James Watt School of Engineering

Congratulations!

Applications are now open for The James McCune Smith Scholarships which fund Black UK domiciled students to undertake PhD research at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Funding is available for any discipline. Learn more and apply here: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...

Applications are now open! @diveincdt.bsky.social at @uofglasgow.bsky.social are recruiting scientists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines for fully funded, 4-year interdisciplinary PhDs starting September 2026.

👉 More info and registration: www.divein.org.uk/apply

Congratulations to our own Dr. Lina Mohjazi, who is a recipient of this year's IEEE ComSoc WICE Early Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding technical contribution to the broad field of communications engineering and early career visibility!

Excellent news on the double win!

The knowledge transfer partnership between researchers from @uofglasgow.bsky.social and Soapworks Ltd was recognised with the Technical Excellence Award and the Future Leader Award at the 50th Anniversary KTP Awards held in Manchester last week.

On 1 November, Scottish secondary school pupils came to @uofglasgow.bsky.social for the northerly round of the UK Space Design Competition at the James Watt School of Engineering. 🛰🌌

Congratulations to the winners - "Earhart Advanced Industries" - who are heading to the #uksdc finals in March!

Congratulations to all involved!

We're proud to take a leading role in TransiT. In this report you can find out more about how transport systems will become increasingly reliant on digital twins to operate and decarbonise.

We're delighted to have completed the first ever NHS REC-approved research study conducted at The Thistle, the UK’s pioneering safer drug consumption facility, based in Glasgow.

Thank you to NHS Scotland for collaborating with us!

What if everyone around the globe had access to safe, affordable drinking water?

Dr Marta Vignola is harnessing biofilter technology to achieve this.

Congratulations on receiving the CAETS Comms Prize in the UK 👏

Our researchers developed a new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial that could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles.

Our engineers are part of a £10M five-year research programme aiming to transform textiles into electronics, which users can interact with by wearing them.

Powering Net Zero 2025 25-26 November 2025, Glasgow, UK poweringnetzero.theiet.org

We're delighted to announce that our very own Prof Gioia Falcone is speaking at Powering Net Zero.

We're partners of this flagship conference from IET through the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy.

👉 Contact the Centre for a discount if you're a staff member.
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🧠If you have a curious mind and want to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, a career in engineering or technology could be right for you.

Come learn what’s possible!

Engineering & Technology Fair Tue, 28 & Wed, 29 Oct, 11:00-14:00 📅

Kelvin Hall 📍

Register now at gla.ac/uofgengtech25

Congratulations to our own Thomas Dickson, winner of the 2025 IET Technician Award and to Prof. David Flynn, Achievement Medal winner in Cyber Physical Systems!

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Are you a company aiming to tackle interdisciplinary, mission-driven challenges? Join our event and start new collaborations with our researchers.

Great publication by our researchers: Development of open radio access networks for real-time robotic teleoperation.

Achievement Medals Professor David Flynn

Congratulations to our very own Professor David Flynn on winning an Institution of Engineering and Technology Achievement Medal in Cyber Physical Systems for his work in pioneering cyber-physical architectures that integrate complex, adaptive energy, transport, and digital systems.

Meet Rebecca, an Associate Product Development Engineer working within R&D at Endomag. She started her career journey by studying a BEng in #Biomed Engineering here at @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Start your engineering career with a degree in 2026; applications are OPEN gla.ac/UG-Rebecca-BS 👀

Our own Prof. David Flynn, Head of the Research Division for Autonomous Systems & Connectivity and co-founder of the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy has been elected as a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology! Congratulations on this incredible achievement David!

The space sector is growing fast and we need more students like James!

Our fifth-year Aerospace Systems student joined ESA’s programme in Houston after honing his skills in Rocketry & Orbit societies 🌌

Launch your own journey with the MSc Space Science: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Happy #WorldSpaceWeek!
 
Throwing it back to when NASA’s Michelle Munk joined our engineering students for Creativity Week- a hands-on course where teams designed ideas to make life better on Earth.
 
Discover our new MSc Space Science at @UofGlasgow — www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Technology Scotland. Corporate Sponsor: SCINTILLA Technology Scotland Awards 2025 Shortlisted Prof Qammer H. Abbasi - University of Glasgow Technology Scotland Special Recognition Award

Congratulations to Professor Qammer Abbasi on being a finalist for the Technology Scotland Special Recognition Award 👏👏👏

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.

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
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This work by our very own Uzma and colleagues, published in Scientific Reports, can help enhance performance of biofilters used by the water industry.

This is a great opportunity to learn about how you can benefit from using our 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, among other College research facilities.

Engineering & Technology Fair!

Tues. 28 & Wed. 29 October
11:00-14:00, Kelvin Hall

At the fair, students can:

Chat with representatives from dozens of organistions.

Explore graduate roles and internships.

Get a FREE professional LinkedIn profile photo.

And more!

www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/ca...

YouTube video by University of Glasgow Steven Neale - VascuX

Discussing collaboration across schools, our own Prof. Steven Neale explains how @uofglasgow.bsky.social is developing innovative “smart” vascular stents and grafts designed to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. #health #therapy

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Qammer Abbasi holding the award

Congratulations to Professor Qammer Abbasi on receiving the Salman Al Farsi Award for Innovation at Scottish Muslim Awards!

6G is coming – are you ready?

Explore 6G for a Connected Future on Coursera:
- RIS, LiFi, Open RAN
- Blockchain, IoT, Robotics, AI
- Semantic comms, ISAC, 6G healthcare
Learn from experts & gain the skills to shape tomorrow’s connectivity.
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