The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) 

UWS is Scotland’s most modern university and is ranked 1^st in Scotland for social inclusion *The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide. It is ranked 16^th globally for reducing inequalities impact *Times Higher Education and it is ranked in the top 200 *Young World University Rankings 2024. The School for Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences has research expertise in the award winning  Institute of Thin Films, Sensors and Imaging; the Institute for Sustainable Engineering and Energy (ISEE)  and the Artificial Intelligence, Visual Communications and Network Research Institute (AVCN).  The university is also a partner in the 5GIR innovation project in Ayrshire. New programmes in Space Science and Data Engineering are just some examples of cutting-edge programme provision.