University news archive for May 2007



The Fizzics of Bubbles

Sparkling insight from scientists

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Scientists join forces to thwart growing threat of avian flu

Glasgow University is at the forefront of efforts to prevent avian flu pandemic

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Influential literary editor to talk at Glasgow University

Literary editor of the Independent newspaper Boyd Tonkin will give a talk at Glasgow University on 29 May 2007

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Top marks for energy efficient University

Glasgow University has received Energy Efficiency Accreditation for a further three years

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Lifetime achievement award for Dr Mary Hepburn

Dr Mary Hepburn, senior lecturer in women's reproductive health at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Zero Tolerance Awards 2007.

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Paving the way for the smart gadgets of the future

Glasgow University researchers receive ?1.2million to help develop the next generation of electronic gadgets

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New photographic store to open in the University library

Rare photographic collections are to be re-housed on 29 May 2007

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Hunterian Museum reopens after refurbishment

The Hunterian Museum - which has reopened after refurbishment - was first established 200 years ago, and today is rated as one of the top five museums in Scotland because of the scale, range and significance of its collections.

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University of Glasgow announces 2007 honours

Distinguished figures from the worlds of art, science, justice and business are just a few of those to be awarded honorary degrees by the University of Glasgow

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Royal Society honour for Glasgow scientist

Professor Richard Cogdell has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

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HRH The Duke of York visits refurbished Hunterian Museum ahead of its reopening

His Royal Highness the Duke of York visited the newly refurbished Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow today (Monday 21 May) prior to its reopening to the public on Wednesday.

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Ethical Issues In Medicine and Science

University of Glasgow Chancellor, Professor Sir Ken Calman, gives a public lecture examining ethics in science and medicine

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Best books on the Bard

Two works by Glasgow University academics have been listed in the Top 100 Best Shakespeare Resources

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Environmental Justice: How Can It Be Achieved?

Glasgow University Science Festival public lecture series continues

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Visiting lecture series brings leading international academics to Glasgow

A lecture series focusing on the arts, humanities and education will take place at Glasgow University from 17 May 2007

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Writing from all sides: author, editor and critic

Times literary editor and novelist Erica Wagner will give a talk at the University of Glasgow on 15 May 2007

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Lifting the lid on British genocide

Award-winning historian William Dalrymple to lecture on the 'unwritten genocide of the British Empire'

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Could carrots be the secret to a long-life and sex appeal?

Researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Exeter have found that eating certain plant substances can slow down the rate of ageing - and that females prefer mates that will be long-lived.

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Does God play with dice?

As part of the Glasgow University Science Festival, Professor of Physics, Miles Padgett will give a public lecture on Thursday 10 May

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Oxford Professor of Poetry launches new lecture series

Professor Christopher Ricks gave the first annual Poetry Lecture at Glasgow University on 9 May 2007

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£3M facility to study the bonny banks of Loch Lomond

Glasgow University will open a major new environmental and ecological research facility on 4 May 2007

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