Professor Nigel Thrift

Nigel Thrift presented with medal from Royal Scottish Geographical Society

Esteemed geographer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick Professor Nigel Thrift will be presented with a medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society this week.

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Research identifies asthma risk in children

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have discovered a link between the development of asthma in childhood and low levels of physical activity.

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Adam Smith

First Minister lecture on Citizenship and Scottish Civic Culture

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond spoke on the theme of ‘Citizenship and Scottish Civic Culture’ in the prestigious Stevenson and Adam Smith Research Foundation lecture series.

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Scientists determine 3D structure of proteins in living cells for the first time

A Glasgow scientist was part of a team of researchers which has, for the first time, been able to determine the three-dimensional structure of protein in living cells.

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John Tiffany

Glasgow graduate scoops prestigious theatre award

Glasgow alumnus John Tiffany has won one of theatre’s greatest awards.

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Deep-sea fish stocks threatened

Commercial fishing in the north-east Atlantic could be harming deep-sea fish populations a kilometre below the deepest reach of fishing trawlers

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Glasgow leads world’s biggest nuclear physics experiment

Glasgow is playing a leading role in the biggest nuclear physics experiment in the world.

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Steve Burt

Free public reading by poet and critic Stephen Burt

Poet and critic Stephen Burt is to give a free public reading at the University of Glasgow.

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Hay day: Novel idea secures top design award

A novel device for helping farmers to dry out hay more quickly has won a University of Glasgow graduate a prestigious design award.

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Glasgow post-graduate research in BBC History Magazine

Research by Glasgow post graduate Campbell Wilson features in the current issue of the BBC History Magazine.

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Small businesses need more help in tackling sickness absence, says report

Small businesses in Scotland need more help in dealing with sickness and absence, according a report published by researchers.

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Edvard Munch, ‘The Scream’, 1895, (Munch Museum, Oslo) 
© Munch Museum/Munch - Ellingsen Group, BONO, Oslo/DACS, London 2009

Hunterian Art Gallery to host Edvard Munch exhibition

The Hunterian Art Gallery is to host a major loan exhibition from the Munch Museum, Oslo this summer.

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Funding boost for breast cancer researchers

A research project investigating the potential benefits of a complementary therapy for breast cancer patients has received funding from the charity Breast Cancer Campaign.

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Honorary degree for Scotland’s greatest living folk singer

Scotland’s greatest living folk singer is to be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow this summer.

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Mortality Rates of Glasgow’s Homeless Revealed

Homeless people in Glasgow are over four times more likely to die prematurely than their non-homeless peers, a study has found.

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Paradox of cancer drugs gives clue to why some treatments fail

Scientists from the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research have found that some types of cancer drugs can encourage tumour growth rather than stunt it

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Games technology to help in future dental training

Dentists of the future could be using games technology to hone their clinical skills.

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Garden, H.Frank 1932 (detail)

Honorary degree for renowned Glasgow artist Hannah Frank

Renowned artist Hannah Frank is to be awarded a posthumous honorary degree from the University of Glasgow.

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Experts gather to discuss future of financial regulation

Experts from around the world gather in Glasgow to discuss how financial markets should be regulated in order to avoid a repeat of the credit crunch.

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Adam Smith

Experts mark 250th anniversary of Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments

Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen will be among a number of academics from across the globe gathering in Glasgow to celebrate Scottish philosopher Adam Smith.

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Adam Smith

First Minister lecture on Citizenship and Scottish Civic Culture

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond is to speak on the theme of ‘Citizenship and Scottish Civic Culture’ in the prestigious Stevenson and Adam Smith Research Foundation lecture series.

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