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20 Aug

UofG’s CVR contributes to Ebola health emergency

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.
20 Aug

Attention-grabbing virtual agents could help improve safety of self-driving cars

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.
19 Aug

Scientists uncover the evolutionary process behind live birth in lizards

Scientists studying one of nature’s greatest reproductive innovations have discovered how some lizards evolved from laying eggs to giving birth to live young
18 Aug

Celebrate the University of Glasgow's 575th anniversary at Doors Open Days

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.