University news

Cities research project wins £7.1m GCRF funding

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:43:00 BST

The University has been awarded a grant worth £7.1 million to set up a GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (CSHLC).

Professor Dauvit Broun elected Fellow of the British Academy

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:00:00 BST

Dauvit (Davie) Broun, Professor of Scottish History and Director of ArtsLab, has become one of 66 of the world’s leading minds to be elected as Fellows of the British Academy.

Imaging breakthrough reveals magnets’ internal patterns

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:01:00 BST

A new imaging technique has helped scientists make a breakthrough in how they visualise the directions of magnetisation inside an object.

UofG to lead a new £5m Scottish Macromolecular Imaging Centre

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:00:00 BST

Scientists from the University of Glasgow have been successful in securing more than £5 million of funding to create an innovative structural biology centre in Scotland.

New therapeutic approach for schizophrenia highlighted by study on patient cells

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:01:00 BST

Research led by the University of Glasgow has made a breakthrough in developing a possible future treatment of schizophrenia and related psychiatric conditions.

New honour for member of One Health team

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:01:00 BST

Rabies pioneer Professor Sarah Cleaveland receives new Royal Society award, to add to the her and the One Health team's previous recent accolades in recognition of her international work in the zoonotic field.

University prospectus success at Heist Awards

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:27:00 BST

The University is celebrating success for the second year running in The Heist Awards, held last night in Manchester.

New Funding for Global Health Research

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:21:00 BST

The Department of Health has announced that an MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit led project is one of 33 successful recipients of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Fund to establish new Global Health Research Units and Groups.

Caterpillars key to urban blue tits' low breeding

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:46:00 BST

Caterpillars are key: poor nestling diet is linked to low breeding success in city blue tits.

St Columba’s cell on Iona revealed by archaeologists

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:27:00 BST

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow have uncovered conclusive evidence that a wooden hut traditionally associated with St Columba at the monastery on the island of Iona does indeed date to his lifetime in the late sixth century AD.

Professor Tessa Holyoake presented with Royal Medal by the Queen

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:00:00 BST

World-leading Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) doctor, Professor Tessa Holyoake has been awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Royal Medal by Her Majesty the Queen.

University lifts five higher education awards

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:39:00 BST

The University has taken the main prize at The Herald Higher Education Awards as well as coming top in four other categories.

A China 'first'

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:41:00 BST

The University has celebrated the graduation of the first cohorts of students to achieve dual and joint degrees at Nankai University in Tianjin and UESTC in Chengdu. VIDEO

Has effective medical therapy made the benefit of ICDs uncertain?

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:00:00 BST

Medication, including beta-blockers, may be so effective in reducing the risk of sudden death in heart failure that the overall benefit of ICDs may be uncertain.‌

University of Glasgow signs memorandum of understanding with Glasgow Life

Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:21:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has signed a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Glasgow Life.

New chair of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 07:00:00 BST

Deputy Director of Estates and Commercial Services Peter Haggarty has been appointed as the new chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Scotland.

St Columba’s Iona ‘hut’ radiocarbon dated

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:00:00 BST

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow have uncovered “conclusive evidence” of a wooden structure, within the monastery on the island of Iona, dating back to the time of St Columba in the late sixth century AD.

Leukaemia Research Centre to receive €3m EU grant

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:19:00 BST

A University of Glasgow cancer research centre is to receive a €3m EU grant to begin clinical trials on Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and other blood cancers.