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University Chancellor gives Science Festival Public lecture

Professor Sir Kenneth Calman is to give the latest University of Glasgow Science Festival public lecture.

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‘Modern Manners’ at the Hunterian Art Gallery

Boucher and Chardin: Masters of Modern Manners’ is a new exhibition developed by the Hunterian in conjunction with The Wallace Collection, London.

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Senior appointment for University of Glasgow professor

Professor John Coggins has been appointed to the council of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

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CPPR assessment of Government economic targets

The latest analysis of the Scottish Government's economic targets by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions.

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Healthy patients needed for breakthrough heart disease study

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are calling for healthy patients to help them identify quicker and easier ways to pinpoint those at risk of developing heart disease.

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Honorary Degrees for outstanding work in life sciences

The University of Glasgow is to award honorary degrees to five distinguished academics for their outstanding contributions to medicine and the life sciences.

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Linda Fabiani meets Hunterian Junior Archaeologist Ethan Gilmour (10) from Lenzie Moss Primary School.

Minister backs proposed Antonine Wall Centre

Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture, Linda Fabiani visited the University of Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum yesterday for an update on the proposed new Antonine Wall Centre.

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Student scoops top engineering award

A Glasgow student has received a prestigious Engineering Leadership Advanced Award.

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University toasts brewing archive

A major archive containing records, materials and images of the Scottish brewing industry has been saved for the nation.

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Breakthrough in the understanding of metabolic syndrome

University of Glasgow researchers have found that metabolic syndrome - a combination of medical disorders thought to increase risk of both diabetes and cardiovascular disease - only increases the risk of diabetes in the elderly.

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Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre opens

The Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre has been opened by Dr Richard Rockefeller.

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Honorary Degrees for celebrated actress and authors

Actress and comedienne, Elaine C. Smith and award-winning authors Jackie Kay and Denise Mina are to receive honorary degrees from the University of Glasgow.

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Ghostly Gaze

The ghostly gaze of science

An award-winning visual illusion developed by university psychologists will be shown as part of this year’s Glasgow Science Festival.

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Professor leads ‘crack team’ to tackle cancer’s greatest mysteries

A University of Glasgow professor has been picked to lead a new ‘crack team’ of cancer researchers.

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Glasgow students win top Press Awards

Glasgow students have excelled in The Herald Scottish Student Press Awards announced yesterday.

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