University of Strathclyde

People in Scotland who help look after someone living with dementia are being invited to assess whether a smartphone-based app called “CAREFIT” helps them to engage in regular physical activity.Researchers from the University of…

The second Glasgow Tech Fest saw more than 300 delegates gather to share ideas around growing the city’s burgeoning technology sector.Members of the tech community attended the event on 19 April, organised by Glasgow City Innovation…

Two University of Strathclyde researchers have joined an international summit in Barcelona of community ventures for the promotion of safer cycling to school.Dr Deirdre Harrington, a Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health, and Dr James…

When Strathclyde graduate Fergal Mackie and James Swinburne came up with the concept of a cutting-edge and affordable user-friendly robotic prosthetic hand, they assumed the project would be a part time concern as engineering careers…

The University of Strathclyde’s Conferencing & Events team has been named the best in Scotland at a national awards ceremony. The team was announced as the winner in the Best Scottish Venue & Events Team category of the E Awards,…

Teachers do not emerge from their initial teacher education (ITE) at universities as a ‘finished product,’ a study led at the University of Strathclyde has found.The MQuITE (Measuring the Quality of Initial Teacher Education) project…

Two doctoral researchers at the University of Strathclyde have launched Scotland’s first university-branded hot air balloon.Sheik Abdul Malik and Maisie Keogh gave the balloon its maiden launch on Saturday 29 April at Ross Priory,…

A new outreach programme launched by the University of Strathclyde is engaging hundreds of pupils across ten Glasgow primary schools.Under the ‘Young Strathclyder’ pilot, primary seven pupils are receiving in-school visits, while there…

The University of Strathclyde welcomed pupils from three North Lanarkshire schools to take part in a facilities management careers taster session.The young people had the chance to learn about career options within University facilities…

Ice-cold electron beams simulated in research at the University of Strathclyde could pave the way to reducing X-ray free-electron lasers (X-FELs) to a fraction of their current size.X-FELs convert the kinetic energy of an electron beam…