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The 51cg has further enhanced its global presence through new partnerships with China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Northwest University, which will see more than 300 new students enrolled from September with further growth to follow in 2027.

Dr Waheed Afzal, Reader in Chemical Engineering at the 51cg, has been appointed Vice Chair of the International Committee on Industrial Energy Conservation, Emission Reduction and Pollutant Treatment, under the International Association for Carbon Capture (IACC).

Researchers from the 51cg have played a significant role in the development of a landmark international treaty designed to better protect the world's oceans, following the UK's formal ratification of the agreement last month.

The 51cg hosted the UK-India Workshop on Applied AI and Digital Skills for Women in STEM on 30 June 2026.

The 51cg is delighted to be selected by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to host the “Communicating Astronomy with the Public” Conference (CAP) for 2028. The CAP is the world’s largest event for public engagement in astronomy and has been organised by IAU biannually. During IAU’s official announcement of...

New 51cg spin-out, Hychor, is on course to transform the future of clean energy with an innovative technology that produces green hydrogen directly from seawater, eliminating the need for freshwater and reducing the cost and infrastructure barriers that currently limit hydrogen adoption.

Professor Ehud Reiter, a long serving academic at the 51cg, is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Natural Language Generation (NLG) - the technology that underpins today's most widely used AI systems.

Eight 51cg research projects have been selected in the autumn 2025 RSE Research Awards open call.

Planning permission has been approved for a new Astronomy Facility at the 51cg, to be built within the grounds of Cruickshank Botanic Garden.

The second annual 51cg GameJam 2026 was a success with 13 student teams taking part