Cognitive behavioural therapy can reduce depression and improve quality of life

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) provided alongside drug treatment can help reduce the symptoms of depression and improve patients’ quality of life, according to new research.

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US flag

ScottishPower offers up US scholarships for Glasgow students

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Fundación IBERDROLA, the charitable arm of ScottishPower’s parent company, is offering a select few Glasgow students scholarships to the US.

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main building

The slower you grow, the longer you live: growth rate influences lifespan

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT

New research suggests that lifespan is affected by the rate at which bodies grow early in life.

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Earth

Call to arms issued to scientists over energy policy

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:49:00 GMT

Experts from the Glasgow Media Group and Chatham House are today calling on the scientific community to take a more decisive lead in the debate on energy policy

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stethoscope

Monday blues explain why patients miss hospital and GP appointments

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Significant health and financial savings could be achieved by changing when hospital outpatient and GP appointments are scheduled.

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Kath Grainger

Katherine Grainger named Young Alumnus of the Year

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:28:00 GMT

Katherine Grainger MBE has been presented with the University’s prestigious Young Alumnus of the Year Award 2012.

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Study turns parasite invasion theory on its head

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published today in Nature Methods describing a new technique to knock out genes.

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Cloisters

Pat Monaghan takes up Regius Chair of Zoology

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Professor Pat Monaghan has become the first woman to take up the Chair of Zoology at the University of Glasgow.

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University of Glasgow increases commitment to widening participation

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:30:00 GMT

Additional places for up to 800 students from low-income backgrounds will be created at the University of Glasgow over the next four years.