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Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:42:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1065246_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1065246_en.html Glasgow researchers have been testing the potential of augmented reality technology to allow drivers to enjoy the benefits of being driven by an autonomous vehicle while enabling them to quickly take the wheel if required. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1064432_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1064432_en.html The Founders Fund for Creatives programme supports the development of early-stage projects that could offer up commercial opportunities or be explored for wider social, community or creative impact. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:10:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1064135_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1064135_en.html Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli has announced his retirement in 2025 from the position of Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, following many distinguished years in the role. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1064116_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1064116_en.html Intensive new nano-analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed how it was affected by water and repeatedly smashed apart and reassembled on the journey it took through space before landing in an English sheep field in 2021. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062810_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062810_en.html A new pan-Scotland research project will shine a light on one of the most hidden roles in society, raising awareness of the real-life challenges and uncertainties faced by unpaid carers Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:01:35 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063878_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063878_en.html A breakthrough development in wireless communication technology could help deliver the ultra-fast and software-controlled 6G networks of the future. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063616_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063616_en.html The University spinout company said the investment marked a significant vote of confidence in its mission to develop cutting-edge hydrogen production solutions Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:16:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063330_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063330_en.html Professor Andrew Hoskins has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Research Grant for research that will enhance society’s understanding of digital participation in war. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:27:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063309_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063309_en.html Charities and groups active in Glasgow Riverside Innovation District are invited to apply for sums up to £5,000 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:44:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063300_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1063300_en.html UofG ranks in world top 100 in 23 subject areas Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:28:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062589_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062589_en.html The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced the 2024 cohort of new Fellows, and among the names are nine UofG academics. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1061783_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1061783_en.html Researchers from the University of Glasgow have teamed up with zookeepers at Blair Drummond Safari Park to explore whether interactive technology that lets zoo lemurs play sounds on demand could enrich their everyday lives. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062417_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062417_en.html Glasgow researchers are part of the international collaboration behind the detection of a gravitational wave signal which casts new light on the diversity of cosmic objects. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062154_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1062154_en.html A major cancer charity has announced £7.3m to fund the next generation of doctors and scientists in Scotland to bring new and better cancer treatments to patients faster. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059430_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059430_en.html Time spent on social media was associated with an increased risk of cigarette and e-cigarette use in teenagers, according to new research. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 01:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1061185_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1061185_en.html Professor Graeme Roy, Professor Marian Scott and Dr Hyab Yohannes have received prestigious medals from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060902_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060902_en.html A major new grant will support the creation of a world-leading electron microscopy facility at the University of Glasgow. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059943_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059943_en.html University of Glasgow researchers will play a leading role in Population Health Improvement UK (PHI-UK), a new network to improve population-wide health Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060305_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060305_en.html The University of Glasgow is playing key roles in two major UKRI-funded projects which are working to build the 6G communications systems of the future. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:30:28 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059428_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059428_en.html People living in rural communities in Scotland are less likely to experience loneliness and poor wellbeing than those living in urban areas, according to new research from the University of Glasgow. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059934_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059934_en.html The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe today released the second volume of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, which focuses on patterns of bullying and peer violence Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060188_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060188_en.html Communities worldwide are realising that they need to restore degraded landscapes, but there is little practical evidence or guidelines on the best way to do this Tue, 26 Mar 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060150_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1060150_en.html Agreement will see Vector Photonics, a University spinout company, working closely with the Critical Technologies Accelerator (CTA), based within the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:59:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059035_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1059035_en.html Glasgow City Region is seeing a multi-million pound boost of private investment into the local innovation economy thanks to the programme and the University of Glasgow is playing its part. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:08:08 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058967_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058967_en.html Hundreds of the world’s leading computing science researchers are gathering in Glasgow for Europe’s leading conference on information retrieval. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:30:46 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058958_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058958_en.html The University of Glasgow is opening a new computing science innovation lab to help foster closer collaboration between academia and industry. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058920_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058920_en.html The University of Glasgow is awarding honorary degrees to recipients in recognition of their achievements in the fields of politics, arts, science and humanities. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058885_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058885_en.html Some of the world’s leading antenna and propagation researchers visited the University to learn more about the groundbreaking research underway at the James Watt School of Engineering. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058302_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058302_en.html The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded over £6.6m to 54 ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers through its Springboard scheme, including Dr Andrew Davidson of the School of Cancer Sciences Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058268_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058268_en.html MSP visits University of Glasgow spinout Nami Surgical company after its achievements are recognised by the Scottish Parliament Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:53:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058233_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1058233_en.html Caroline Gardner CBE, the former Auditor General for Scotland, has been appointed as an Honorary Professor with the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:07:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057939_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057939_en.html Freelance journalists in the UK earn less than the minimum wage, despite journalism being commonly perceived as a privileged profession, according to a new study of freelance journalists led by the University of Glasgow. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:29:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057937_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057937_en.html Imaging technology could provide a ground-breaking new approach for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients, thanks to Cancer Research UK-funded scientists in Glasgow Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057554_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057554_en.html A blood test could help identify those at highest risk of dying from heart failure, new research has found. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057915_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1057915_en.html Academics in Ukraine and Scotland are launching a mass crowdsourcing project to help record conflict heritage and testimonies of people impacted by war. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054910_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054910_en.html Dr Anna Chadwick, a senior lecturer in the UofG’s School of Law, has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:20:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056170_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056170_en.html Novelist and Essayist Andrew O’Hagan has been appointed as an Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow’s College of Arts & Humanities. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056162_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056162_en.html A new report has hailed the strength of patient-centred cancer science in the west of Scotland, estimating that cancer research in Glasgow was worth more than half a billion pounds (£503m) to the UK economy in 2021-22 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056155_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056155_en.html The University of Glasgow is sharing in the UK’s biggest-ever investment in engineering and physical sciences doctoral skills. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056159_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056159_en.html Experts at the University of Glasgow have set out a radical vision that places schools and teachers at the centre of education reform. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:04:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056028_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1056028_en.html The CREATe Centre at the University of Glasgow has received a major five-year research infrastructure award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1055519_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1055519_en.html Kezia Dugdale is joining the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow, after serving as Director of the John Smith Centre for five years. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1055418_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1055418_en.html A pioneering UofG gender history Masters’ programme is being offered online to allow more students across the globe access to the largest concentration of gender historians in Britain. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1055397_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1055397_en.html Researchers at the University of Glasgow and Lancaster are on a mission to inspire the next generation of plant scientists with educational resources that transform existing plant science curriculum into an engaging and interactive subject for classroom learning. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:55:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054838_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054838_en.html A research team from the University of Oxford and the University of Glasgow has found that prepayment cards provided to UK asylum seekers by the Home Office are collecting their data and controlling their behaviours in ways that have highly detrimental impacts on their wellbeing. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:06:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054573_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054573_en.html The unique properties of quantum physics could help solve a longstanding problem that prevents microscopes from producing sharper images at the smallest scales. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054172_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054172_en.html A global, interdisciplinary team of researchers, including the University of Glasgow’s Dr Fieke Froeling, has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25m over five years to tackle the Cancer Inequities challenge Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:15:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054173_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054173_en.html A groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind clinical trial in dogs could offer new hope for pets and their owners impacted by canine epilepsy Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054186_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054186_en.html Researchers from the University of Glasgow have contributed to a new Lancet 2024 series which warns about the overmedicalisation of menopause, calling for a new approach to how society views menopause and supports women as they age Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054147_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1054147_en.html Researchers are setting out to help ensure that the artificial intelligence behind the healthcare monitoring systems of the future is capable of providing the best possible care for both men and women. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1052266_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1052266_en.html Three UofG social scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1052362_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1052362_en.html Three University of Glasgow researchers have been appointed as new Turing Fellows by The Alan Turing Institute. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:00:06 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051633_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051633_en.html New report shows the research and commercialisation activities of the Russell Group institutions equated to £37.6 billion in 2021/2022 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:16:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051307_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051307_en.html The loneliness often experienced by older people in our society has a negative effect on their physical health, according to researchers from the University of Glasgow and Amsterdam UMC Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:30:24 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051590_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051590_en.html The Tenementals will have their newly-released take on the song housed in the archives of the Documentation and Information Center “Emsland Camps”, a few kilometers from the site where the concentration camp song was first performed. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051298_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051298_en.html A new study aimed at women planning their first pregnancy has begun recruitment in Glasgow Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051266_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1051266_en.html University of Glasgow researchers have partnered with Sung Kyung Kwan University (SKKU) in the Republic of Korea for a major new international partnership in quantum technologies. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049096_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049096_en.html New research describes the patterns of COVID-19 outbreaks in Scotland’s care homes, beyond the first wave of infections Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049496_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049496_en.html Stage star and panto legend Johnny McKnight was dame for a laugh as he celebrated the magic of Scottish theatre … dressed in flamboyant fashion as one of his favourite pantomime characters. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049216_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049216_en.html New findings from a three-year observational extension of the landmark Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial DiRECT reveal that, for those in remission from type 2 diabetes at the end of year two of the original study, 26% still remained in remission at year five. The overall remission rate was 13% of those with data at 5 years Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1050141_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1050141_en.html People who live with social anxiety could be given a helping hand to deal with their stress by the power of good vibrations. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1047964_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1047964_en.html A new approach to waste management could help villages in rural India cut indoor air pollution, improve soil health, and generate clean power. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:42:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049842_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049842_en.html A new Varian Vital Beam linear accelerator is offering cutting-edge treatments to extend the life of animals affected by cancer. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049499_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1049499_en.html The world’s leading centre for the study of Scotland’s national poet has been recognised at Buckingham Palace today with the highest national Honour in further and higher education. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1048155_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1048155_en.html A new report unveils groundbreaking insights into gender equity policy in the film industries. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1047974_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1047974_en.html Babies who are breastfed, or partially breastfed, for more than six months are less likely to be given sugar-sweetened drinks and sweet or salty snacks before they are 12 months-old, according to new research Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1048046_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1048046_en.html Researchers have developed a revolutionary biosensor using terahertz (THz) waves that can detect skin cancer with exceptional sensitivity, potentially paving the way for earlier and easier diagnoses. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1048185_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1048185_en.html Historic church set to heat building using clean energy harnessed direct from the River Clyde - reducing carbon emissions by over 90% and saving 20% in energy bills Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1046344_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1046344_en.html Gout is associated with an increased risk of a broad range of cardiovascular diseases, according to new research which looked at the health records of more than 860,000 people Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1047588_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1047588_en.html The University of Glasgow has welcomed Glasgow’s ranking as Europe’s number one large city for its strategy to attract overseas investment. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:37:29 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1046897_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1046897_en.html A new tool for police forces to improve rape investigations has been created by UofG academics as part of the UK Home Office funded Operation Soteria. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:46:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1044627_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1044627_en.html A common human gene mutation combination – found in around 5% of the UK’s black population as well as millions of people worldwide with recent African ancestry – has been linked to a number of health conditions and poor health outcomes in new research. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1045909_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1045909_en.html Common human coronaviruses circulate twice yearly in Malawi, in contrast to annual winter peaks in more temperate climates, according to new data Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1046217_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1046217_en.html India is one of the best countries in the world to start a business and ranks second in the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), according to a report co-authored by the University of Glasgow. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:37:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1045939_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1045939_en.html Teens who experience bullying and develop distrust of others are 3.5 times more likely to experience clinically significant mental health issues by age 17 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1045516_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1045516_en.html Engineers from the University of Glasgow are lending their support to a new research hub which aims to bring the benefits of AI to the UK electronics industry. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:55:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1044683_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1044683_en.html A total of 13 new projects involving researchers across three of the University of Glasgow's colleges will share in new funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1043879_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1043879_en.html Jenny Gilruth, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, praised the UofG for its “transformative and pivotal” programme that’s empowering student teachers with the skills to create mentally healthy classrooms, at its launch event Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:53:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1043333_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1043333_en.html Blind and partially sighted people could soon receive help to find their way around indoor spaces from chatty robot guide dogs currently in development. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1042608_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1042608_en.html The University of Glasgow is helping to put the UK at the forefront of AI advances, using it to transform current uses and tackle important global challenges. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:50:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1042167_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1042167_en.html The Academy of Medical Sciences has released a stark report, co-chaired by Professor Helen Minnis, highlighting wide-ranging evidence of declining health among children under five in the UK and calls on policymakers to take urgent action to address the situation Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1042060_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1042060_en.html A new report led by the University of Glasgow has revealed 244 people have died while detained in custody or under the control of the state in a one-year period in Scotland – an average of four every week. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 09:27:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1041971_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1041971_en.html Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth which send sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1041614_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1041614_en.html Fintech Scotland has launched an innovation call for financial institutions and entrepreneurs to develop new solutions to meet key financial regulatory challenges. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 01:25:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1041313_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1041313_en.html New funding from the Leverhulme Trust is set to support the creation of new fully-funded PhD opportunities at the University of Glasgow, including places targeted at people from underrepresented groups and international students. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1030044_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1030044_en.html Social class is a powerful hierarchy that determines many privileges and disadvantages in society, but what drives the impressions we form about other peoples' social class, and their relationship to harmful or advantageous stereotypes, has remained unknown Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:46:00 GMT