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Our research

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Graduate School and Doctoral Training Hub

Studying Science or Engineering at research or Masters level means that you will be part of a Graduate School and Doctoral Training Hub which provides the highest level of support to its students:

 

Centres of Research Excellence

We have several Centres of Research Excellence:

Centres for Doctoral Training

We host a number of UKRI-funded Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), where future research leaders are equipped to tackle some of society's most pressing scientific challenges:

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Fellowships

Find out more about available research fellowships that can support you when undertaking your research:

Fellowships

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Generating impact from our research

Impact acceleration accounts (IAAs) enable the translation of research into impact through support for commercialisation, engagement, staff mobility and culture change. Our College is home to three of the seven IAAs held by the University with a combined value of over £10 million.

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United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

We are committed to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to contribute to the world's most pressing global challenges:

United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

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Once you have completed your registration and enrolment, begin your student journey here with events and resources to help you navigate your first few weeks at university.

Undergraduate study

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Postgraduate research

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Scholarships

Find out what scholarship opportunities you could be eligible for:

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Industry and external engagement

Have a research challenge? Our Industry Engagement Team can connect you with world-leading researchers to innovate and create impact.

Industry and external engagement

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International partnership programmes

We have partnerships with higher education institutions across the world which offer international students an opportunity to study in both their home country and at the University of Glasgow: 

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College news and events

  • 02 Jun

    Atacama Desert's extreme aridity initiated 20m years earlier than previously tho

    Researchers from SUERC Centre for the Isotope Sciences are co-authors of a study which casts new light on the history of the Earth’s driest region, the Atacama Desert in Chile. A collaborative study with University of Cologne, recently published in Nature Communications, provides compelling evidence that the extreme aridity in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert began over 40 million years ago - significantly earlier than previously assumed.
  • 02 Jun

    Breaking the Optical Barrier: terahertz tech could help enable quantum internet

    A new method to distribute cryptographic keys using terahertz waves could help enable secure communication in the quantum-powered internet of the future, researchers say. Engineers from the University of Glasgow are pioneering the development of a new method of quantum key distribution (QKD) using terahertz waves transmitted with a wireless communications system adapted from mobile and wifi networks.
  • 02 Jun

    Astrophysicists strike black gold with treasure trove of gravitational wave dete

    Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s Institute for Gravitational Research are celebrating the publication of a vast new treasure trove of gravitational wave detections, hailed as a milestone marking the coming of age of gravitational astronomy. The Gravitational Wave Transient Catalogue-5.0, or GWTC-5, is released online for the first time today (Tuesday 26 May), with corresponding scientific papers submitted to Astrophysical Journal and Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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