Professor Zewail
Professor Zewail

Honorary Degree to be conferred on Professor Ahmed Zewail

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:00:00 BST

NOBEL Prize winning scientist, Professor Ahmed Zewail is to be awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Glasgow at a ceremony on Monday 3 October 2011.

syringe
syringe

Men develop diabetes at lower BMIs than women

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:00:00 BST

Men develop type 2 diabetes at a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) than women, according to new research by clinical academics at the University of Glasgow.

Little boy with parasol
Little boy with parasol

University of Glasgow opens Confucius Institute

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:30:00 BST

A Confucius Institute for the West of Scotland has been officially opened at the University of Glasgow by First Minister Alex Salmond MSP.

University cloisters
University cloisters

Governments urged to rethink policy on young people’s aspirations

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:57:00 BST

A new University of Glasgow study challenges widely-held assumptions about the aspirations of young people from deprived backgrounds.

Water well in Africa
Water well in Africa

University of Glasgow launches major bio-desalination project

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:59:00 BST

Scientists led by Dr Anna Amtmann from the Institute for Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Glasgow have been awarded more than a million pounds from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council {EPSRC} to tackle the problem of water desalination.

BBC radio programme focuses on the history of the University of Glasgow

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:18:00 BST

BBC Radio Scotland’s landmark radio series on Scottish Universities will this week focus on the University of Glasgow

stethoscope
stethoscope

New study finds 42% of countries have no provision for palliative care

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:54:00 BST

A new study has found that only 136 out of the world’s 234 countries have one or more hospice or palliative care services available to seriously ill people and their families and carers.

teeth
teeth

Universities to get their teeth into oral health problems

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:00:00 BST

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is to support the Universities of Glasgow and Dundee with £132,000 to strengthen their collaboration on dental and oral health research

chapel
chapel

University of Glasgow to hold inaugural memorial service for body donors

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:50:00 BST

The School of Life Sciences will hold a formal service of remembrance to honour the memory of the individuals who have bequeathed their body to research

Increase in negative coverage of disability issues in print media, report finds

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:00:00 BST

There has been a significant increase in the amount of negative reporting of disability issues in the print media, according to a new study.

Passive smoking is a problem for pets too, says vet

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:00:00 BST

The dangers of passive smoking in people are well known, but how does it affect our pets?

Microscope
Microscope

Scientists gain new insight into genetic structure of flesh-eating parasite

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:00:00 BST

Scientists have made a major step towards understanding the genetic make-up of a parasite which causes the flesh-eating disease leishmaniasis.