http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/ The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The mission of the University is to be a major research-led university operating in an international context with the following fundamental aims: * to provide education through the development of learning in a research environment * to undertake fundamental, strategic and applied research * to make a major contribution to local, regional, national and international communities through widening access and through working in partnership to support economic regeneration * to sustain and add value to Scottish culture, to the natural environment and to the national economy. en-gb Copyright: (C) The University of Glasgow, see http://www.gla.ac.uk/legal/copyright/ for more information http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_311624_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_311624_en.html Professor Roibeard (Robby) Ó Maolalaigh has been appointed Vice-Principal of the University of Glasgow and Head of the College of Arts Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:11:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_311365_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_311365_en.html Seven academics from the University of Glasgow have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_311237_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_311237_en.html The new Scottish Religious Cultures Network will bring together university academics working in religion and religious cultures from across Scotland Tue, 04 Mar 2014 02:55:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310892_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310892_en.html The University has announced the appointment of Professors Jonathan Cooper and Miles Padgett to new Vice-Principal positions. Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:33:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310962_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310962_en.html Patients are to benefit from £3 million funding for a new imaging centre which will contribute to the creation of personalised medicines Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:29:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310841_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310841_en.html Former General Teaching Council for Scotland Chief Executive Anthony Finn gave the 2014 Cardinal Winning Lecture. Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310964_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310964_en.html Professor John Marsh, Head of the School of Engineering, will be appearing on the Business Channel’s ‘China Prospects for Growth’ programme at 8:30pm next Tuesday (11 March). Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:34:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310648_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310648_en.html Café Scientifique, an initiative to foster greater public understanding of science, has celebrated 10 years in Glasgow. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310697_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310697_en.html Scottish Rugby is seeking the assistance of former international players with a ground-breaking medical project that could benefit future generations. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 01:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310641_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_310641_en.html Researchers from the Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health were awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:36:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309465_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309465_en.html Physicists from the University of Glasgow have been awarded a £4.2 million grant to develop technologies to test for gravitational waves. Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:40:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309298_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309298_en.html Professor Anna Dominiczak, a world-leading heart researcher, has been recognised as a ‘Woman With Heart’ for her outstanding contribution to helping UK heart patients. Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309242_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309242_en.html Linguistics experts are launching the first project to measure how UK Parliamentary language has changed over the past 200 years Mon, 24 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309080_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309080_en.html Researchers have unlocked the long-standing mystery of how the malaria parasite initiates the process of passing from human to human. Thu, 20 Feb 2014 04:27:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309085_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_309085_en.html New research, published this week in Science, suggests that the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a glacier of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, may continue thinning for decades to come. Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:14:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_308232_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_308232_en.html Students have elected Edward Snowden to serve as Rector of the University of Glasgow for the next three years. Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_307748_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_307748_en.html Researchers are taking a step towards reversing the effects of a debilitating genetic disease and bring hope to tens of thousands of sufferers worldwide Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:46:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_307585_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_307585_en.html The University of Glasgow marked the 5th anniversary of its unique Gaelic language residency scheme, Taigh na Gàidhlig Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:36:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_307273_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_307273_en.html Infection specialists have uncovered new evidence about how the human body’s immune system responds to invading germs – a finding which could help combat hospital-acquired infections in future. Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:58:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306931_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306931_en.html Talent and ability, rather than economic circumstance or background are by far the most important attributes for any prospective student to the University of Glasgow, something which the institution has again underlined with the announcement of an additional £100,000 in scholarships. Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306830_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306830_en.html Drinking fruit juice is potentially just as bad for you as drinking sugar-sweetened drinks because of its high sugar content, two medical researchers have warned. Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306917_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306917_en.html Pope Francis has appointed Father John Keenan, Catholic Chaplain to the University of Glasgow, as Bishop of Paisley. Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:11:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306356_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306356_en.html Researchers have been awarded grants to fund three major arts research projects that will help to analyse and evaluate ‘big data’ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 04:46:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306335_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306335_en.html The University of Glasgow has received a share of £14 million funding to create a unique facility designed to research complex and cross-cutting urban issues Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306123_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306123_en.html The ScottishPower Foundation has announced 17 new post-graduate scholarship grants for the 2014/15 academic year. Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306090_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306090_en.html Mention fungal infections to most people and conditions like Athlete’s Foot might spring to mind – irksome but harmless. Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306067_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306067_en.html A University of Glasgow professor has been named as one of the most influential biomedical researchers in the world. Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306019_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_306019_en.html Human beings are emotional creatures whose state of mind can usually be observed through their facial expressions. Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_305813_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_305813_en.html Education based interventions are more effective than any other initiative in tackling the scourge of knife crime. Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_305534_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_305534_en.html Accepted wisdom has always been that people who retire early live longer. But is that really the case? Wed, 29 Jan 2014 03:47:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_305063_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_305063_en.html The Executive Board of the World Health Organisation is to receive the first ever report on the global need for palliative care. Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304912_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304912_en.html Scottish space research has been given a major boost with the announcement of £4m in support for projects on solar flares and the exploration of Mars. Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304911_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304911_en.html A half-tonne early-medieval gravestone has left Scotland for the first time in its 1,100 year history as it becomes part of a new exhibition at the British Museum Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:14:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304763_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304763_en.html Experts gathered in Glasgow this weekend for the Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference 2014 featuring research centred on the theme of ‘Homecoming Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:04:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_303283_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_303283_en.html An initiative that helps male football fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according to new research published in The Lancet and BMC Public Health. Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302791_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302791_en.html John McAdam, one of the University of Glasgow’s earliest graduates in computing science, has won one of the most illustrious business titles in Seattle, recognized as the US centre of technology since the 1980s. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302743_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302743_en.html Visitors to the Celtic Connections festival find information using a touch-sensitive globe created by computing science researchers and industry partners. Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302293_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302293_en.html Professor Rory O’Connor from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing has been elected President of the International Academy of Suicide Research Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:33:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302811_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302811_en.html Researchers are investigating whether low-calorie diets should be offered as a treatment option to put Type 2 diabetes into remission. Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302251_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302251_en.html Support for high-growth firms by the UK and Scottish Governments is substantially misconceived and could be holding back economic growth, according to new research to be published this week. Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302217_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_302217_en.html A new £10 million innovation hub, which will bring together Scotland’s universities with industry partners was launched in Glasgow by Fergus Ewing, MSP. Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301759_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301759_en.html Fresh analysis of forensic and other historical data by University of Glasgow scientists has cast new light on the fate of Captain Sir John Franklin’s Royal Navy expedition to find the Northwest Passage nearly 170 years ago. Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:58:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301827_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301827_en.html An exhibition of the works of James McNeill Whistler embarks on a tour of the US and Japan after a successful debut in the UK. Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301712_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301712_en.html Entrepreneurs looking for risk capital to fund growth will need to get to grips with the rise of the angel group, according to the latest research by leading academics into business angel activity. Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301461_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301461_en.html The School of Engineering has been awarded a share of £13m in national funding to to support wind-tunnel research. Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301375_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301375_en.html Analysis of traffic on the social media site Twitter which includes #indyref shows the Yes campaign has more followers and a wider network of active tweeters spreading their campaign message than Better Together. Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301312_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301312_en.html Computer scientists have started work on three new projects which aim to unlock the potential of cutting-edge computer processors and could contribute to applications including more accurate weather predictions and improved robot explorers. Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301130_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301130_en.html Decades of neglect in the UK’s rail network cannot be instantly rectified by short term Government investments and price promises, transport experts have said. Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301124_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301124_en.html Professor James Conroy has been appointed as Vice-Principal, Internationalisation. Mon, 06 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301037_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301037_en.html Researchers have been awarded a grant worth almost £200,000 by the Breast Cancer Campaign to discover if a protein found in breast cells plays a key part in the development of one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer. Fri, 20 Dec 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301122_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_301122_en.html Glasgow University Union were one of four finalists in the World University Debating Championships held in Chennai, India over the past week. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:34:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300774_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300774_en.html The world’s first International Max-Planck Partnership was launched by five Scottish universities on 19 December. Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300623_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300623_en.html The Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change at the University of Glasgow has been selected to provide evaluation support for the Schools Improvement Partnership Programme SIPP). Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300566_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300566_en.html Better communication between the police and families of missing people is one of the key recommendations of a new report from the University of Glasgow. Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:01:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300061_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_300061_en.html Doctors are encouraging people to take advantage of Christmas gatherings with relatives to discuss family medical histories to help tackle ill-health. Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_299351_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_299351_en.html New research has suggested men of South Asian origin may need to exercise for approximately 20 minutes a day longer than their Europeans counterparts Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:42:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_299337_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_299337_en.html Scotland’s economy will benefit from independence over the uncertainty that would face the country within the UK, Finance Secretary John Swinney will say later today. Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:02:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298615_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298615_en.html The University of Glasgow's partnership with leading public arts organisation, NVA, has paved the way to a successful Heritage Lottery Fund bid. Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298448_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298448_en.html Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found an improved method to introduce mobile electronic charge into synthetic diamond. Wed, 04 Dec 2013 09:59:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298034_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298034_en.html A new study will consider what impact the Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England had on Scottish literature over the course of the last 300 years Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:53:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298156_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298156_en.html New research is using cutting edge satellite technology to examine how parts of Scotland will be affected by rising sea levels Fri, 29 Nov 2013 03:45:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298032_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298032_en.html Scottish scientists will be at the heart of a completely new type of space mission that will detect ripples in space time Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:47:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297823_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297823_en.html Deprived areas in Scotland are seeing larger cuts to budgets - of around £90 per head - compared to affluent ones, according to a new report Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297477_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297477_en.html The University of Glasgow has agreed an ambitious new research collaboration with AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical business, in the area of immunology and inflammation medicine. Tue, 26 Nov 2013 01:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297268_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297268_en.html Scientists have discovered how drugs that have been used for 60 years to kill the parasite that causes sleeping sickness actually work. Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297214_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297214_en.html If your trousers or skirts seem to be getting tighter you are not alone: almost 40% of men and women are now becoming obese in old age. Sun, 24 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297044_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297044_en.html Scientists are working on new diagnostic techniques that use ultrasound to detect and manage a range of infectious diseases in humans and animals. Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297128_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297128_en.html The University of Glasgow’s Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health has been awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:53:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297023_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_297023_en.html Fiona Dunn, Gaelic Language Officer at the University of Glasgow, has won the prestigious Workplace Initiative Award at the inaugural Scottish Gaelic Awards Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:21:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296697_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296697_en.html Researchers from the University of Glasgow have published findings demonstrating a link between neighbourhood deprivation and brain structure Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:45:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296742_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296742_en.html A collaborative research network will establish the city of Glasgow as a leading centre for research into the causes and treatment of psychotic disorders Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:49:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296645_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296645_en.html The University of Glasgow hosted an inaugural reception to honour the recent success of our students in sport and to celebrate the selection of this year’s sport bursars. Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:57:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296514_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296514_en.html The University of Glasgow, in partnership with the University of Warwick has won a grant to research the wide-ranging impacts of the Home Office ‘Go Home’ immigration campaign. Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:19:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304930_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_304930_en.html A social media competition on the University's social media networks has produced a sparkling gallery of photos. The winners have just been announced. Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT