Breadcrumbs

University news archive for November 2002

Royal Bank of Scotland bursaries for 15 University students

As part of the Community Investment Programme, RBS will be presenting bursaries to selected students on Monday 2 December 2002

PharmaLinks wins £1m funding for anti-obesity drug research

PharmaLinks, the collaborative initiative between the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde, has won a ?1m research contract.

Wanted: female volunteers for study into walking and appetite

Research in relation to physical activity and appetite regulation is being conducted in the University's Department of Human Nutrition. We are investigating how gentle exercise in the form of walking can improve appetite control. Can you help?

PharmaLinks drug discovery project receives additional funding.

The focus of 'Project Shinkanco', a collaboration developed under the PharmaLinks initiative of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde, is to develop novel drug treatments for Alzheimer's.

University to host first Royal Musical Association conference to be held in Scotland

An exciting programme explores the boundaries between research and practice, the academy and the profession, music and other disciplines with contributions from UK and international speakers and musicians.

Roy Jenkins lunchtime talk CANCELLED

We are sorry to announce that the event at lunchtime today in the Kelvin Gallery - Roy Jenkins in conversation with Alan Taylor - has had to be cancelled at very short notice due to illness.

Scotland - New Zealand Symposium: 29 - 30 November 2002

A meeting of minds, cultures and friends from worlds apart.

DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO 'KEEP AN EYE OUT' FOR THEIR NEIGHBOURS

People in deprived areas are more likely to intervene personally to help out a neighbour

Collaborative research in Bioinformatics receives major grant award from DTI

DTI / Beacon project awards ?940k to University

Food Diseases in Children

Leading health and nutrition experts will gather together on Friday 22 November 2002 at Glasgow's Burrell Collection to focus on food diseases in children and what can be done to improve their health.

PROSPER - The PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk

A leading team of international scientists announce results of PROSPER study yesterday, 18 November 2002, in Chicago.

A first for European scientific collaboration and funding at the University

INSERM has joined with the Wellcome Trust with the purpose of creating a co-operative programme of research in molecular and biochemical parasitology in the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology (WCMP), University of Glasgow.

Funeral service - Sir Charles Wilson

It is with extreme regret that the University of Glasgow has learned of the death of a former Principal, Sir Charles Haynes Wilson, on Saturday 9 November 2002.

Could you be a bone marrow donor?

Join the Anthony Nolan Trust Register at the Laura McKee Leukaemia Trust clinic on Thursday, 14th November from 5-7.30pm in the Wolfson Medical School Building.

Scott and Shackleton Antarctic material on display for the first time

'Discovering Antarctica', a new exhibition at the University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum, describes the activities of some of the first scientists to set foot on the Antarctic continent

Psychological coping styles and cancer survival

Research at Glasgow University shows little evidence to support the belief that a person's mental attitude affects his or her chances of surviving cancer.

The Metabolic Syndrome: The Fat Disease - Tuesday 12 November 2002

International experts will gather together for a one-day conference organised by the University's Department of Human Nutrition to focus on the Metabolic Syndrome.

Glasgow Astronomers explain hot star disks

Astronomers have been puzzled for decades as to how the rings of hot gas surrounding certain types of star are formed.

'Organising for Success in the 21st century'

Research undertaken by the University of Glasgow reveals that nearly half of reorganisations fail to deliver desired outcomes in the public and private sector.