University news

University of Glasgow leads COVID-19 research response in Scotland

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) is at the heart of COVID-19 research response in Scotland and the UK

New report highlights satellite observation as vital to tackling climate change

Fri, 14 May 2021 12:00:00 BST

Professor Marian Scott of the School of Mathematics and Statistics is one of the co-authors of a new briefing paper from the COP26 Universities Network.

History of significant head injury in women prisoners linked with disability and past abuse

Thu, 13 May 2021 23:30:00 BST

New research has found that 78% of women prisoners in Scotland have a history of significant head injury – most of which occurred in the context of domestic abuse that often lasted over periods of several years

Major Long COVID study launched in Scotland

Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:58 BST

A major new COVID-19 study is being launched in Scotland to understand the long-term health of people who have had COVID-19

International Experts Launch First Global Initiative to Map Ungulate Migrations

Fri, 07 May 2021 07:30:00 BST

An international team of 91 scientists and conservationists, including from the University of Glasgow, has joined forces to create the first-ever global atlas of ungulate (hooved mammal) migrations, working in partnership with the United Nations’ Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).

‘Stressed’ trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges

Wed, 05 May 2021 10:00:00 BST

New research suggests trees may work together to form resource-sharing networks, helping the group collectively overcome environmental challenges.

New online resource uncovers the hidden history of Scottish fiddle music

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:00:00 BST

A new online resource dedicated to the earliest known sources of Scottish fiddle music is being launched today

UofG geographer is honoured by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:00:00 BST

Professor Christopher Philo, UofG's has been awarded the Society's Victoria Medal, which recognises outstanding geographical scholarship, specifically for his promotion and contribution to research in health, social and cultural geographies.

‘Bat-sense’ tech generates images from sound

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:00:00 BST

Scientists have found a way to equip everyday objects like smartphones and laptops with a bat-like sense of their surroundings.

UofG experts contribute to climate change briefing paper

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:00:00 BST

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have contributed their expertise to a new report on how nature-based solutions could help nations mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

James McCune Smith Learning Hub opens

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:57:03 BST

The £90 million learning and teaching facility opens to students, with COVID restrictions in place

Ground-breaking AVATAR therapy trial launches in Scotland

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:00:00 BST

A ground-breaking trial, which uses digital avatars to represent the auditory hallucinations experienced by people with psychosis, has launched in Scotland.

Teenage girls at double concussion risk of boys playing football

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:00:10 BST

New findings published today shows that teenage girls playing football are at almost double the risk of concussion compared to teenage boys

Rugby legends join large dementia prevention study

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:00:33 BST

World-leading rugby players, Shane Williams and Ben Kay, have signed up to a large-scale Alzheimer’s Society funded study. The research will look at important and unanswered questions, such as whether elite rugby players show more early warning signs of dementia than the general population

University of Glasgow academic honoured by Learned Society of Wales

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:00:00 BST

Professor Gwyn Bellamy, Professor of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, is among the new entrants to the Learned Society of Wales’ Fellowship.

New campaign aims to empower teens with lifesaving lessons

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:00:00 BST

A new campaign is setting out to help young people recognise the five early warning signs of a condition which causes 11 million deaths around the world each year.

UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence aim to guide newly elected Governments in housing policy change

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:00:00 BST

As we await the elections in Scotland and Wales, the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is publishing new papers that set out evidence-informed priorities for the incoming Governments of both nations.

Scientists identified cases of human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission in the UK

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 05:01:00 BST

A team of scientists at the University of Glasgow has identified two known cases of human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission in the UK

New stroke rehabilitation system proven to work in impaired stroke patients

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:30:00 BST

A stroke rehabilitation system, developed by MicroTransponder Inc and studied by a team at the University of Glasgow, has been shown to significantly improve arm impairment and function in people with long-term arm weakness after ischaemic stroke

Marine experts sounding out salmon, basking sharks, skate, dolphins, whales and seals: Loughs Agency announces deployment of Europe’s largest fish counter

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:06:02 BST

The University of Glasgow is part of a unique marine research project led by Loughs Agency, which is underway to study the seas around Ireland and Western Scotland with the deployment of ‘Europe’s largest fish counter’.

UofG and partners win at Knowledge Exchange Awards for COVID-19 response

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:20:00 BST

The University of Glasgow-hosted Lighthouse Lab COVID-19 testing facility has won an award at Scotland’s premier awards celebrating business-academic knowledge exchange.

New research project explores experiences of walking and creativity during COVID-19

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:00:00 BST

New research project explores experiences of walking and creativity during COVID-19

Little evidence entry into the UK Armed Forces before age 18 increases PTSD risk

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:01:00 BST

Two studies led by researchers from the University of Glasgow and King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) at King’s College London have found there is little evidence that early recruitment to the UK Armed Forces is associated with an adverse impact on long-term mental health, despite previously raised concerns

Accumulation of infected red blood cells key to development of cerebral malaria

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:00:07 BST

White adipose tissue, or white fat, plays a fundamental role in the development of cerebral malaria in mouse models and humans

Archaeology offers a way to measure the extent humans have contributed to global climate change

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:00:00 BST

A worldwide team of academics are offering a new way to measure and quantify the extent humans have contributed to global climate change using archaeology, a new paper shows

UofG to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on blood vessels and blood pressure

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:00:57 BST

A project at the University of Glasgow that is aiming to better understand the effects that COVID-19 infection has on blood vessels and blood pressure has received a grant of £250,000 from national charity Heart Research UK

COVID-19 drug screening hub at the University of Glasgow begins work

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:30:14 BST

A new COVID-19 drug screening and resistance hub in Scotland, based at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR), has begun its vital work

Artificial Intelligence used to automate assessment of Mesothelioma

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:00:00 BST

Patients receiving treatment for the “asbestos cancer”, Mesothelioma, are being assessed with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of a prototype imaging system which could revolutionise the way people with the disease are cared for

New research project aims to make indoor spaces safer during COVID-19

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:00:00 BST

A £1.35m research project is setting out to harness advanced fluid modelling techniques to make indoor spaces safer during COVID-19.

Psychologists develop first measure of social media impact on teen sleep

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:00:00 BST

Sleep experts have developed a new tool to help more accurately measure young people’s ability to disengage from social media before bed.

Beauty and attractiveness are not universally perceived

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:00:00 BST

Facial beauty and attractiveness are not universally perceived. Instead, according to new research, it is culture and individual preferences that shape the diverse spectrum of what we think is facially attractive.

Cutting-edge Cryo-EM reveals key insight into vital DNA repair process

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:00:00 BST

New research, using cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy, has revealed key insights into a vital DNA repair process, which is implicated in resistance to cancer treatments.

Targeting essential protein could lead to new breast cancer treatments

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:01:00 BST

A protein frequently found in high levels in breast cancer cells helps tumours to survive and grow, and could be targeted with a new type of drug that is already being tested for other cancers, new research reveals

Emergence of Lyme disease on treeless islands in Scotland

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:00:00 BST

Lyme disease has the potential to emerge in a wider range of habitats than previously thought, suggests University of Liverpool and University of Glasgow research

Researchers aim to reduce emissions of process which feeds 40% of the world

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:00:00 BST

A new research project is setting out to investigate how to make an industrial process which helps feed nearly half the world’s population more sustainable.

The RSE announces 2021 Fellows

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:00 BST

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (the RSE) - Scotland's National Academy - has announced 87 new Fellows, seven of whom are from the University of Glasgow.

iCAIRD wins Innovative Collaboration Award

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:00:07 BST

The Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in Digital Diagnostics (iCAIRD) wins the Innovative Collaboration Award at the 2021 Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards

Global evidence for how EdTech can support pupils with disabilities is ‘thinly spread’

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Global evidence for how EdTech can support pupils with disabilities is ‘thinly spread’, report finds

University of Glasgow REF2021 Submission Completed

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:23:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow has completed its submission to the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021).

Women under 50 had worse long-term outcomes after hospitalisation with COVID-19

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:54 GMT

Women under 50 and people who experienced severe disease had worse long-term outcomes following hospitalisation with COVID-19

Infection with the common cold might provide some level of protection against COVID-19

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:01:00 GMT

The common cold virus could offer some level of protection against COVID-19 infection, according to a new study.

Recyclable ‘veggie’ battery could power future devices

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:00:45 GMT

A new type of 3D-printed battery which uses electrodes made from vegetable starch and carbon nanotubes could provide mobile devices with a more environmentally-friendly, higher-capacity source of power.

Sharing a household with young children appears to put adults at no greater COVID-19 risk

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:02:00 GMT

A new study suggests adults living with children are at no greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 – even during periods when schools are open and there is active transmission of SARS-CoV2 in the community.

Fellowship for UofG climate change researcher

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT

The director of the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Sustainable Solutions has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

The evolution of SARS-CoV-2, from bats to humans, shows a slow rate of change

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:15:00 GMT

Scientists looking at the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have found that since December 2019 – and for the first 11 months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – there has been very little ‘important’ genetic change observed in the hundreds of thousands of sequenced virus genomes.

Vaccine hesitancy more likely in young people, women and some ethnic groups

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Young people, women and some ethnic groups, including black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups, are less likely to take-up a COVID-19 vaccine when offered, according to new research.

Covid-19 vaccine linked to a reduction in transmission

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:01:00 GMT

Vaccination of Scotland’s healthcare workers offers some protection against transmission of Covid-19 to their household contacts.

Major award for gravitational wave researcher

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT

A University of Glasgow physicist’s contributions to the field of gravitational-wave astronomy have been recognised with an international award.

UofG projects shortlisted in Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Knowledge exchange projects from the University have been shortlisted for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2021.

Two new diabetes drugs may work better in Asian people

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:02:00 GMT

Two relatively-new but increasingly commonly-used diabetes drugs are possibly more effective in people with an Asian background than in people with a White background

UofG project will investigate impact of touch deprivation on deafblind community

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT

A University of Glasgow collaborative research project will investigate the impact of touch deprivation on the deafblind community during the Covid pandemic.

European consortium to use AI to improve pancreatic cancer treatment

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:00:23 GMT

The University of Glasgow will play a key role in a new pan European consortium, using artificial intelligence to improve treatments for pancreatic cancer.

New study highlights barriers faced by women and marginalised groups in supramolecular chemistry

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT

A new study has highlighted the equality, diversity and inclusion issues faced by women and marginalised groups working in supramolecular chemistry.

UofG researchers aid in historic meteorite recovery

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT

University of Glasgow researchers have played a key role in the first successful recovery of a meteorite on UK soil in nearly three decades

Lockdowns and restrictions reduced time spent in green space

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:01:00 GMT

Almost two thirds of people, 63%, reported a decrease in time spent visiting green spaces following movement restrictions in the original lockdown period, which began on 23rd March 2020

Minimum unit pricing for alcohol targets men’s drinking habits more effectively than women’s

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:01:00 GMT

Alcohol pricing policies – such as duty increases and minimum unit pricing – appear to be more effective at reducing consumption and harm for men than women, according to a new study.

UofG establishes interdisciplinary network to further links with Malawi

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow is furthering its long-term commitment to working with organisations in Malawi with the establishment of an interdisciplinary collaboration network, bringing together colleges from across the University

OCTAVE to study vaccine responses in patients with impaired immune systems

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A new UK study will seek to understand the immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations in patients with certain immunosuppressed conditions, including cancer

Study reveals impact of lockdown on the gambling habits of sports bettors

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Around one in six sports bettors started a new form of gambling during the initial COVID-19 lockdown, and one in three placed bets more frequently, according to a new study.

Royal Society Research Professorship for leading UofG physicist

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:00:00 GMT

A University of Glasgow academic has been announced as the recipient of one of the Royal Society’s premier research awards.