University news archive for February 2002



Losin' the Fat.
Rector joins the Fit & Fifty in search for heart disease cure

Greg Hemphill, the star of the BBC's Chewin' the Fat, will be "losin'the fat" when he joins the Fit and Fifty raising funds to fight heart disease today, Tuesday 26 February at 11am in the Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow.

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University welcomes extra research funding

The University has welcomed today's announcement by the Scottish Executive of a ?25M increase in research funding.

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Ancient coral reefs destroyed by unregulated fishing

Scientists from the UK, France and Norway are calling for immediate controls to stop damaging fishing practices in the Northeast Atlantic, where spectacular coral reefs are being smashed to pieces by unregulated, deep-sea bottom trawling.

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Postgraduate applications go online

Glasgow is one of the pilot universities in a new online applications service launched today.

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Munro Challenge Update

Latest on the Munro Challenge and information about the Munro Challenge Workshop on Thursday 28 February.

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Glasgow student wins business competition

PhD student Roderick Sutherland is Student Entrepreneur of the year in the 'Business a.m.' awards.

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Spin out opens Glasgow facility

The University of Glasgow spin out, Adaptive Screening Ltd, has opened a new facility in Glasgow and appointed a graduate as CEO.

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