Your weekly innovation round-up (Friday 21st October 2022)
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Hello,?welcome to your weekly Glasgow City of Science and Innovation newsletter.
We're celebrating and supporting the strengths of the Glasgow City Region's research and business communities, which have helped forge our reputation?as a city region at the forefront of technology, innovation and collaboration.
Game changing Glasgow!
The Glasgow City Region has the 6th highest proportion of innovative tech firms specialising in low carbon sectors in Europe
Innovator spotlight
Jideofor Muotune
Jideofor is a multi-platform content creator who is passionate about using technology to support storytelling. He recently launched 'The Afrowegian' platform using different art forms to encourage nuanced debate about race in Scottish Culture.
With a background in music, he co-founded Scotland's most successful independent?dance label 'Soma Records', co-produced techno-stalwarts 'Slam' landmark release Positive Education, and was also part of the team who discovered 'Daft Punk'.?
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Regional uni’s explore social media insecurity
A study led by University of the West of Scotland, University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde has shown Instagram users avoid images that reflect their own feelings of insecurity such as body size.
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￡2m investment to fund new?research?to tackle Monkeypox
Bringing together researchers from 12 institutions across the UK, including the University of Glasgow, the consortium will aim to better understand the virus which affects?3,500 people across the UK.
Strathclyde professor receives WHO award for COVID work
Prof. Tim Sharpe, a University of Strathclyde expert has been presented with a World Health Organisation Europe award in recognition?for his work during the pandemic which included sitting sitting on the Government's Scientific Advisory Group (SAGE).?
GCU hosts international health and hepatitis conference
Award-winning health researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University are involved in hosting a three-day conference which will bring together hundreds of delegates and speakers from across the globe, united in their mission to ensure people who have used drugs have equal access to healthcare.
Innovate UK loans for SME's
Innovate UK is offering up to ￡25m in loans to?small and medium-sized enterprises for highly innovative late-stage research and development projects with a clear route to commercialisation and economic impact.?
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The Glasgow City of Science and Innovation team