Success Stories
Science: an exercise in growth
Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd听in Cumbernauld make carbon dioxide sensors. Our听world-leading Institute of Thin Films, Sensors & Imaging helped them to create a portable fast-response听sensor for use in听exercise science and sports. It helps听to听determine the correct intensity of exercise for individual athletes.听
Other UWSscientific breakthroughs include:听
- work to increase biofuel yield听
- projects to enhance athletes鈥� performance听
- new techniques to protect fish farms from economic loss through speedy diagnosis of disease
Ask us about your scientific requirements听business@uws.ac.uk
The new product UWShelped us build will fuel our growth plans by allowing us to win market share
Alan Henderson, MD, Gas Sensing Solutions
Technology: the power of 5G
UWSleads a听鈧�6.8m听project听team spearheading听the roll-out of听Europe鈥檚听5G mobile network. Around听1000 times faster than 4G, the new technology has big听implications听for future applications, from remote surgery to听self-driving cars. Early benefits will come to听remote areas,听where fixed networks are prohibitively expensive.听听
Our vast technological expertise includes:听
- analysis of the effects of the fire at Glasgow School of Art, which will inform conservation projects around the world听
- development of a built asset life-cycle intelligence platform, creating a digital source for all data on a large building
Ask us about your technology requirements听business@uws.ac.uk
Healthcare: apps with a purpose
The Scottish Centre for Enabling Technologies at UWShas worked with NHS Scotland to develop apps and tools that support palliative care, diabetes monitoring, cancer care and ophthalmology. They鈥�re among games, apps, animation and database management systems that SCET has created for more than 250 companies.听
Our other healthcare work includes:听
- award-winning work to advance dementia policy听
- a breakthrough in investigating听the causes of osteoarthritis听
- unique research on the link between neurons and viruses, in a quest to find new herpes treatments
Discuss your healthcare requirements with us听business@uws.ac.uk
Society: academia meets campaigning
91影视破解版鈥檚 long-term partnership with Oxfam involves听local groups from communities throughout the west of Scotland. It has听produced research听on the integration of refugees, the economic contribution of co-operatives, the work of community organisations and the impact of austerity on health.听
Our wide-ranging work with social policy implications includes:听
- research shedding new light on the causes of excess mortality in Scotland听
- pioneering work on the teaching of the Holocaust in schools听
- My Home Life, an initiative to improve care home practice, which is being adopted internationally
Find out more about our social policy expertise business@uws.ac.uk