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Mental health network aims to promote brain disorder discoveries
A team of academics from the University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde have formed a network designed to drive forward mental health breakthroughs.
Glasgow joins Liverpool in a new Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research
Wellcome Trust awards over £750,000 to Centre to support young, talented scientists in global health
£4m study of key social issues to help build better public services
Pressing issues such as crime rates, racial segregation, and social inequality are among concerns to be addressed by experts in a £4 million research initiative.
The secrets of Britain’s most successful marriage maker revealed
Historians are today launching an online resource that will provide a publicly accessible record of one of Elizabethan England’s most remarkable figures
Disrupting cell signals may lead to new cancer treatments
Scientists have taken a major step towards developing new treatments for certain cancers by disrupting signals that cause growth of cells
Imaging the fetus – the history of obstetric ultrasound
To mark one of the most important medical developments to come out of the University of Glasgow in the twentieth century, a new book has been published.
Are human rights part of Scotland’s constitutional future?
The importance of human rights in Scotland’s constitutional future will be debated at an event at Glasgow City Chambers on 1 May 2013.
Innovation Centre set to boost sensor and imaging systems industrial engagement
The University of Glasgow has received funding to create a world-leading sensor and imaging systems centre which will offer major benefits to the Scottish economy.
University of Glasgow receives funding for world-leading stratified medicine Innovation Centre
The University of Glasgow is set to boost its contribution to global medical research and the Scottish economy following the announcement of funding to build a major research centre.
Schizophrenia sufferers miss out on heart disease diagnosis
Those diagnosed with schizophrenia are less likely than the general population to have a recorded diagnosis of heart disease, a new report published in BMJ Open has found.
How have young people’s experiences of unemployment changed since the 1980s?
Research teams from the University of Glasgow and the University of Leicester aim to explore unemployment, insecurity and vulnerability among young people during two key periods of economic instability.
How the wild men of the Highlands were tamed
Researchers have shed light on what tamed the 'wild men' of the Scottish Highlands and heralded the dawn of a new period of ‘Highland Enlightenment'
Plants provide blueprint for cheap green energy
The process by which plants convert energy from the sun’s rays into chemical ‘fuel’ has inspired a new way of generating clean, cheap, renewable hydrogen power which could solve looming problems with the UK’s energy infrastructure.
Neal Juster appointed to Senior Vice-Principal role
The University Court has approved the appointment of Professor Neal Juster as Senior Vice-Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
Drop of academic expertise helps startup taste success
A startup company is on track to taste success after receiving a splash of expert help to bring their first product to market.
Scientists make progress in fight against virus killing captive elephants
Scientists may be a step closer towards the development of a vaccine against a virus that is killing scores of Asian elephants, many of them in captivity.
Glasgow partners with Sun Yat Sen University on masters and stroke research
The University of Glasgow has agreed to closer academic cooperation with Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou, China.
Quantum carotenoids – how pigment’s ‘dark state’ helps turn light into energy
Scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Toronto have finally uncovered the mechanism by which carotenoids – the same pigment that gives carrots an orange colour – help chlorophyll turn light into useful chemical energy.
Nanokicking stem cells to open for new generation of orthopaedics
New research has shown that it is possible to grow new bone by “nanokicking” stem cells 1,000 times per second using high frequency vibrations
The Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK Survey 2012: Headline results for Scotland
The Poverty and Social Exclusion report is the largest and most authoritative study of poverty and deprivation ever conducted in the UK.
University of Glasgow trialling text-message voting system
Computer scientists are holding the first public trial of a cheap, reliable text-message voting system which could allow local authorities to more easily gather feedback from the public.
RSE Fellowships awarded to nine University of Glasgow academics
A group of leading University of Glasgow academics have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)
New exhibition aims to show how our BodyWorks
A new exhibition focusing on the wonders of the human body and showcasing the latest research in health and wellbeing opens at the Glasgow Science Centre this week.
Curriculum for Excellence statement
The University of Glasgow is today (Tuesday 26 March) publishing a statement on how the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) will impact on prospective students.
New sound work set to bring ruins to life
An audio collage which brings new life to the ruins of St. Peter's Seminary and Kilmahew Woods by Cardross in Argyll is set to have its first public airing at an event on Saturday 23 March.
Salamanders are evidence of older land connection between Central and South America
The humble salamander may provide evidence to support a controversial claim that North and South America were joined together much early than previously thought.
New exhibition highlights story of Scotland’s oldest museum
A new exhibition will celebrate the origins of Scotland’s oldest museum through objects and specimens from its first visitor guide, published in 1813.
Scientists SET to present their work at Parliament
Biologists, engineers and physicists from the University of Glasgow will visit the UK Parliament in London on Monday 18 March to present their research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges as part of the SET for Britain event.
University launches Gaelic Plan
The new Gaelic Plan outlines the University's commitment to ongoing support for Gaelic language and culture
£5m Frontier Engineering grant to safeguard world's water
A team of biologists, chemists and engineers has received a major grant to study how cutting-edge technology could help avert a future crisis in water supply and treatment.
BEAT-ing Depression in adults with learning disability
A team at the University of Glasgow and collaborators at Bangor University and the University of Lancaster have received £1,207,488 funding from National Institute for Health Research.
Delayed stenting can help some heart attack patients
Delaying putting a stent in patients who have suffered a ‘high risk’ heart attack could aid their recovery, new research has shown.
Auroras shine light on solar flares
Astrophysicists are looking to the Northern and Southern Lights to expand our understanding of solar flares.
Emperor penguins' ‘cold coat’ helps keep them warm in Antarctic winters
Emperor penguins benefit from an unusual phenomenon to stay warm during Antarctic winters, scientists at the University of Glasgow have discovered.
£1.2m to research new treatments for Osteoarthritis
A team of academics from the University of Glasgow has been awarded a £1.2 million programme grant from Arthritis Research UK to bring together for the first time experts in bone, matrix, molecular and systems biology in a concerted effort to better understand arthritis.
Cabinet Secretary Launches Crichton Institute
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP officially launched a major new partnership for the south-west of Scotland at the Easterbrook Hall, Crichton Campus in Dumfries on Monday 11 March 2013 at 11am.
£1m funding boost for ultrasonic needle research
A University of Glasgow-led project which is developing a new form of surgical needle is one of 15 engineering projects to share in £12.2m of new funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Papers of Glasgow’s pioneers of genetics included in new Wellcome Library collection
The papers of the pioneers of modern genetics, including those of three former Glasgow professors, have been collected together for the first time and made freely available in a £3.9million digitisation project by the Wellcome Library.
State-of-the-art training centre for surgeons launched
A new state-of-the-art centre that will provide hands-on surgical skills training has been opened in Glasgow.
Scottish Funding Council supports 122 new postgraduate places
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has announced it is to provide an additional 850 taught postgraduate places in 18 universities across Scotland, including 122 at the University of Glasgow.
Ceremony celebrates student scholarship scheme
An awards ceremony was held to celebrate the work of students eligible for a talent scholarship.
University debate on Future of Printed Media
Senior figures from journalism discussed the Future of Printed Media at a major debate to be held at the University of Glasgow.
Scottish researchers handed crucial role in search for prostate cancer answers
Researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Dundee have today received a share of £691,000 to tackle prostate cancer.
Glasgow students vote ‘No’ to independence
In what is thought to have been the biggest event of its kind, students at the University of Glasgow have voted ‘No’ in a campus wide independence referendum
Economic issues of an independent Scotland discussed at the University
One of the UK’s leading economists, Professor John Kay, talks about the implications of independence on Scotland’s social and economic institutions
New sensor for diagnosis of infectious diseases in development
Professor Jon Cooper will work with colleagues at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to develop a new generation of portable devices capable of quickly and accurately determining the cause of an infection.
Celebrating the life and legacy of David Livingstone
The life and legacy of David Livingstone - the renowned Scottish explorer, missionary and scientist - will be celebrated at the University of Glasgow next week.
Major campus redevelopment announced
Plans for a major expansion and development of the University of Glasgow’s main Gilmorehill campus have been unveiled.
Technology-assisted living project showcased at University of Glasgow
A pioneering research project aimed at developing technology to help older and disabled people live more independent lives is being showcased today.
New bowel cancer tests gets green light with the public
Almost everyone (98%) who had the new bowel cancer test said that on balance they were glad to have had the test.
Deputy First Minister visits University of Glasgow research station
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP visited the University of Glasgow’s centre for ecology and environmental sciences, at Rowardennan, Loch Lomond, for the launch of the ambitious European project IBIS.
Survival of patients with prostate cancer improving but socio-economic inequalities worsening
Survival of patients with prostate cancer has improved since 1990, a new study has found, but socio-economic inequalities are still widening.
Filmmaker Mark Cousins appointed Honorary Professor
The documentary filmmaker and author Mark Cousins has accepted an Honorary Professorship at the University of Glasgow
Senior political figures to debate defence and foreign policy
Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for External Affairs & International Development and Willie Rennie MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats will discuss defence and foreign policy issues in the latest debate taking place at the University of Glasgow.
University of Glasgow project taps plasma power to protect products and people
University scientists have developed a new method to make packaged food safer for consumers and more long-lived on the shelf by harnessing the germ-killing power of ozone.
Date of dinosaur extinction fixed more accurately than ever before
An international team of scientists have determined the most precise dates yet for the dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago.
University celebrates its most famous alumnus
Two hundred and seventy five years after Adam Smith first joined the University of Glasgow as a fourteen year old student, the "Father of Modern Economics" has had a School at the University named in his honour.
First evidence discovered that water once dissolved the surface of Mars
A team of scientists have discovered the first evidence of water dissolving the surface of Mars.
University of Glasgow launches ScottishPower energy scholarship programme
ScottishPower is calling for graduates to join its pioneering scholarship programme at the University of Glasgow, set up to help develop industry leaders of the future.
Low-energy liquid diet offers effective weight-loss for severely obese people
A new weight-loss programme available on the NHS for severely-obese individuals offers a safer, more cost-effective remedy than gastric surgery, according to a new study.
New research centre will investigate copyright in a digital world
A £5m new centre dedicated to examining the changing nature of copyright and the need for new business models in the digital age is being launched today.
Doctors aim to help stroke patients overcome disability by helping rewire their brains
Researchers at the University of Glasgow are hoping to help victims of stroke to overcome physical disabilities by helping their brains to ‘rewire’ themselves.
Micro-Nanotech partnership to boost UK innovation
UK leaders in micro and nano-technology will provide businesses with unrivalled access to expertise and facilities through a new business alliance.
New fund from Rock Spring Ventures will back sector growth
Rock Spring Ventures today launched a unique £50m venture capital fund focusing on early-stage life science and health technology companies. The new fund has secured early commitments for more than half of its target from an unprecedented syndicate of international investors.
International Legal Implications of Scottish Independence
Ambassador David Scheffer, a former special advisor to Madeline Albright and US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes during President Clinton’s second term of office, will deliver a lecture on Scottish Independence and Critical International Legal Issues at the University of Glasgow on Tuesday 22 January 2013.
Professor Andrea Nolan to be Principal of Edinburgh Napier University
Professor Andrea Nolan, Senior Vice-Principal and Deputy Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, is to be the new Principal of Edinburgh Napier University.
Independence Poll for students to be held
Students will hold a campus-wide referendum on Scottish Independence in February 2012.
Research uncovers seven lost Burns manuscripts
A Scottish researcher has unearthed seven long lost manuscripts which throw significant new light on the life and work of the poet
Manipulating the Schmallenberg virus genome to understand how it causes disease
Researchers have developed methods to synthesize and change the genome of a recently discovered virus, in a bid to understand how it induces disease among livestock
Experts host BBC Stargazing LIVE events
Academics from the University of Glasgow are hosting a range of events across the city of Glasgow as part of BBC Stargazing LIVE
International study suggests human genes influence gut microbial composition
New research has identified a link between a human gene and the composition of human gastrointestinal bacteria
New Year Honours recognition for University of Glasgow
The 2013 New Year Honours List includes recognition for two individuals associated with the University of Glasgow.
Pat Monaghan takes up Regius Chair of Zoology
Professor Pat Monaghan has become the first woman to take up the Chair of Zoology at the University of Glasgow.
Study turns parasite invasion theory on its head
Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published today in Nature Methods describing a new technique to knock out genes.
University of Glasgow increases commitment to widening participation
Additional places for up to 800 students from low-income backgrounds will be created at the University of Glasgow over the next four years.
Katherine Grainger named Young Alumnus of the Year
Katherine Grainger MBE has been presented with the University’s prestigious Young Alumnus of the Year Award 2012.
Call to arms issued to scientists over energy policy
Experts from the Glasgow Media Group and Chatham House are today calling on the scientific community to take a more decisive lead in the debate on energy policy
Monday blues explain why patients miss hospital and GP appointments
Significant health and financial savings could be achieved by changing when hospital outpatient and GP appointments are scheduled.
The slower you grow, the longer you live: growth rate influences lifespan
New research suggests that lifespan is affected by the rate at which bodies grow early in life.
ScottishPower offers up US scholarships for Glasgow students
The Fundación IBERDROLA, the charitable arm of ScottishPower’s parent company, is offering a select few Glasgow students scholarships to the US.
Cognitive behavioural therapy can reduce depression and improve quality of life
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) provided alongside drug treatment can help reduce the symptoms of depression and improve patients’ quality of life, according to new research.