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Glasgow, Scotland
Joined June 2014
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A new @UofGlasgow research centre will develop the cognitive cities of the future. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive Cities (ISAC³) will create cities which are healthier, safer and more sustainable. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1244…
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"Even on the darkest day, there will still be some light": Prof @HesterParr of @UofGGES explains how to deal with low mood during winter in this piece about the north-east of Scotland's recent run of dismal weather. Read here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20z…
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New research from @UofGGES may have solved an American mystery which has baffled geologists for a century and a half: how did a river carve a path through a mountain in one of the country’s most iconic landscapes? Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1243…
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A collaboration between researchers from @UofGEngineering and @esa has enabled a breakthrough in remote medicine which could help medics care, physically interact with patients, and deliver medicine from hundreds of miles away. Read more here: connectivity.esa.int/archive…
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A new type of biodegradable circuit board developed at @UofGEngineering could help reduce the environmental harms of electronic waste. Once the circuits are no longer needed, 99% of their materials can be disposed of safely. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1233…
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1/2 A well being initiative has been launched by @glasgowlife encouraging Glaswegians to borrow a Wintering Well Box from a local library. The development of the boxes is part of the @UKRI_News-funded research project led by @UofGGES Prof Hester Parr gla.ac/4pEjtFl
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2/2 A Wintering Well exhibition has also opened at Glasgow's Mitchell Library. Based on @UofGlasgow @UofGGES-led Living with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) project, which also helped design a Wintering Well guidebook &  online course. Learn more: gla.ac/4pEjtFl
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If recovering tropical forests had enough nitrogen in their soils, they could absorb up to an additional 820 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year for a decade, new research from @UofGGES reveals. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1232…
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A new technique which slashes the time taken to diagnose microbial infections from days to minutes could help save lives and open up a new front in the battle against antibiotic resistance, researchers at @UofGEngineering say. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1231…
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Did you know that 225 years ago this year, the 1st Burns Supper was held? On 17 Jan @UofGARC @UofGlasgow @GlasgowBurns along with @N_T_S Robert Burns Birthplace Museums will explore the bard's life, work & legacy especially Burns Supper. Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-fo…
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The natural sands of beaches along the Firth of Forth are being mixed with significant amounts of human-made materials like bricks, concrete, glass and industrial waste, new research from @UofGGES has revealed. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1231…
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A new development in wireless sensing technology led by @UofGEngineering can reliably screen for five common pulmonary diseases. It could lead to breakthrough new forms of touch-free diagnostics. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1230…
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Congratulations to Dr Umer Ijaz of @UofGEngineering, who has been elected by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences to receive a Foreign Fellowship. The Fellowship is a prestigious lifelong honour bestowed upon eminent international scholars. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1230…
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Happy New Year. Listen in to @BBCRadio4 PM programme as @UofGlasgow Professor Kirsteen McCue of the Centre for Robert Burns Studies explains why Auld Lang Syne continues to part of our New Year celebrations. 📻 interview starts @ 47:50 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002nv…
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A breakthrough development in nanofabrication from @UofGEngineering could help support the development of new wireless, flexible, high-performance transparent electronic devices. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1230…
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The third annual @RoyalAstroSoc John Brown Memorial Lecture will be held at @UofGlasgow on 16th Jan, showcasing the Muonophone - a pioneering fusion of nuclear physics and audiovisual art developed by @DavidFMahon and @LomondCampbell! Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1230…
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Exciting new developments at our leading edge @UofGMiM research project with the launch of their VR portal kiosk. @gsc1 til 19 Dec - go along visit a cool space station with dozens of museums artefacts on board. Led by academics from @UofGArtsHums and based @UofGARC
UofG's @UofGMiM has launched its 1st  prototype [un]box Virtual Reality kiosk at @gsc1 Explore artefacts like Dolly the Sheep’s skull & rare fossils in immersive 3D until 19 Dec gla.ac/4oLw2Ou
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Happy second anniversary to the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy! @UofGSustEnergy has grown substantially over the last two years and will deliver an exciting series of events, research projects and industry collaborations in 2026. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1229…
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Congrats to Professor Julie Williamson of @GlasgowCS, who has been named as a Distinguished Member of @TheOfficialACM! Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1229…
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Congrats to UofG spinout @LynkeosTech, who have been presented with the Institute of Physics' Business Innovation Award for their work to turn fundamental @UofGPhysAstro research into cutting-edge commercial applications. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1229…
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Research led by Prof Fin Stuart of @SUERC1 is casting new light on the origin of the gold deposits beneath Scotland and Ireland. The finding could help pinpoint the location of buried gold in the future. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1229…
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