University news

Celebrating the life and legacy of David Livingstone

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:40:00 GMT

The life and legacy of David Livingstone - the renowned Scottish explorer, missionary and scientist - will be celebrated at the University of Glasgow next week.

University debate on Future of Printed Media

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:20:00 GMT

Senior figures from journalism discussed the Future of Printed Media at a major debate to be held at the University of Glasgow.

Ceremony celebrates student scholarship scheme

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:46:00 GMT

An awards ceremony was held to celebrate the work of students eligible for a talent scholarship.

State-of-the-art training centre for surgeons launched

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT

A new state-of-the-art centre that will provide hands-on surgical skills training has been opened in Glasgow.

Papers of Glasgow’s pioneers of genetics included in new Wellcome Library collection

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The papers of the pioneers of modern genetics, including those of three former Glasgow professors, have been collected together for the first time and made freely available in a £3.9million digitisation project by the Wellcome Library.

Cabinet Secretary Launches Crichton Institute

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:58:00 GMT

The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP officially launched a major new partnership for the south-west of Scotland at the Easterbrook Hall, Crichton Campus in Dumfries on Monday 11 March 2013 at 11am.

£1.2m to research new treatments for Osteoarthritis

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:46:00 GMT

A team of academics from the University of Glasgow has been awarded a £1.2 million programme grant from Arthritis Research UK to bring together for the first time experts in bone, matrix, molecular and systems biology in a concerted effort to better understand arthritis.

Emperor penguins' ‘cold coat’ helps keep them warm in Antarctic winters

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Emperor penguins benefit from an unusual phenomenon to stay warm during Antarctic winters, scientists at the University of Glasgow have discovered.

Auroras shine light on solar flares

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT

Astrophysicists are looking to the Northern and Southern Lights to expand our understanding of solar flares.

Delayed stenting can help some heart attack patients

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Delaying putting a stent in patients who have suffered a ‘high risk’ heart attack could aid their recovery, new research has shown.

BEAT-ing Depression in adults with learning disability

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:08:00 GMT

A team at the University of Glasgow and collaborators at Bangor University and the University of Lancaster have received £1,207,488 funding from National Institute for Health Research.

£5m Frontier Engineering grant to safeguard world's water

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:32:00 GMT

A team of biologists, chemists and engineers has received a major grant to study how cutting-edge technology could help avert a future crisis in water supply and treatment.

University launches Gaelic Plan

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:17:00 GMT

The new Gaelic Plan outlines the University's commitment to ongoing support for Gaelic language and culture

Scientists SET to present their work at Parliament

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:54:00 GMT

Biologists, engineers and physicists from the University of Glasgow will visit the UK Parliament in London on Monday 18 March to present their research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges as part of the SET for Britain event.

New exhibition highlights story of Scotland’s oldest museum

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition will celebrate the origins of Scotland’s oldest museum through objects and specimens from its first visitor guide, published in 1813.

Salamanders are evidence of older land connection between Central and South America

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT

The humble salamander may provide evidence to support a controversial claim that North and South America were joined together much early than previously thought.

New sound work set to bring ruins to life

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:07:00 GMT

An audio collage which brings new life to the ruins of St. Peter's Seminary and Kilmahew Woods by Cardross in Argyll is set to have its first public airing at an event on Saturday 23 March.

Curriculum for Excellence statement

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:45:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow is today (Tuesday 26 March) publishing a statement on how the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) will impact on prospective students.

New exhibition aims to show how our BodyWorks

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition focusing on the wonders of the human body and showcasing the latest research in health and wellbeing opens at the Glasgow Science Centre this week.

RSE Fellowships awarded to nine University of Glasgow academics

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:16:00 GMT

A group of leading University of Glasgow academics have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)

£1m funding boost for ultrasonic needle research

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT

A University of Glasgow-led project which is developing a new form of surgical needle is one of 15 engineering projects to share in £12.2m of new funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

University of Glasgow trialling text-message voting system

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:57:00 GMT

Computer scientists are holding the first public trial of a cheap, reliable text-message voting system which could allow local authorities to more easily gather feedback from the public.