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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 https://www.gla.ac.uk/legal/copyright/ for more information https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291689_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291689_en.html Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation reduces hospital admissions by a third and heart attack risk by more than a quarter, as well as remaining beneficial in the long term, a new Cochrane review finds Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291548_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291548_en.html Analysing original Gaelic and Scots place-names has helped a team of scientists rediscover the locations of important oyster beds on the West Coast of Scotland Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291508_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291508_en.html The University of Glasgow welcomed more than a hundred leading researchers from around the world for a conference on spatial cognition research. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:24:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291091_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1291091_en.html Two leading University of Glasgow engineers are set to be presented with awards recognising their contributions to cutting-edge research this week. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:05:39 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290826_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290826_en.html Public libraries play a vital role in communities, helping people connect, access support and improve wellbeing through everyday interactions. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290638_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290638_en.html A consortium led by the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with the Universities of Dundee, Edinburgh and St Andrews, has been awarded £13.8m from Wellcome to support a Multiple Long Term Conditions PhD programme for health professionals Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:28 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290633_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290633_en.html Professor Fiona Leverick has been appointed an Honorary King’s Counsel for making an exceptional and lasting contribution to the development of Scots law. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:09:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290620_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290620_en.html Young people across the UK are calling on the government to do more to support them into good jobs, according to a new poll by the John Smith Centre. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:50:16 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290403_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290403_en.html A new study has found that expanding dog vaccination, rather than introducing routine pre-exposure vaccination for children, is the most effective and cost-effective way to eliminate rabies deaths in people in Kerala, India Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289406_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289406_en.html People with borderline anaemia (haemoglobin levels just above the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) threshold used to define anaemia) face a greater risk of death than others who have higher haemoglobin levels within a ‘normal range’, according to new research. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:01:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289504_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289504_en.html The waters of the remote Scottish island of Jura have long been famous for making whisky. Now, the island’s rivers have helped geologists learn more about how rivers erode rocks, providing new evidence that what streams carry play an important role in how they carve through landscapes. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290220_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290220_en.html GLAsense, a multidisciplinary team of University of Glasgow students, have scooped a top prize for their entry to an international healthcare design competition. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290182_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290182_en.html A petition to grant the Freedom of Glasgow to the Weavers has been officially launched by The Tenementals, a band which is helping to tell the radical history of Scotland’s largest city in song. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:54 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289501_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289501_en.html A University of Glasgow engineer has received a major international award for his pioneering work to develop advanced detector technologies. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289838_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1289838_en.html Three UofG social scientists have been elected to the Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship 2026. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:04:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288667_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288667_en.html A pioneering new study aims to better understand, and improve treatment, for patients with an aggressive form of bowel cancer associated with some of the poorest survival rates Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288953_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288953_en.html Giving robot companions animal-like or anime-style faces and voices could maximise their emotional appeal to users, according to new research which could help guide the growing field of social robotics. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288944_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288944_en.html Primary school pupils in Scotland have become archaeologists for their town, uncovering stories of the past and building a powerful sense of belonging through a groundbreaking UofG led archaeology project. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288664_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288664_en.html The Centre for Public Policy has appointed John-Paul Marks CB, Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HMRC, and former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, as Honorary Professor. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:02:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288566_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288566_en.html The RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) has announced the appointment of 48 new members, and six members of University of Glasgow staff are among them. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288344_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288344_en.html Commercial baby foods in spouted pouches – intended to boost nutritional intake from the age of 6 months onwards – are often more like sugary drinks and smoothies than nutritious food, an analysis of UK products finds Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288331_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288331_en.html The UofG has been awarded a Scottish Government grant to strengthen multilingual education, language leadership and refugee integration across Scottish secondary schools. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:20:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288057_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1288057_en.html The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) will play a key role in new studies to assess whether vaccines already or previously licensed against Zaire ebolavirus—including Ervebo—could offer protection against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, the virus behind the rapidly escalating outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) in May 2026. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:11:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287877_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287877_en.html Animated ‘virtual agents’ could help keep the roads of the future safer by alerting people behind the wheel of semi-autonomous cars to oncoming hazards, new research suggests. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287588_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287588_en.html Scientists studying one of nature’s greatest reproductive innovations have discovered how some lizards evolved from laying eggs to giving birth to live young Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287689_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287689_en.html The University of Glasgow is partnering with Glasgow Building Preservation Trust to welcome visitors to its historic campus and celebrate its 575th anniversary during Doors Open Days Festival 2026. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:15:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287641_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287641_en.html Community spirit in Dumfries is getting a boost, thanks to the University of Glasgow Dumfries Civic Fund. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:09:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287540_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287540_en.html The University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy has appointed eight policy professionals who will gain insights into policy questions they face in their roles. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:47:29 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287508_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287508_en.html The University of Glasgow has been awarded accreditation status by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - one of only 25 universities worldwide to receive this accolade. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:42:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287401_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1287401_en.html The University of Glasgow and University of Birmingham are launching a new China Careers Coaching Programme, providing intensive and personalised careers advice for postgraduate students from China. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:30:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1286742_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1286742_en.html Public libraries could play a key role in helping communities in the UK tackle misinformation and disinformation, but coordinated national action is needed to unlock their full potential, according to new research. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1286183_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1286183_en.html The MRC-University of Glasgow’s Centre for Virus Research (CVR) is playing a leading role in a major new European doctoral training programme. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1286240_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1286240_en.html Professor Qunshan Zhao has received a prestigious CPGIS Young Scholar Award for exemplary commitment to research and higher education. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:40:21 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285886_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285886_en.html Study suggests sugars played a bigger role in brain evolution than previously thought. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285986_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285986_en.html Four UofG led projects have secured funding for ideas that respond to some of the country's most pressing climate and environmental challenges. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285734_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285734_en.html Leverhulme Trust will invest £5 million in the programme, with the University of Glasgow and Strathclyde both contributing a further £4.1 million. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:46:21 GMT https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285540_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1285540_en.html Risso’s dolphins around the British Isles are part of a single population – genetically distinct from those elsewhere in the Atlantic, according to new research involving the University of Glasgow. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT