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Historical Thesaurus wins Saltire award

The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary has won the National Library of Scotland/Saltire Society Research Book of the Year Award.

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Rare historical pantomime footage on new DVD

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have produced a DVD of rarely seen historical footage to celebrate the cultural impact of Scottish pantomime.

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Principal appointed to board of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau

Professor Anton Muscatelli has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau.

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Vitamin E extract could help tackle cancer tumours

Scientists at Glasgow and Strathclyde find Vitamin extract shrinks tumours

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Rwanda Scotland Alliance launched at Glasgow

Principal Muscatelli warmly welcomes Rwanda's UK ambassador to the university

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Adam Smith in 10 minutes

The University of Glasgow has produced a short webclip on the life and work of one of its leading luminaries, Adam Smith.

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French Honour for Glasgow Emeritus Professor

Peter Holmes awarded the Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques.

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Bronze Age People Left Flowers at Grave

Archaeologists from the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen have found proof that pre-historic people laid flowers at the graves of their dead.

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University appoints new Vice-Principal

The University of Glasgow has appointed Professor Frank Coton to the post of Vice-Principal for Learning and Teaching.

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Student’s award is third consecutive success for engineering centre

An Engineering Doctorate student at the Institute for System Level Integration (iSLI) has been named Student Engineer of the Year at the European Electronics Industry Awards.

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Glasgow signs agreement with leading Finance Institution in Russia

The Department of Accounting and Finance has signed a Collaborative Agreement with the Finance Academy, Moscow to develop a double Masters degree.

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University receives funds to catalogue carpet archive

A unique archive of carpet designs, patterns and samples acquired by the University earlier this year has been awarded a grant of £40,000 from the National Cataloguing Grants Programme.

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Glasgow boost for European wine industry

Small wine producers across Europe will be raising a glass to the University of Glasgow this New Year for helping raise the profile of their high quality products.

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Hunterian Museum launches new iPhone app

A new iPhone app, developed by the University of Glasgow, aims to give the public access to the treasures of the Hunterian Museum during its partial closure.

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