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Diabetes medication can be used to treat heart failure

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 13:30:00 BST

A common diabetes medication, originally introduced as a treatment for diabetes, can be successfully used to treat patients with heart failure, reducing their risk of worsening heart failure or death from cardiovascular causes by more than 25%.

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Scientists discover novel viruses carried by the Scottish midge

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:00:00 BST

Scotland’s biting midge population carries previously-unknown viruses, according to new research

Major new report takes stock of violence in Scotland

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:00:00 BST

Violence in Scotland becoming more concentrated in the most deprived communities

UofG student helping to empower Africa’s young scientists

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:00:00 BST

A UofG student is using maths and computing skills to train young scientists in Africa to help push the frontiers of knowledge in science and technology.

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UofG welcomes decision to reintroduce two-year post study visas

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:22:00 BST

Move will help Scotland attract international students, says Principal

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Glasgow to host United National Climate Change Summit

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:40:51 BST

The 26th Conference of the Parties - COP26 - will see around 30,000 delegates from across the world in Glasgow

University of Glasgow Legally Wed Board Game prototype launch

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:00:00 BST

UofG academics are developing a board game to help the public negotiate the complex legal world of marriage.

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Blood test shows promise to aid better detection of lung cancer

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:35:00 BST

Lung cancer can be spotted earlier and diagnosed more precisely with the help of a blood test, a major study carried out in Scotland has found

New museum spaces & education resources in Iraqi Kurdistan are launched

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:00:00 BST

New museum spaces and resources to engage Iraqi children and the public in the archaeology and history of the region have been officially launched.

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University of Glasgow cardiovascular scientist receives AHA premier award of research excellence

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:43:00 BST

Professor Rhian Touyz MBBCh, PhD, FAHA, FMedSci, Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow, is to receive the 2019 award of research excellence by the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Hypertension

Dr Luke Daly, Research Associate in Solar System Science at the University of Glasgow’s School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, is the paper’s lead author. He is photographed in the ISAAC electron microscope laboratory at the University of Glasgow where he carried out his research.

‘Martian CSI’ reveals how asteroid impacts created running water under red planet

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 07:00:00 BST

Modern analysis of Martian meteorites has revealed unprecedented details about how asteroid impacts help create temporary sources of running water on the red planet.

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Protein tangles linked with dementia seen for first time in patients’ brains

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:00:00 BST

Scientists have visualised protein ‘tangles’ associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury

Ministerial visit to the School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:00:00 BST

Richard Lochhead MSP, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, has visited the UofG’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies.

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Fewer women do bowel screening test

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 09:58:00 BST

Women are risking their lives by not taking part in bowel screening tests according to new research

‘Asexual’ Chagas parasite found to sexually reproduce

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:00:00 BST

A parasite, largely thought to be asexual, has been shown to reproduce sexually after scientists uncover clues hidden in its genomic code

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UofG researcher receives over £1m in EU funding

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:00:00 BST

Dr Mafalda Viana, a Research Fellow at IBAHCM, has been awarded €1.2m for her research into vector-borne disease control

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Body’s ageing process accelerated by DNA changes, study suggests

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:39:21 BST

DNA changes throughout a person’s life can significantly increase susceptibility to heart conditions and other age-related disease

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UofG benefits from over £2.2m of GCRF Funding

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:39:42 BST

The University of Glasgow is set to receive over £2.2million for work through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) this year.

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Preserved Heart Failure Trial Misses Endpoint, But Drug May Benefit Some Patients

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 14:30:30 BST

The number of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is on the rise, and the search is on for a therapy that can improve health outcomes in this group of patients for whom no approved therapies are available.

Drug discovery offers new hope to halt the spread of malaria

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:00:00 BST

Breakthrough research reveals new drug that may prevent the spread of malaria, and also treat people suffering with the disease

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Scientists gather to discuss Mineral Resources for a Green Future

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:00:00 BST

This week UofG is hosting the largest Mineral Deposit research meeting in Europe in 2019. The meeting will host - 700 delegates from 60 countries, including 200 young scientists - the “Next Generation” of Mineral Deposit Research.

James Watt Descendant Welcomes Renaming of College

Sun, 25 Aug 2019 03:00:00 BST

Two hundred years to the day after his death (Sunday 25 August 2019), the University of Glasgow is commemorating the passing of James Watt by officially renaming its School of Engineering after him – with the blessing of particular one member of staff who has her own family connection to Watt.

Historic agreement sealed between Glasgow and West Indies universities

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:00:00 BST

An historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that commits UofG and The University of the West Indies to work together in the foundation of a Glasgow-Caribbean Centre for Development Research is being signed at an event held today.

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New study finds victims of rape or sexual assault feel marginalised

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:09:55 BST

Victim-Survivors of rape don’t feel justice has been met, even if the accused goes to prison

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UofG-led UK inflammatory arthritis research centre receives continued funding

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:00:58 BST

A national centre researching inflammatory arthritis will receive continued funding of nearly £2m over five years from Versus Arthritis

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Model steam engine which inspired James Watt receives Engineering Heritage Award

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:35:00 BST

The Newcomen model steam engine in The Hunterian Museum has received an Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Taking the pulse of carbon emissions could measure climate impact of development

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:00:00 BST

A new way to ‘take the pulse’ of carbon emissions could help track how the industrial development of peatlands contributes to climate change, as well as measure their recovery once development ends.

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New UofG free course shines a spotlight on Scotland’s iconic clans

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 11:00:00 BST

A new free online course from UofG hopes to debunk some of the misconceptions and myths surrounding Scotland's clans to provide a critical overview of how they functioned in Scottish society.

Artificial tongue could have whisky counterfeiting licked

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:00:00 BST

An artificial ‘tongue’ which can taste subtle differences between drams of whisky could help cut down on the trade in counterfeit alcohol, scientists say.

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (seated left), Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and Dr. David Duncan, Chief Operating Officer & University Secretary, University of Glasgow, shake hands following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at The UWI Regional Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica on July 31, 2019, to partner in a reparations strategy

Historic agreement signed by Glasgow and West Indies universities

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:00:00 BST

Memorandum of Understanding signed at a ceremony in Jamaica on Wednesday 31 July 2019.

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FutureLearn and UofG announce first online degree

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:56:00 BST

Glasgow's first online postgraduate degree on the FutureLearn platform will be in End of Life Studies

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Brain activity may help predict success of CBT in depression

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:00:00 BST

The brain activity of patients with depression, captured by MRI scans, may help doctors predict who will respond to CBT.

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Glasgow’s leading the way in reducing medicine’s gender gap

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 09:49:00 BST

Glasgow is leading the way in closing medicine’s gender gap, thanks to a new initiative which will be jointly launched today (Wednesday 5th June) by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow.