Hear from Prof. Patrick Harkness about the MachLab Rocket Test Facility - ready to play a key role in the UK's return to vertical launch. Join our webinar on 18 Aug. Book your place: events.irm.ed.ac.uk/Events/Event... In the lead-up to AIMday Space Techologies on 8 Oct. #spacetech #rocket #space

2026 marks 20 years of the Glasgow Science Festival! 🔬 The festival will return to the city this June with a packed programme of events including dogs with jobs, cocktail chemistry, and musical performances inspired by cosmic rays. Learn more: gla.ac/3P4BeRW

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

📸 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...

University of Glasgow, Innovation & Economic Development@uofgied.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards 2026 winners were announced at an event @uofgarc.bsky.social last week. See our 🔗🌳 in profile for full list. #Innovation #TeamUofG

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 👇

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Congrats to Dr Gilles Bailet of @uofgengineering.bsky.social, whose NextSpace Testrig facility has won the Manufacturing Technology prize at The Engineer magazine's awards! Read more about the facility, developed with the MTC and @ukspaceagency.bsky.social, here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

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

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. 🎶

Royal Astronomical Society@royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Want to join us for a captivating journey celebrating the science and sounds of the muon particle? Tickets have almost gone for our 2026 John Brown Memorial Lecture but you can still grab one of the remaining few if you're quick! 📅 16 Jan 🕐 5pm 📍 Wolfson Medical School, University of Glasgow

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 🚀

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A new @uofgengineering.bsky.social project which fuses fashion and science is set to send bacteria into space. The outcomes could create radiation-sensitive fabrics to help prevent skin cancer on Earth and protect space explorers on the Moon. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

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...

From IAA Grant to Quantum Start-Up: Kelvin Quantum’s Journey | The Science Show with Dr Dada

YouTube video by THE SCIENCE SHOW with Dr Dada

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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! 🔥

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.

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A groundbreaking connectivity trial led by researchers from @uofgengineering.bsky.social has demonstrated the potential of 5G communications technologies to enable remote healthcare in Nigeria. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

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.

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 9mo ago

An innovative knowledge transfer partnership between researchers from @uofgengineering.bsky.social and Soapworks Ltd has scooped two prizes at a major national awards ceremony. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

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...

UofG Science & Engineering IAA@uofgiaa.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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...

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...

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...

New 3D printers could transform space construction

Glasgow researcher is awarded a patent for a system to carry out construction on-demand on a space flight.

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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

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 :-)

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