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UWS chancellor celebrated with special installation ceremony
Acclaimed entrepreneur Yekemi Otaru has been officially installed as University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) Chancellor as part of a special ceremony at Paisley Abbey.
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UWS to Support Largest Study Into Online Sperm Donation
The four-year study, led by Leeds Beckett University, and also including UWS and the Universities of Manchester, Sheffield and Sussex, aims to shine an academic light on what is and is not working well and to collaborate with people who are actively involved in the process to identify and bring…
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UWS Scientists Develop Technology to Successfully Decontaminate PPE
Germs and viruses such as E. coli, S. aureus and coronavirus were successfully 'killed' during trials.
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Universities Across Glasgow City Region Globally Recognised in National Assessment
Glasgow City Region’s universities have performed very strongly in the latest national assessment of the UK’s higher education, the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF).
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UWS Next-Gen Sensors Could Save Lives
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.
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UWS Probe Link Between Health, Exercise and Oral Bacteria
The research, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and undertaken within the Institute of Clinical Exercise and Health Science at UWS, will look at exercise and its impact on the diversity of the oral microbiome to extend our understanding of how training improves health.
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Life-saving road safety app developed at UWS
Developed as part of a collaboration with Dumfries and Galloway Road Safety Partnership, the app provides local road users with information to better plan their journeys and travel more safely. The app also includes What3Words – a location feature often used by the emergency services – which could potentially save…
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New UWS spinout set to transform aquaculture sector
A new spinout company from UWS is set to transform health diagnostic practices in the £245 billion global aquaculture sector.
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