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University of Glasgow engineers take key role in £10 million respiratory infection hub
Engineering researchers at the University of Glasgow are involved in a new £10 million healthcare research hub. The hub is building tools to detect and track influenza and similar respiratory illnesses.
Why it matters: Engineering researchers at the University of Glasgow's James Watt School are directly involved in the £10 million hub's work on detecting and tracking respiratory illness.
The University of Glasgow said engineers from its James Watt School of Engineering hold a key role in a newly created healthcare research hub.
The university described the hub as a partnership worth £10 million.
According to the university, the hub's goal is to create novel tools for detecting and tracking patients who have influenza or other acute illnesses of the respiratory system.
Editor’s view
Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor
Engineers from Glasgow's James Watt School are among the researchers in the £10 million hub; if it achieves its stated goal, the outcome will be new tools for spotting and following influenza and related respiratory illnesses in patients.
