College of Science & Engineering

College news and events

• 23 Oct

  ‘Time capsule’ lunar samples link the Moon’s past and present

  Samples collected from the surface of the Moon by the crew of Apollo 16 more than 50 years ago have helped scientists reconstruct billions of years of lunar history. The research team’s findings, published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, are based on analysis of a distinct set of lunar breccias that have never been scrutinised in detail before. Dr Mark Nottingham led the research while working at the University of Manchester. He has since joined UofG GES.
• 23 Oct

  Electric wallpaper among projects powering a net zero future in Scotland

  Electric wallpaper is being piloted in 12 tenement properties in Glasgow to assess its effectiveness as a clean heat source, as part of a project led by the University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde, West of Scotland Housing Association and Glasgow City Council – with recent funding from Scotland Beyond Net Zero.
• 23 Oct

  TransiT research hub welcomes visitor from Department of Transport

  Professor David Flynn, of the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering, is one of TransiT’s two co-directors. He said: “We were pleased to welcome the Second Permanent Secretary to the University to learn more about TransiT and discuss the key role the hub is playing in helping the UK work towards decarbonisation."
• 23 Oct

  New funding for green economy research at University of Glasgow

  Prof. Jeff Kettle will lead the £5.5m Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies Centre (REACT) & Prof. Gioia Falcone will be part of the £5.6m Centre for Net-Zero High Density Buildings, led by the University of Edinburgh. REACT will work to establish Scotland’s central belt as a global leader in sustainable electronics manufacturing & design while the Centre for Net-Zero High Density Buildings will aim to significantly reduce carbon emissions from densely packed building in UK cities.
• 23 Oct

  Research breakthrough could enable future generations of self-sensing materials

  A team of engineers led by researchers from the University of Glasgow have developed the first system capable of modelling the complex physics of 3D-printed composites capable of detecting strain, load, and damage using nothing more than a measure of electrical current. Professor Shanmugam Kumar, of the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering led the research, which is published as an article in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.
• 23 Oct

  Deputy First Minister meets cutting-edge University of Glasgow spin-outs

  Ms Forbes met Noel McKenna, Professor Hadi Heidari and Rhianna Sweeney from Neuranics, along with Dr Nico Fenu and Dr Rebecca Cleary from Nami Surgical.
• 22 Oct

  UofG physicists play key role in CERN’s first observation of ultra-rare particle

  Researchers from the University of Glasgow have played a vital role in the very first observation of an ultra-rare particle decay process. The finding - the first experimental observation of the ultra-rare decay of the charged kaon into a charged pion and a neutrino-antineutrino pair - will open a new path to find physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.