University news archive for June 2004



Scientists meet to help protect 'Darwin' fish

Freshwater specialists gather in Perthshire today to promote conservation of a rare fish

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Graduations

Announcement of Summer Graduations 2004

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Joint study shows that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) need greater access to occupational health support

Researchers at Healthy Working Lives explore the skills and competencies SMEs expect from occupational physicians

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Newly published study examining TV news coverage of the Israli-Palestinian conflict, attracts its own attention

Professor of Communication and Social Change explores media coverage of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and attitudes of the television audience

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Students are given the opportunity of a lifetime

Students from the University of Glasgow are to participate in the Universitas 21 Entrepreneur Summer School in Singapore along with students from around the world.

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Scientists retrace the last footsteps of 'Long Ago Person Found'

Intense analyses of the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier reveal his diet and last journey

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Opening Doors to Learning: University Museums for 21st Century Scotland

A new publication is set to celebrate the achievements of university museums

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Early signs that statins could help in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

University researchers investigate whether cholesterol-lowering drugs could be effective in relieving symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

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Keeping a Secret: A Duffer's Guide to Cryptography and the Internet

A talk for school students by Simon Peyton of Microsoft

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Murdo Ewen Macdonald

Funeral and Memorial service for the late Reverend Professor Murdo Ewen Macdonald

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Anyone for cricket?

Glasgow to host Scotland's first ever 24-hour cricket match on Saturday June 11 2004 in aid of Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF)

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University of Glasgow Commemoration Day - Wednesday 16 June

Former Principal and first black woman to hold senior position in South African University among those to be honoured

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Study to focus on hidden poverty of Glasgow's West End

University of Glasgow, WestGAP and Oxfam to research poverty in Partick

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New appointment at Vet School

Dominic Mellor appointed Senior Lecturer in Comparative Epidemiology and Public Health

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Stubbs and the Hunters

An 18th Century tale of animal connoisseurs

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Write to the Point

On 18th June several published graduates of the University of Glasgow's Creative Writing course will be holding a conference on creative writing and reading in Scotland.

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The pitter patter of tinysaurus feet

World's smallest dinosaur footprint found on Isle of Skye

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Double First for Faculties

Medicine and Veterinary Medicine ranked top at Glasgow

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New appointment at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The University of Glasgow's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is delighted to announce the recruitment of Massimo Palmarini to a newly established Chair in Molecular Pathogenisis

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Researchers to investigate link between diabetes and exercise

Team to research impact of physical activity in adult children of parents with late-onset diabetes

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