University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Communications Team in External Relations

The Media and Public Affairs

14 Nov

Smart textiles bra to help detect cancer for women with intellectual disabilitie

Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
13 Nov

£55,000 for grassroots organisations in Glasgow

The funding will help 24 initiatives in their work to tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing our communities, from equipping young people with new skills to supporting community food initiatives - in areas often hardest hit by inequality.
12 Nov

New research aims to tackle the issue of indoor heatwaves

Ground-breaking research by the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow has found a new way of detecting indoor mini-heatwaves and the factors influencing these.
12 Nov

Employment alone won’t turn the tide on child poverty, new analysis warns

The UK government’s reliance on employment growth to tackle child poverty will fail to deliver the reductions needed, unless it is backed by the removal of the controversial two-child limit and the benefit cap, according to new research.