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Impacts on the economy, business and innovation

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Striking gold by helping chip designers

A University spin-out is developing world-leading technology that could save the semiconductor industry billions of pounds.

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The creation of the Office for Budget Responsibility

The creation of an independent fiscal oversight agency stemmed from University research in collaboration with the Universities of Exeter and Oxford.

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Improvements in the egg laying industry

An innovative acoustic tool assesses eggshell quality, reducing significant losses from breakage for world's top egg producing companies.

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SPEED-ing up innovation

World-leading software developed at the University SPEED laboratory has helped in the design of thousands of motors.

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Sport scientists - a high impact approach

Glasgow academics and graduates are creating real impact in the field of sports science

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