of Social Sciences, Anja Neundorf, appointment, Economics, Graeme Roy, Hervé Moulin, higher education, leadership, Nicola McEwen, Politics, public policy, research impact, Sara Carter, Sarah Davidson, social sciences, Sotiria Grek, University of Glasgow, UofG, Will Hutton
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, working alongside leading African and European research institutes, has launched VectorGrid-Africa, the first coordinated observatory network dedicated to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases across Africa. Backed by €6.1 million from the EU’s HORIZON/EDCTP programme, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Cambridge Institute of Public Health, climate change, disease forecasting, Dr Ally Olotu, EDCTP programme, EU Horizon, genomic research, Ifakara Health Institute, insecticide resistance, Kenya, Madagascar, mosquito surveillance, Mosquito-Borne Diseases, Mozambique, partnership, Professor Fredros Okumu, South Africa, sustainability, Tanzania, University of Glasgow, vector control, VectorGrid-Africa, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, working in partnership with Dogs Trust, is calling on owners of two or more puppies from the same litter to join the Generation Pup study, a large-scale project aimed at understanding how early life … Read the full press release
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Tagged canine stress resilience, Chih Hsin Kuo, dog health, dog welfare research, Dogs Trust, early life experiences in dogs, Generation Pup, Glasgow rehoming centre, Jane Murray, littermate study, multi-dog households, parttnership, puppy behaviour, UK dog welfare, University of Glasgow, West Calder rehoming centre
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, in partnership with the University of Stirling, the University of Edinburgh, and University College London, has launched a national survey to explore how sustainability and environmental topics are addressed in Scotland’s education system. Building … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate change, Dr Claire Ramjan, education policy, Environmental Education, initial teacher education, Learning for Sustainability, LfS, partnership, Professor Lizzie Rushton, Scotland survey, Scottish Council of Deans of Education, Scottish education system, sustainability, sustainability in education, sustainable learning, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Stirling
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry have developed a novel, catalyst-free ultrasound method to destroy bisphenol A (BPA) in water. By applying two ultrasound frequencies simultaneously, their prototype generates cavitation bubbles that reach extreme temperature … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Education, Environment, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged bisphénol A, BPA removal, cavitation bubbles, chemical oxygen demand, Dr Lukman Yusuf, Dr Zelika Ertekin, dual-frequency, EPSRC, methylene blue, PFAS, Professor Mark Symes, Royal Society, School of Chemistry, Shaun Fletcher, sonochemistry, sustainable technology, Symes Group, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, ultrasound, University of Glasgow, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) University of Glasgow physicist Dr David Mahon and artist/instrument maker Lomond Campbell have created the Muonophone, a hand-built device that converts detections of cosmic-ray muons into live music and visuals. Rooted in Mahon’s muography research—using muons to map … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged audiovisual art, cosmic ray music, cosmic rays, Dr. David Mahon, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, French Institute Edinburgh, installation, Institute of Physics in Scotland, live performances, Lomond Campbell, Lynkeos Technology, Made in Scotland Showcase, MŮO, muography, Muonophone, muons, music technology, particle detectors, science outreach, Sonica Glasgow, University of Glasgow
(IN BRIEF) Dr Mahmoud Wagih of the University of Glasgow has been awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Sir George Macfarlane Medal for his early‑career achievements in sustainability‑driven electronics and public engagement. Presented on 8 July in London, the award included a £3,000 prize … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged antennas in clothing, Awards, battery‑free smart socks, biodegradable circuits, Dr. Mahmoud Wagih, Green Electronics Lab, James Watt School of Engineering, leadership, radio‑frequency engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering, RX Watt, Sir George Macfarlane Medal, Sustainable Electronics, University of Glasgow, William Whittow, wireless power, Worshipful Company of Engineers, Young Engineers of the Year
(IN BRIEF) An international team led by the University of Glasgow has developed 3D-printed auxetic lattices from PEEK infused with carbon nanotubes that broaden under tension and autonomously sense strain through piezoresistivity. Detailed in Materials Horizons, the study couples finely … Read the full press release
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Tagged 3D printing, additive manufacturing, aerospace skins, auxetic materials, biodegradable sensors, carbon nanotubes, computational modelling, Department of Science and Technology India, EPSRC, James Watt School of Engineering, lattice structures, Materials Horizons, National Science Foundation, partnership, PEEK, piezoresistivity, PLA, polyetheretherketone, Polytechnic University of Marche, Professor Shanmugam Kumar, programmable materials, self-sensing, smart orthopaedic implants, structural health monitoring, Texas A&M University, University of Glasgow
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