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Avenue Autumn 2020 masthead with Katherine Grainger
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A fight for survival

The world’s corals are stressed and dying. How can we reverse the catastrophe of coral bleaching?

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Welcoming Selina

Meet Selina Hales of Refuweegee, winner of our World Changing Alumni Award for 2020.

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Me by Dame Katherine Grainger

The UK’s most decorated female Olympian on becoming our new UofG Chancellor.

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Share our good news

Rankings success, new collaborations and support for research excellence.

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Their story is our story

Our research on runaway slaves has helped us face up to our past.

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Travel: secrets of Reykjavík

Experience dynamic and colourful Reykjavík through the eyes of alumna Salka Guðmundsdóttir.

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Books of my life

Novelist Jane Harris tells us about her path to becoming a writer and the books that have left their mark on her.

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Your career in a recession

Expert careers advice on dealing with the effects of an economic downturn on your career prospects.

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It’s a question of sport

Test your knowledge of UofG’s sporting greats, past and present.

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