Autonomous Systems and Connectivity University of Glasgow

Overview

Our reputation for excellent research has been built over 60 years. Our work involves collaboration with major national and international organisations.

Key facts

• You will be part of a Graduate School which provides the highest level of support to its students.
• The overall aim of the Autonomous Systems and Connectivity programme of the University of Glasgow  is to provide a world-leading environment for students which is intellectually stimulating, encourages them to contribute to culture, society and the economy and enables them to become leaders in a global environment.
• We have a diverse community of over 750 students from more than 50 countries who work in innovative and transformative disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields. An important part of our work is to bring our students together and to ensure they consider themselves an important part of the University’s academic community.
• Being part of our Graduate School community will be of huge advantage to you in your studies and beyond and we offer students a number of benefits in addition to exceptional teaching and supervision, including:

• A wide-ranging and responsive research student training programme which enables you to enhance your skills and successfully complete your studies.

• Mobility scholarships of up to £4000 to enable you to undertake work in collaboration with an international partner.

• A diverse programme of activities which will ensure you feel part of the wider-research community (including our biannual science slam event).

• A residential trip for all new research students.

• The opportunity to engage with industry-partners through training, placements and events.

• Professionally accredited programmes.

• Unique Masters programmes run in collaboration with other organisations.

• State-of-the-art facilities including the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre and the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre.

• Highly-rated support for international students.
• Over the last five years, we have helped over 600 students to complete their research studies and our students have gone on to take up prestigious posts in industries across the world.

Collaborations

Our world class research involves collaboration with major national and international organisations within the aerospace sector and beyond.  For example we have very strong links with industry and government labs including:

• BAE Systems

• SELEX

• Lockheed Martin

• U.S. Navy (ONR)

• Dowty

• Thales

• DSTL

• Woodward

The interaction with our industrial partners complements our research goals and drives our activities in industrially relevant directions.