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Motion · S6M-16582 · 25 Feb 2025

University of Glasgow Unveils New Magnetism Lab

Lodged by Annie Wells Standard Motion 30 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the University of Glasgow, which is set to become one of the UK’s leading centres for cutting-edge medical magnetics research with the establishment of a new laboratory facility; notes that the university’s new magnetism lab, equipped with a bespoke magnetically shielded room known as MuRoom, was officially opened on 24 February 2025 with an event at the James Watt School of Engineering; understands that, built with a £250,000 investment from the school, the lab was custom-engineered to eliminate magnetic interference from external sources, such as nearby electronics and the Earth's magnetic field; believes that the lab will help to drive forward the university’s approach to innovation, enabling new developments in medical technology; understands that the lab will foster new partnerships between academia and industry in next-generation medical sensors and transformative technologies, offering new solutions for healthcare, prosthetics and human-computer interaction, and recognises that the magnetism lab will help make magnetomyography (MMG) sensors that are sensitive enough for sophisticated measurements of the human body, which could be integrated into everyday life, and that this could mean a credit card sized device that monitors the heart for 24 hours or a wristband that allows precise control of prosthetic limbs.

Supporters (30)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.