How should we manage the future of Scotland's #water supply for the benefit of people and nature? Join the conversation at our #Sustainability Salon: Water on Wednesday, 29 April 2026. Projects that emerge from the Salon may be eligible for EPSRC IAA #funding.
Book your place: lnkd.in/dByT5gBp
Dr Gilles Bailet and the in-space manufacturing team, showcasing zero gravity 3D printing technologies at the showcase.
Artist Lomond Campbell speaking about the Muonophone, a muon-driven musical instrument.
Researchers from REACT explaining their projects about compostable electronics and measuring the carbon footprint of consumer electronics to attendees.
Dr David Mahon explains the workings of the Muonophone to attendees.
📸 Photos of this year's Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Showcase!
The EPSRC IAA supported the presence of the Muonophone, a unique musical instrument driven by muon radiation.
We also showcased in-space manufacturing, sustainable electronics by REACT, and work by @quantum-alliance.bsky.social ✨
Congratulations to Vector Photonics, winner of the Champion Spin-out Award! 🏆
We're proud to have supported Vector through the EPSRC IAA during the early stages of its commercialisation journey, spinning out from @uofgengineering.bsky.social.
Read the case study: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
Last week we celebrated the knowledge exchange & innovation work which happens across UofG at our annual Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards.
It’s a powerful reminder of how our research is shaped through collaboration to tackle important challenges.
Congrats to all 👏
More: gla.ac/4v0VVyf
🎥 Free film screening at @uofgarc.bsky.social tomorrow (2 April): Tracing Light! ✨ Watch the film (in English) and hear directly from researchers and members of the filmmaking team.
Book your free ticket: lnkd.in/emtDG-FT
The EPSRC IAA funded an art installation that was showcased in the film 🔥
Congratulations to Dr Gilles Bailet and his collaborators! 🎉
Using #EPSRC IAA funding, we've produced this video to showcase the now award-winning facility, the NextSpace TestRig 👇
Share your views on what's needed – and what's possible – in measuring the environmental impact of our actions to achieve #Scotland's climate goals.
Join the conversation at our #Sustainability Salon: Environmental #Sensing on Wed 25 Feb.
Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainabi...
Dr Gilles Bailet of @uofgengineering.bsky.social explains how the #EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) and colleagues across the University of Glasgow - from technicians to lawyers - help move his research toward real‑world applications.
#space #engineering #impact #spaceengineering #UofG
Photo of the Finnieston Crane. TextL Standard IAA Call, up to £50,000, 27 January 2026. Closing soon. EPSRC logo.
Closing soon! For academics and staff at #UofG:
You can request up to £50,000 for impact projects via our Standard IAA Call! Deadline: 27 January.
Read more and apply: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
Happening next Friday! Featuring Dr David Mahon's collaboration with inventor/musician Lomond Campbell. 🎶
Space engineering, microbiology, fashion design - an exciting collab supported by our #EPSRC IAA 🌟
With the help of @spinningaround.space, the team plan to send a sample of the fabric into orbit around the Earth early next year 🚀
Text: CSA Africa Showcase Event, photo of African students, logos of UofG and CSA Africa, photo of Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan
Join us for an inspiring session showcasing how CSA Africa is empowering the next generation of African tech talent!
Fri 12 Dec, 10:30-13:00
18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow or online
Book your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/computer-s...
@uofgcompsci.bsky.social
Dr Adetunmise Dada interviews Dr Robert Graham about his #commercialisation journey with Kelvin Quantum, including the pivotal moment during an IAA project 💫
Watch the full interview on @tscienceshow.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD1T...
Take a look around our IAA Impact Festival – a one-day event for academics who want to create #impact from their research 🚀
Jointly organised by the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and St Andrews.
This year's keynote was delivered by science presenter Fran Scott! 🔥
Knowledge Exchange Associate David Hughes facilitates the conversation.
At our recent #Sustainability Salon, researchers and industry experts discussed the challenges around #EVs - their weight, battery technology & charging infrastructure, as well as battery-powered public transport and the potential of hydrogen.
Read more: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
The two-day trial, funded by the EPSRC #IAA, connected 21 volunteer doctors who joined remotely from within and outside Nigeria to provide live video consultations for 81 internally displaced people over a secure 5G network.
Congratulations to Dr Manlio Tassieri and his team, and Soapworks Ltd, on winning two Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) awards!🎉
Before the KTP project started, the EPSRC #IAA funded a PDRA for 6 months, to de-risk the project's technical aspects.
Two people explore a photonics kit. Text: Are you ready to inspire the next generation of scientists? Join the Photonics & Quantum Accelerator School Experiment Challenge. PQA logo.
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/challenge/
@uofgengineering.bsky.social
Our Standard IAA Call for impact projects requesting up to £50,000 is closing next week, on Tuesday, 28 October at 10am.
Find out more and apply: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
Glasgow Science Festival logo.
Glasgow Science Festival will run in venues across the city from the 4th-14th June with the theme 'Cheers For 20 Years'. Proposals are open for researchers to submit ideas until 12 Jan 26.
Find more info and apply on the #GlaSciFest website!
www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...
Photo of an electric car charging. Logos of the University of Glasgow and EPSRC. Text: Wednesday 29 October 2-5pm. Sustainability Salon: The issues with EVs - continued.
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/sustainabi...
#sustainability #EVs #ElectricVehicles @uofgengineering.bsky.social
Happy #WorldSpaceWeek!
Did you know that Dr Gilles Bailet is developing a 3D printing technology that will work in zero gravity, enabling in-space manufacturing and recycling?
He tested it in microgravity in @esa.int flights
@uofgiaa.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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
Photo of the University of Glasgow, Gilmorehill Campus.
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...
🚀 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...
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 :-)
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.
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...
🎶 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
#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/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL_n...
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
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
