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Celebrating 50 years of The Nautical Institute with a special anniversary book
25 May 2022
The Nautical Institute has marked half a century of achievement with a heavily illustrated commemorative book.
The Elizabeth Line opens
24 May 2022
The Elizabeth line will open today, subject to safety approvals. It will stretch more than 100km from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
Maritime UK responds to Transport Select Committee inquiry on Maritime 2050
21 May 2022
Maritime UK has responded to the Transport Select Committee's inquiry on Maritime 2050.
SENSORS COULD HELP SAVE LIVES
20 May 2022
The development of next-generation sensors used to save patients’ lives – and transform a range of industrial processes – will be the focus of a University of the West Scotland (UWS) study
New Dean appointment for University
16 May 2022
Glasgow Caledonian University is delighted to announce that Professor Carl Schaschke has been appointed as the Dean of the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment.
RSE - OVER £97K IS AWARDED IN RSE SCOTLAND-GERMANY HYDROGEN RESEARCH SCHEME
15 May 2022
Funded by the Scottish Government, four awardees from three Scottish Higher Education Institutes have been collectively awarded over £97K to begin collaborative projects with colleagues from German Institutes through the RSE’s Scotland-Germany Hydrogen Research Scheme.
NEW OBSERVATIONS OF THE SUN COULD HELP DEVELOP BETTER SOLAR THERMOMETER
14 May 2022
A sophisticated new observation of a cool zone on the surface of the sun could help scientists develop a new kind of solar thermometer.
New AFBE-UK diversity programme to help professionals climb the career ladder
13 May 2022
Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK Scotland is launching a new programme to help ethnic minority professionals progress into leadership roles.
3D PRINTED HEAT EXCHANGER ‘MORE EFFICIENT’ THAN CONVENTIONAL DESIGNS
12 May 2022
A new type of lightweight, 3D printed heat exchanger with a maze-like design is more compact and efficient than its conventional counterparts, its developers say.
Offshore friction stir welding robot passes design milestone
11 May 2022
The world’s first underwater robot to repair ships hulls with friction stir welding has reached a milestone with the finalising of the system’s concept design.
Make phones and laptops last longer to combat chip shortages, says IT industry body
10 May 2022
The global chip shortage has exposed the ‘underlying problem’ of pushing consumers towards frequent upgrades of phones, tablets and other devices, according to the IT industry’s professional body.
IMAGING BREAKTHROUGH COULD AID DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM MICROSCOPES
10 May 2022
A breakthrough in quantum imaging could lead to the development of advanced forms of microscopy for use in medical research and diagnostics.
A team of physicists from the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University have found a new way to create detailed microscopic images under conditions which would cause conventional optical microscopes to fail.
