UWS lands ‘OSCAR of Higher Education’ for life-saving project
UWS partnership project with Thales and CENSIS named Times Higher Education knowledge exchange / transfer initiative of the year.
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Top tips for keeping healthy while working at home
UWS lecturer Jane Tobias gives her 7 top tips to be healthier while working at home.
UWS songwriting graduate releases her new album Growing Wild
University of the West of Scotland Songwriting graduate Yvonne Lyon talks about her latest album Growing Wild, a stunning collection of timeless songs, arguably her finest to date.
UWS’s Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice launches annual report
The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice’s (ASCPP) ground-breaking work to improve the lives of those living with dementia is being celebrated with the launch of its latest annual celebration report. The report showcases...
Sports Professionals in Action lunchtime webinars get underway
Join University of the West of Scotland (UWS) alumni and sports professionals at the top of their game at a new lunchtime webinar series to get an athletes’ perspective and insight into elite coaching.
UWS graduate and Ayrshire track star Kayleigh Haggo bags new world record
Paralympic RaceRunner and sport coaching graduate Kayleigh Haggo’s superb performance at a Scottish Athletics Open event has been ratified by CPISRA as a new World Record.
UWS Sport graduate encourages girls and young women to keep on running
BSc (Honours) Sport Coaching graduate Chloe Simpson has urged girls and young women to keep on running to improve their mental health and confidence.
Could you be an award winner in 2020-21?
Are you, or someone you know, a graduate with a degree or abovefrom the last 15 years, living outside the UK and making an impact where you live?
Singer-songwriter David Husz awarded the UWS Paolo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship for 2020/21
UWS Paulo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship, which was established by Honorary Graduate Paolo, to give the next generation of songwriting talent the opportunity to take their work to the next level, has been awarded to Singer-songwriter David Husz.
Campaigning Journalism Award for UWS Graduate
UWS Broadcast Journalism graduate Natalie Crawford has led an award-winning campaign to change Scotland’s Dog Laws at the IRN News Awards 2020. This was superbly-executed, campaigning journalism at its finest from idea to outcome....
Civil Engineering graduate features in BBC film
The Kingston Bridge, one of Glasgow’s most iconic structures, opened 50 years ago this month. Civil engineering graduate Stuart Baird who founded the Glasgow Motorway Archive comments in the BBC film “I think it’s...
Accounting graduate awarded for world ranking success in ACCA exams
BAcc (Hons) Accounting graduate Dominic Gibson, currently an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) student, has achieved the top score for the APM (Advanced Performance Management) exam, making him a global prize-winner in the...
UWS graduate is helping to keep the railway network on track
A UWS Civil Engineering graduate talks about her job ensuring the railways are safe during the coronavirus outbreak – and how it’s inspiring to see more women entering the industry. Katie, 27, from Knightswood,...
On this month May 1966
In May 1966 Dr Edwin Kerr became Principal. Dr Kerr presided over the first graduation ceremony in 1969 and held a firm belief that Paisley College of Technology could aspire to university status.
Alumnus Awarded Highly Commended Mentor Award
Civil Engineering graduate Robert Robertson, Senior Site Agent with Balfour Beatty has been recognised through the Scottish Mentoring Network for a Highly Commended Mentor Award for his role as an industry mentor to engineering...
James Cosmo MBE receives honorary doctorate from UWS
James Cosmo MBE has received an Honorary Doctorate from UWS at the London Campus graduation ceremony at Marylebone Parish Church. The acclaimed Scottish actor has a huge range of film and television appearances to...
Alumnus joins Scotland Rugby League Board
Sport Development graduate David Fallon has been appointed as Director of Development to the Scotland Rugby League Board. David, who graduated from UWS Hamilton Campus with a first class honours degree in Sport Development...
Airbus A350 Chief Engineer inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame
Dr Gordon McConnell, BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering graduate (1975) who led the design of the Airbus 350, is one of four engineers to be inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. Following his...
Tranzfuser competition success for UWS graduate team
A UWS creative computing graduate team recently secured success at the UK Games Fund’s Tranzfuser 2019 competition. The competition saw the UWS team, Disco Reptile, receive £5,000 in two instalments over the summer to create a...
Alumna wins Scotland goal of the year and ranks in top 100 best footballers
Former UWS business student Erin Cuthbert is celebrating winning Scotland goal of the Year and ranking in the top 100 best female footballers. Erin’s strike against Jamaica in May 2019 saw her land the...