FROM cutting edge space-age research to football fan fitness programmes to upgrading motorways, Glasgow has attracted hundreds of millions of pounds in European Union funding.

With fewer than four weeks till the EU referendum, we take a look at where some of the cash that comes to the city from EU funds is spent.

Education receives a large share of cash from the EU budget, with Glasgow University alone awarded more than £20m from one funding pot in the last two years.

The university said the number of projects was too long to list and that as well as cash, the ability to collaborate with other academic researchers across EU countries was a huge benefit.

Projects include the world famous gravitational waves discovery, considered a huge leap in scientific research co-led by a team from Glasgow, part funded by the EU’s Marie Sk?odowska-Curie fund for research.

A research project into lifelong learning, supporting young adults into education, is also funded by EU cash.

The Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change is using almost half a million pounds to develop equitable educational systems.

And a project to get men active and lose weight is funded by European Commission cash. EuroFit Fans in Training is aimed at reducing inactivity and combatting type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.

Glasgow University is neutral in the referendum debate but Principal, Anton Muscatelli, speaking in a personal capacity, has backed a remain vote.

He said: “The evidence is unequivocal. Scotland’s universities receive £88.8m a year from EU sources, about 13% of our total funding. My university alone has received more than £20m in the first two years of the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.”

The city is also home to many infrastructure and regeneration projects aimed at improving the environment, encouraging investment and developing skills.

The M8, M73, M74 upgrade was funded partly through a £175m loan from the EU’s European Investment Bank.

The Clyde Walkway improvements, from Glasgow to Cambuslang, was part funded by the Strathclyde European Partnership.

Tenants in the city also benefited from investment in a district heating project to reduce energy bills.

The £10m Broomhill project by Cube Housing received half of its funding from the joint Scottish Government and European Regional Development Fund initiative (SPRUCE) loan of £5m.

Another City Council project, to help people overcome barriers to employment, is being supported by £7.5m of European Social Fund cash, 40% of the total.

The programme will commission employability services for unemployed people in Glasgow

Glasgow City Council leader, Frank McAveety, has given his backing to the remain campaign because he sees the benefits on a daily basis.

He said: “Much of our work to encourage business and regeneration is underpinned by European funding.

“Another of our priorities is creating jobs in the city. Many of the workers’ rights we enjoy, paid holidays, equal rights for part-time workers and maternity and paternity leave, are enshrined in EU law.”

He said parties across the council chamber were of the same mind that a vote to remain is best for the city.

He added: “Last week, Glasgow City Council analysed a non-political paper which explored possible outcomes should the UK vote to leave. The cross-party consensus was clear; it is better for Glasgow and better for the UK to remain part of the European Union.”

The leaders backing was welcomed by the remain campaign.

A Scotland Stronger In Europe spokesperson: said “It’s good news that Glasgow looks like being an 'In city'.

“Being in the European Union helps deliver social justice and economic prosperity. Civic leaders across the parties have studied the facts, and come to the clear conclusion that staying in Europe is the right choice for Glasgow and Scotland."