University news

Professors appointed to the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:38:00 GMT

Eight academics from the University of Glasgow have been honoured in this year’s Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship Presentations

Glasgow spin-out technology to reach wider market

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:31:00 GMT

Reactivlab, a University of Glasgow spin-out company which specialises in animal health diagnostic technology has been taken over by the Avacta Group.

Glasgow’s Worm Hunter makes book award shortlist

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:50:00 GMT

Professor David Crompton's book is one of six nominated for this year’s oddest book title award.

Major conference to discuss the war in Afghanistan

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:53:00 GMT

The Scottish Centre for War Studies at the University of Glasgow is marking its fifteenth anniversary by hosting a major international conference to discuss the on-going conflict in Afghanistan.

Two Glasgow researchers awarded fellowships to take expertise to Harvard

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Two researchers within the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre have secured research opportunities at Harvard University in the United States.

Alcohol and obesity mix to create deadly liver disease cocktail

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Drinkers who are overweight are much more likely to develop deadly liver disease, according to scientists.

Focus on fish as study aims to assess stock levels

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Sea anglers, conservationists and scientists have joined forces to investigate novel ways of assessing inshore fish stocks.

Computer scientists play key-role in UK’s first three-way kidney transplants

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Computer scientists are playing a key role in the NHS’s living donor kidney transplant programme which saw the first multiple kidney transplants involving three couples take place at the end of last year.

Researchers develop molecular 'LEGO kit' to create nano-cubes

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:45:00 GMT

Scientists have devised a molecular 'LEGO toolkit' which can be used to assemble a vast number of new and functional chemical compounds.

Rt Hon David Blunkett MP to speak on Active Citizenship

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:37:00 GMT

Former Home Secretary, David Blunkett will deliver the inaugural Crick Memorial Lecture, given in memory of the late Professor Sir Bernard Crick.

Running for Fun - and the Beatson Pebble Appeal

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT

More than 300 runners of all standards joined together this weekend to support the Beatson Pebble Appeal's Run for Fun

Scientists find 'Doublesex' gene key to fruit fly gender

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:02:00 GMT

The brains of males and females may be far more different then previously thought, at least in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

Experts on global powers to gather in Glasgow

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT

Leading experts from across the world will take part in a one-day conference at the University next week to discuss the shifting global power base since the end of the Cold War.

Glasgow to Beijing – the enduring relevance of Adam Smith

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:29:00 GMT

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s scholarly interest in the work of Adam Smith demonstrates the enduring relevance of one of Glasgow's leading luminaries.

New conservation centre preserves the fabric of the nation

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:56:00 GMT

Preserving the fabric of the nation’s treasures for future generations, a new textile conservation centre is to be established at the University of Glasgow.

Remembering the future: Visual cortex saves energy by predicting what it will see

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Scientists have discovered the brain saves energy by predicting what it is likely to see.

Principal pays tribute to Nobel Prize-winner Sir James Black

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT

The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow has paid tribute to Nobel Prize-winner and former Veterinary School lecturer Sir James Black, who died on Monday after a long illness.

Scientists finish space race to deliver vital satellite subsystem to ESA

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:32:00 BST

A major component of a satellite that will test technology for precision gravitational measurements has been delivered to the European Space Agency (ESA) by Glasgow scientists.

What’s next for the health of society?

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:30:00 BST

Website launched to delve deeper into the origins of modern day maladies

Eighteenth century minister’s mathematical theorem helps scientists map out cell signalling pathways

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:30:00 BST

Researchers have successfully exploited statistical inference and mathematical modelling to discover how cells communicate.