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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_533640_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_533640_en.html A University of Glasgow cancer research centre is to receive a €3m EU grant to begin clinical trials on Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and other blood cancers. Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:19:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_533141_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_533141_en.html Scientists and veterinarians from the University of Glasgow have successfully saved the leg of a two-year-old Munsterlander dog named Eva from amputation using medical technology funded by Sir Bobby Charlton’s landmine charity, Find A Better Way. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:14:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532946_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532946_en.html An important landmark in the University’s international collaboration will be reached next week with ceremonies for the first cohorts of students graduating with dual and joint degrees at Nankai University in Tianjin and UESTC in Chengdu Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532821_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532821_en.html The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, has been reappointed to his post for further five years, taking his tenure to 2024. The decision was made by the University Court on 21 June 2017. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:18:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532715_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532715_en.html Rabies pioneer Professor Sarah Cleaveland and the University of Glasgow One Health team, have received two new accolades Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:47:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532323_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532323_en.html Professor Anton Muscatelli, the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Glasgow has been awarded a knighthood in this year’s Birthday Honours. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532107_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_532107_en.html Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s School of Physics and Astronomy are celebrating the installation of a unique piece of imaging technology. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:27:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_531788_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_531788_en.html The great and the good of science, art and business were honoured by the University of Glasgow today as part of the Commemoration Day celebrations. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 05:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_531811_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_531811_en.html Early career researchers were able to explore career pathways and hear key tips at the recent Academy of Medical Sciences event. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 03:26:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_531216_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_531216_en.html A Nobel prize scientist, a comic artist and a peace campaigner are among those to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530933_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530933_en.html An inexpensive first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes may also reduce heart disease in those with type 1 diabetes, according to a new global trial led by the University of Glasgow. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530912_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530912_en.html Leading international specialists in the field of art history have launched a collaborative research project centring around one of Glasgow Museums’ most famous paintings, the Lady in a Fur Wrap, attributed to El Greco (1541–1614. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530927_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530927_en.html The University of Glasgow’s Dental School has created what it believes to be the world’s biggest smile and is awaiting final verification that it has set a Guinness World Record. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:32:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530914_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530914_en.html Researchers have found a direct window into the brain systems involved in making every day decisions based on preference. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:01:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530371_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530371_en.html Playing video games could be good for young people, helping develop the communications and mental adaptability skills required to succeed at university. Mon, 05 Jun 2017 09:22:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530145_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530145_en.html The University of Glasgow has been nominated in 10 categories at the Herald Higher Education Awards. Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:32:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530027_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_530027_en.html University of Glasgow astrophysicists are celebrating the third detection of gravitational waves – ripples in spacetime which are beginning to underpin an entirely new form of astronomy. Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_529394_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_529394_en.html A previously unknown play by Pulitzer Prize winning author Edith Wharton has been discovered by a University of Glasgow academic, dating back to 1901. Fri, 02 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMT