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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_298615_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298615_en.html The University of Glasgow's partnership with leadering 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_298156_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_298156_en.html New research launched today 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_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_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_296196_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296196_en.html The University of Glasgow has been granted over £1.3 million in India-UK Collaboration funding for research into Farmed Animal Health and Disease. Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:13:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296093_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296093_en.html A nursery toothbrushing programme has produced a saving to the cost of children’s dental treatment of just under £6million Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:19:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295613_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295613_en.html World-renowned speakers at the will discuss pressing issues that have emerged through the independence debate and how they may shape Scotland’s future Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:39:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296516_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_296516_en.html The University of Glasgow will host its second Gaelic Language Day / Latha na Gàidhlig on Friday 22nd November Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:26:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295480_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295480_en.html The University of Glasgow, together with six other partners, is to host a Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) to deliver outstanding postgraduate education in environmental and Earth sciences. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295338_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295338_en.html A new study will examine the best methods for cleaning surgical instruments to reduce the risk of variant CJD infection. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295278_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295278_en.html A fundraiser who has been struck by cancer three times has been nominated for a courage award by Scottish Television. Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295257_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295257_en.html Senior figures from both UK and US politics will be taking part in two major events at the University of Glasgow Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:05:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295246_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_295246_en.html An educational policy centre that will focus on breaking the link between low educational achievement and poverty is to be launched at the University of Glasgow. Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:14:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294228_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294228_en.html With less than a year to go before the Independence Referendum, Professor Murray Pittock has authored and will present an analysis of the origins of Scottish nationalism in a landmark series of broadcasts for BBC Radio 4. Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:50:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294962_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294962_en.html Pizza is widely regarded as a fully-paid up member of the junk food gang – maybe even the leader – at least the versions found on supermarket shelves or delivered to your door by scooter. Thu, 31 Oct 2013 01:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294831_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294831_en.html Jamie Gallagher, a final year PhD student, has been announced the overall winner of the inaugural Universitas 21 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Tue, 29 Oct 2013 01:45:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294634_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294634_en.html New research suggests that companies are leaving themselves open to potentially serious security and legal risks by improper use of corporate mobile devices Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294632_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294632_en.html The UK’s largest research centre on ethnicity, The Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), jointly based at the University of Manchester and the University of Glasgow, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is being officially launched this week. Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294118_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294118_en.html A new trans-Atlantic collaboration, ‘Clean Water for All’, will bring leading water engineers from the United States and the UK together to tackle problems of providing clean, sustainable water supplies. Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:28:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294099_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_294099_en.html New research from a team of psychologists supports the popular perception that women are better at multitasking than men. Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293811_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293811_en.html Scientists may have discovered how Mars lost its early carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere to become the cold and arid planet we know today. Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:02:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293890_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293890_en.html Researchers at the University of Glasgow are beginning to look closely at data from the recently published Programme of International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:39:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293584_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293584_en.html Despite the financial pressure of the ‘bedroom tax’, social housing tenants are resistant to downsizing in Scotland. That is the conclusion of research published today (Sunday 20 October) by the Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee. Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:40:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293797_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293797_en.html The University of Glasgow held its first graduation ceremony outside of Scotland in its 562 year history on Friday 18 October 2013. Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:08:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293507_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293507_en.html CENSIS, the world leading sensor and imaging systems centre which is based at the University of Glasgow, has appointed David Clark as interim Chief Executive Officer. Wed, 16 Oct 2013 03:35:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293366_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293366_en.html Over £5 million has been awarded to an eleven strong consortium, led by the University of Glasgow, to develop and evaluate a European wide programme to help male football fans become more active, less sedentary and improve their diets in a sustainable way. Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:11:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293275_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293275_en.html One in five rodents in a Kenyan slum carries a disease that causes fever and illness in humans, a study has found. Wed, 16 Oct 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293271_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293271_en.html A new Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) to support postgraduate studentships and training in the arts and humanities in Scotland has secured funding of £14.2 million. Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293193_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293193_en.html The University of Glasgow is delighted to announce the award of an Honorary Chair in Education to the outgoing Chief Executive of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), Mr Tony Finn. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:43:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293169_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_293169_en.html Three research projects based at Glasgow have received major grants from the European Research Council (ERC) totalling more than €6 million (£5 million). Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:30:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292967_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292967_en.html The University of Glasgow has been awarded £10 million towards the development of a new clinical research facility at the South Glasgow Hospitals Campus. Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292789_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292789_en.html The University will award honorary degrees to the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations ahead of next year’s Games. Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:11:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292483_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292483_en.html Scientists have discovered how a tick which transmits devastating diseases to cattle has developed resistance to one of the main pesticides used to kill it. Tue, 08 Oct 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292554_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292554_en.html Targeting screening at deprived areas is a more cost effective way of identifying people in ethnic minority groups at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Mon, 07 Oct 2013 03:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292331_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292331_en.html The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a grant of £4,575,000 for the redevelopment of Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall. Fri, 04 Oct 2013 11:21:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292237_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292237_en.html Dr Iain Hannah, from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow has been appointed as one of 41 new University Research Fellows (URFs) for 2013. Wed, 02 Oct 2013 03:54:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292226_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292226_en.html Dr Julia Cordero has been announced as one of five new Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship appointments made by the Royal Society. Wed, 02 Oct 2013 03:29:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292250_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292250_en.html The University of Glasgow has risen 22 places in the latest Times Higher Education World Rankings, and is one of five Scottish institutions in the top 200. Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:15:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292253_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292253_en.html The University of Glasgow has been awarded £1.44 million to help address the critical shortage of "quantitative" social scientists - those trained in the mathematical and statistical skills needed to analyse large numerical datasets. Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:43:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292009_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_292009_en.html Honey has long been known for its anti-bacterial properties: it was prized by the ancient Egyptians and is widely used today in veterinary medicine as a wound dressing. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_289936_en.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_289936_en.html Scientists leading a pioneering study that aims to use stem cells to create a limitless supply of blood are hoping to start trials by 2016. Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT