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Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age – exhibition and major new book, researched and curated by Professor of Design History at The Glasgow School of Art, celebrates the history and legacy of Art Deco in Scotland

Posted on: Mar. 07, 2025
Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age is an exhibition of images, ephemera, a film and textual interpretation across nine themes through which the Art Deco style appeared during the inter-war period in Scotland.  The exhibition will run in the Reid Gallery Corridor at The Glasgow School of Art from 5th till 28th April, and is part
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The Glasgow School of Art plays major role in £11 million Medical Research investment.

Posted on: Jun. 03, 2024
  The Glasgow School of Art will have a major technological role to play with one of UKRI’s newly established Manufacturing Research Hubs. This critical mass investment will support a ground-breaking Industry 5.0 Medicines Manufacturing Research programme delivered by the new EPSRC MediForge Hub. This £11million, 7-year award will be led by the University of Strathclyde in collaboration with The
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Patient’s family praise world-first cleft palate technology

Posted on: May. 24, 2023
A family have praised ‘amazing’ new world-first technology which uses augmented reality to explain complex procedures to patients and their families.  The Cleft Lip Education Augmented Reality (CLEAR) project, which is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, is currently being trialled in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and is receiving positive reviews for its interactive interface, which
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Media Release: The Glasgow School of Art’s world-leading research recognised

Posted on: May. 12, 2022
 Almost 90% of GSA research impact categorised as of international significance in 2021 REF The Research Excellence Framework (REF), the periodic, independent assessment of research undertaken across 157 UK’s universities, published its 2021 outcomes today (12 May 2022).  Overall, 82% of the GSA’s research was assessed to be world-leading and internationally excellent, a major improvement from the last REF (2014)
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NEWS: £14.5m research project aimed at transforming exploration of culture and heritage collections through AI announced

Posted on: Sep. 22, 2021
The Glasgow School of Art’s School of Simulation and Visualisation is a partner in Unpath’d Waters, one of five “Discovery Projects” that are to benefit from £14.5m investment from The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).  The research projects aim to transform exploration of culture and heritage collections through AI Unpath’d Waters will devise new ways of searching across collections, visualising underwater landscapes,
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NEWS RELEASE: GSA research project leads to targeted business support for Creative Businesses in Argyll and Bute

Posted on: Apr. 28, 2020
Dr Michael Pierre Johnson working on a previous research project in Bristol Research undertaken by the GSA’s Innovation School with Culture, Heritage & Arts Assembly Argyll & Isles (CHARTS) is exploring how a network of micro clusters could be used to deliver bespoke business development support Finance secured from Creative Scotland’s targeted Covid-19 support funds. Creative workers, enterprises, venues and organisations across
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MEDIA RELEASE: World-leading research by the GSA’s MEARU featured in Made At Uni campaign

Posted on: Apr. 12, 2019
Made At Uni unveiled its Lifesavers campaign today, Thursday 16 May 2019. Highlighting the remarkable work done in Britain’s universities, this latest campaign focuses on examples of ground-breaking projects in healthcare. The Glasgow School of Art is a world-leader in research in the area of ventilation and health. The impact of Indoor Air Quality on residents health and the need for good ventilation to maintain it are increasingly
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NEWS RELEASE: Over £600k awarded by AHRC to GSA–led Antimicrobial Resistance research projects

Posted on: Jul. 13, 2017
Architecture, design and 3D visualisation/virtual reality expertise at the GSA will partner with interdisciplinary expertise from across the UK to deliver ground-breaking research to help prevent the spread of AMR Partners include microbiologists, medics, bacteriologists and other practitioners including the practice of Channel 4’s “Supervet” (Fitzpatrick Referrals Ltd). A total of £2M was awarded by the AHRC to 11 projects,
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MEDIA RELEASE: GSA Research Fellow’s work with school pupils culminates in production of poster promoting good mental health.

Posted on: Dec. 09, 2016
GSA Research Fellow, Andrea Taylor, has worked with NHS Grampian and pupils from Forres Academy on a project looking at mental health issues and young people. The outcome of the project, a poster promoting good mental health, has now bee unveiled. GSA Research Fellow, Andrea Taylor, with pupils of Forres Academy and the poster they produced to help prompt conversations among young people about promoting good mental
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NEWS RELEASE: The GSA achieves HR Excellence in Research Award

Posted on: Oct. 27, 2016
    UK reaches 100 universities to achieve HR Excellence in Research Award recognition       More information about the Award can be found here: www.vitae.ac.uk/hrexcellenceaward >>> -ends- Beata Pedziwiatr Communications Manager
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