The School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences is home to leading international centres of research. The School is proud to be committed to solving many of the challenging problems facing society today and its research has real impact in changing people’s lives. Below are just some of the School’s recent research highlights:
$1 MILLION GLOBAL MOBILITY PRIZE FOR UWS KTP PARTNER
An ultralight wheelchair developed in partnership with University of the West of Scotland (UWS) academics has helped Phoenix Instinct land a $1 million global competition prize.
The $4 million Mobility Unlimited Challenge, which launched in 2017 and was set by the Toyota Mobility Foundation and Nesta, has included several stages over three years. It invited engineers, innovators and designers to submit ideas for game-changing technologies to improve the mobility and independence of people with lower-limb paralysis.
£500K BOOST FOR SELF-CHARGING BATTERY BID
Self-charging power packs with the potential to revolutionise wearable technology and electric cars are set to be created through an international research collaboration led by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) academics.
The project, led by Dr Carlos García Nuñez and Professor Des Gibson from UWS’s Institute of Thin Films, Sensors and Imaging, has been funded through the British Council and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Innovative and Collaborative Research Grant.
UWS LANDS 'OSCAR OF HIGHER EDUCATION' FOR LIFE-SAVING PROJECT
University of the West of Scotland has won a prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Award for a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) drone collaboration.
The project team – a partnership between UWS; multinational firm, Thales, and Scottish sensors and imaging innovation centre, CENSIS – scooped the prize in the highly-competitive ‘knowledge exchange / transfer initiative of the year’ category.
NEW APP TO TARGET DISPROPORTIONATE BAME COVID DEATHS
A new mobile phone app to help reduce the disproportionate number of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people affected by Covid-19 is being designed by a team of Scottish academics.
Led by Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir at UWS, with funding from CEMVO Scotland through Scottish Government and Comic Relief (NSI funding), the app will provide government guidance in a variety of languages and formats to help local communities understand and adhere to social distancing guidelines and avoid unnecessary risks.
Last updated: 18/10/2022