University news archive for December 2000

University news archive for December 2000

Appointment to Regius Chair of Botany

Wed, 20 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Michael Blatt, currently Professor of Plant Physiology and Biophysics at the University of London, has been appointed to the Regius Chair of Botany with effect from 1st January 2001.

New computing power to explore origins of matter

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

The Universities of Glasgow & Edinburgh have won funding to develop computer systems to cope with high volumes of data generated by CERN experiments.

Putting tomorrow's materials under the microscope:

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Grant gives Glasgow world-class resource to aid new technology.

£3.5M grant towards understanding how plants relate to environmental stress

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Hugh Nimmo and colleagues in the Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow have been awarded some £3.5M of funding to create a centre of excellence for plant cell signalling and metabolic regulation.

New Dean for Education Faculty

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Dr Hirek Kwiatkowski of the Department of Curriculum Studies has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Education with effect from 1 August 2001.