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Smart textiles bra to help detect cancer for women with intellectual disabilities

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:06 GMT

Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

Grassroots groups receive more than £55,000 from the second round of the GRID Civic Grant Fund

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:09:00 GMT

The funding will help 24 initiatives in their work to tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing our communities, from equipping young people with new skills to supporting community food initiatives - in areas often hardest hit by inequality.

As homes get hotter, new research aims to tackle the issue of indoor heatwaves

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:48:00 GMT

Ground-breaking research by the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow has found a new way of detecting indoor mini-heatwaves and the factors influencing these.

Employment alone won’t turn the tide on child poverty, new analysis warns

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:45:00 GMT

The UK government’s reliance on employment growth to tackle child poverty will fail to deliver the reductions needed, unless it is backed by the removal of the controversial two-child limit and the benefit cap, according to new research.

Scottish students startup summit aims to ignite the next generation of games and tech entrepreneurs

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT

“Hello World!”: Scottish students startup summit aims to ignite the next generation of games and tech entrepreneurs

UofG researchers partner with Nucleai to pioneer precision medicine for colorectal cancer

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00:59 GMT

Researchers at the University of Glasgow’s School of Cancer Sciences are partnering with Nucleai, a leader in AI-powered spatial biology for precision medicine, to identify and validate predictive biomarkers for colorectal cancer and advanced polyp incidence

Legacy of John Boyd Orr celebrated at CVR event

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:00:54 GMT

The legacy of John Boyd Orr – the visionary researcher, Nobel Peace Prize winner, political activist and former alumni, rector and Chancellor of the University of Glasgow – was celebrated at an engagement event at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) on Tuesday November 11

Resistance exercise can improve physical and mental symptoms of Long Covid

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:10:00 GMT

A three-month programme of resistance exercise can help improve the physical and mental wellbeing of people with long covid, according to newly published research.

Herald Law Award win for GO Justice Centre

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:26:29 GMT

The UofG's GO Justice Centre has won The Herald Pro Bono Award for helping to train the next generation of socially conscious lawyers.

Half of people with chest pain given all-clear for angina may be misdiagnosed using standard scan

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:45:00 GMT

Half of people investigated for suspected angina and given the all-clear may be missing out on the correct diagnosis, according to a new study led by the University of Glasgow

UofG honoured with The University of the West Indies Chancellor’s Award

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow has received The Chancellor’s Award from The University of the West Indies (UWI).

UofG CEASEFIRE! game offers peace-based solutions to global conflict

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:06:00 GMT

The solution to world peace could be at our fingertips, thanks to a video game developed by UofG conflict resolution experts.

Chronic Kidney Disease now affects more than 780 million people worldwide

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:30:00 GMT

The number of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, with the condition now the ninth leading cause of death globally, accounting for around 1.5 million deaths a year

Bioengineered bone marrow model successfully used in leukaemia research

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMT

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have successfully used the first bioengineered bone marrow model to carry out vital cancer research, offering new insights into potential therapies for the disease

UofG research to reduce climate change impacts on health and wellbeing in Brazil’s favelas

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Research led by UofG is aiming to reduce climate change impacts on health and wellbeing in Brazil's favelas.

5G clinic brings healthcare to Nigerian internally displaced persons camp

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:28:26 GMT

A groundbreaking connectivity trial has demonstrated the potential of 5G communications technologies to enable remote healthcare in Nigeria.

New paintings celebrate University of Glasgow’s brush with cosmic history

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:24:47 GMT

A Scottish artist has donated two new paintings to the University of Glasgow to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves.

Thousands of patients from Scotland’s poorest areas to benefit from landmark UK government-funded obesity study

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMT

Thousands of people from across some of Scotland’s most deprived communities will be invited to take part in groundbreaking research, looking at the real-world impact of weight-loss medicines, thanks to backing from the UK Government announced today.

Double award win for UofG knowledge transfer partnership with Soapworks Ltd

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:26:05 GMT

An innovative partnership which has brought the benefits of academic expertise to industry has scooped two prizes at a major national awards ceremony.

University biotech spin-out hails major step forward for 'tennis elbow' drug

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:05 GMT

Causeway Therapeutics says results from a large clinical study are promising and have encouraged the company to go into full development of its proprietary drug, TenoMiR®.

Professor Gibb leads on shared understanding of housing affordability

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:56:00 GMT

A new report shares nine key recommendations proposed to help Scotland achieve a shared understanding of housing affordability.

Archaeologists recover hundreds of Jacobite projectiles in unexplored area of Culloden  

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland have recovered more than 100 projectiles, including lead musket balls and cannon shot, from Culloden Battlefield.

Book Tales: Storytelling through the lives of readers past and present

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow and The Mitchell Library invite you to explore the rich and historical life of books in a series of engaging Being Human Festival events in November.

Scientists use AI to learn the intricate language of biomolecules

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have harnessed a powerful supercomputer, normally used by astronomers and physicists to study the universe, to develop a new machine learning model which can help translate the language of proteins

Father and son students hoping to build a legacy of Black scholarship and storytelling

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:00:00 BST

Montel Gordon, one of the James McCune Smith PhD programme’s inaugural 2022 scholars, is being joined by his father, Paul, in a family journey of academic exploration.

Manuscripts & the Mind: A new exhibition turns visitors into researchers

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:00 BST

A new exhibition, Manuscripts & the Mind: How we read & respond to the written word, has opened at the Chester Beatty, Dublin.

3D-printed material breakthrough could enable new twist for vehicle safety

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:30:26 BST

A new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial which can mitigate the effects of impact could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles in the years ahead.

UofG engineers play leading role in £10M electronic textiles research programme

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:30:15 BST

Glasgow engineers are part of a £10M five-year research programme which is aiming to transform textiles into electronics which users can interact with by wearing them.

Research from Just Transition Commission and UofG calls for new focus on conditionalities

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:36:00 BST

A research report published by Scotland’s Just Transition Commission says government can use conditionalities on public money, licensing and procurement as key levers for delivering a just transition to a low carbon economy.

Ten organisations account for half of all animal research in Great Britain in 2024

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:36:00 BST

Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations that carried out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research – in Great Britain in 2024.

T2K and NOvA constrain matter-antimatter differences using neutrino oscillations

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:30:00 BST

Teams from the international T2K and NOvA collaborations, including members from the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Glasgow, today published a paper in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, performing precision measurements of the differences between neutrinos and antineutrinos, by combining the data of the T2K and NOvA long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments in Japan and the USA.

Seasonal affective disorder support programme expands across Scotland

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:30:00 BST

A project which helps people struggling with low mood during the winter months check out some sunlight from their local library is heading to one of Scotland’s most remote communities this winter.

Leverhulme Trust prize for UofG chemist

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:43 BST

A University of Glasgow chemist is set to advance her groundbreaking work in developing sustainable devices with the support of a major award from the Leverhulme Trust.

Mobile network breakthrough could enable remote medical procedures

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:00:00 BST

A new development in affordable, open-source mobile networks which enables near-real-time control of robotic arms could help doctors work on patients in remote locations in the years to come.

UN warning that drought could be the next pandemic backed by UofG research

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:22:00 BST

The United Nations (UN) warns that drought is emerging as the next ‘pandemic,’ putting millions at risk and undermining progress towards Zero Hunger by 2030.