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Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde Professor Campbell Booth; CLP Power Academy Vice Chancellor Mr Paul Poon; and HKUST’s Vice-President for Research and Development Professor Nancy Ip sign the agreement.

Strathclyde launches Dual Master’s degree in Hong Kong

MSc Future Electrical Power System Operation and Management will start in September 2019

Four new gravitational wave detections announced

Strathclyde is a partner in research which has found gravitational waves from four black holes

Soil bacteria provide promising E.coli treatment

Successful treatment for one of the bacterium's most serious forms

Young Scot winner Andrew Wilson - picture credit Sunday Mail

Strathclyde PhD student wins Young Scot Environment award

Strathclyde PhD student Andrew Wilson has won the Young Scot Environment award
View of John Anderson Campus from the north

Silver Watermark awarded for public engagement

University receives charter mark for commitment to putting engagement at the heart of its activities.

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Prof Deepak Uttamchandani

Professor honoured with fellowship for pioneering work

Professor Uttamchandani is one of only a tiny percentage to receive the accolade

More than 100,000 young Scots have obesity, global study finds

Other studies based on BMI could be underestimating problem ‘by half’

Pupils vie to be Top of the Bench at Strathclyde

Pupils competed at Strathclyde to win a coveted team place in a national science competition.
Readouts from RRP voice tests

Strathclyde researchers seek diagnostic tool for respiratory condition

New approach to diagnosing condition that can affect children’s voices

International Space Station in orbit around the Earth

Experiments heading to International Space Station

Experiment which could aid the discovery of new materials receives £1.3 million funding.
View of John Anderson Campus from the north

Graduate apprentices celebrate awards win

Student Justyna Dabrowska of Peak Scientific Instruments has won the first-ever Graduate Apprentice Rising Star Award.
Nicola Sturgeon speaking at a human rights conference at the University of Strathclyde.

First Minister addresses human rights conference

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, delivered a keynote speech at a conference exploring the evolution of human rights in Scotland.
Miniature pipe organ device. Photo by Botong Zhu

Miniaturised pipe organ could aid medical imaging

Miniaturised version of musical instrument to improve images from scanners

Aerial view of Glasgow city centre and River Clyde

Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre MD appointed

Dr Dave Tudor has been appointed Managing Director of the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre.

West Lothian schools project enters second phase

Research project seeks volunteers aged between 60 and 85, to help find out how older people can help primary school pupils in their attainment
Arunima Sinha addresses graduates after receiving her honorary degree.

India’s history-making mountaineer honoured

The first female amputee to climb Mount Everest has been made an honorary Doctor of the University of Strathclyde.
View of John Anderson Campus from the north

Honorary degrees for author, mountaineer and scientist

A children’s author, history-making mountaineer and the chief scientific advisor to the Scottish Government.
Dame Beatrice Ekwueme and Kenechukwu Ekwueme unveiling a plaque naming the Architecture PhD room in honour of Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme.

University commemorates former Vice-President of Nigeria

Scholarship and room named in honour of Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme.
Large waves crashing on the beach

SUPER news: £5 million for environmental research partnership

Strathclyde is a member of the Scottish Universities Partnership for Environmental Research

Student and Scottish Thistles netball player Niamh McCall; Principal &Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Jim McDonald; Netball Scotland CEO, Claire Nelson; Head of Sport, Neil Brown: Sports Union President, Alex Brock and student and Scottish Thistles player Bethan Goodwin in one of the new sports halls.

New £31m Strathclyde Sport building opens its doors

The University of Strathclyde’s new £31m sports centre has opened its doors for the new academic year.
British Embassy in Paris

New course in Diplomacy and International Security

Course will cover a broad range of international subjects in History, Politics and Law
An illustration of Schrodinger's cats by Dr Marco Piani

Keeping an eye on very active Schrödinger’s cats

Study is a significant step beyond the theory in which a cat could be alive and dead at the same time

The Strathclyde Sirens netball team logo

Scotland’s biggest netball team become The Strathclyde Sirens

Scotland’s most successful netball team will compete as the Strathclyde Sirens.
Cameron Scott

Inspiring young engineer awarded prestigious grant

Cameron Scott awarded grant from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Lower drink-driving limit ‘has little effect’ on road deaths and accidents

Study of lower limit's impact since it was introduced in Scotland in 2014

Dr Jana Schniete

Strathclyde secures hat-trick in female leadership programme

Dr Jana Schniete joins Homeward Bound programme - ensuring Strathclyde is represented for the third session in a row

Bassim Sartawi's prize-winning entry in the Crystal Growth competition. Photo courtesy of Springburn Academy.

Pupils take crystal-growing challenge at Strathclyde

Springburn Academy pupils in Europe-wide science competition organised through Strathclyde

Spacecraft And Space Station

European funding for asteroid project

Grant of €4million for study which will investigate how to explore and exploit asteroids and make the use of space sustainable
Construction in progress of the new bridge over the Firth of Forth, between Fife and the Lothians.

Two Strathclyders join Royal Academy of Engineering

Professor Rebecca Lunn MBE and Professor Graham Wren elected as Fellows of the Academy

Ruth McLaren. Photo Converge Challenge

Strathclyde student wins entrepreneurial award

Ruth McLaren receives award in Scotland-wide Converge Challenge

Assorted world currency symbols

Strathclyde launches FinTech Accelerator Programme

New programme will help cement Scotland’s position as a leader in financial innovation.
Dr Jane Essex is presented with the Global Game Changer Award for Innovating in STEM Education by David Coyne, Director, Centre for Work-based Learning.

Success for Strathclyde in Global Game Changer Awards

Strathclyde has scooped a trio of awards for innovations and initiatives which are helping advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Artist's impression of the Learning and Teaching Building.

Contractor appointed to £60m Learning & Teaching Building

Contractor Balfour Beatty has been appointed to build new £60m Learning and Teaching building.

Participants in the iGAP @ Tontine programme

Strathclyde joins with City Council for business growth programme

Six-month iGAP programme for innovative enterprises in Glasgow
Converge Challenge 2018 finalists, including Strathclyde Engineering alumna Carmen Cummiskey (second right). Photo Converge Challenge.

Four Strathclyde finalists in Converge Challenge

Four nominations in Scotland-wide company creation programme