Ultrasound tech set to be showcased at Royal Society exhibition

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:00:57 BST

Pioneering ultrasound technology research from Scottish universities will be on public display at a prestigious national science showcase this week.

A student walking through the memorial gate
A student walking through the memorial gate

‘Right size, right place’ approach required for climate adaptation plans

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:00:00 BST

The outcomes of a new study on the extent of future flooding caused by climate change along the Clyde Estuary could help coastal cities around the world better defend themselves against rising tides and extreme weather.

NPIP Scotland total-body PET scanner
NPIP Scotland total-body PET scanner

Launch of new Total-Body PET scanner extends UK’s world-class imaging platform to Scotland

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:01:00 BST

Scotland’s first Total-Body PET scanner is now operational at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, benefitting patients locally and nationally, and helping to speed up diagnosis, treatment and clinical trials across the UK

Grand opening for spin-out’s £12m ‘Chemifarm’ hailed as ‘hugely significant milestone’

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:20:00 BST

The 21,500-ft² site at Oakbank Industrial Estate, in Maryhill unites Chemify’s AI-driven molecular-design engine with industrial-scale robotic synthesis.

Dr Paul Prentice, Professor Mark Symes, and Dr Lukman Yusuf of the University of Glasgow pose with the £20 prototype device they built to produce nitrate from water and air using ultrasound
Dr Paul Prentice, Professor Mark Symes, and Dr Lukman Yusuf of the University of Glasgow pose with the £20 prototype device they built to produce nitrate from water and air using ultrasound

Turn on, tune in, crop out: £20 device uses ultrasound to produce fertiliser

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:00:00 BST

A £20 device which makes fertiliser by treating water with ultrasound could transform agricultural supply chains in remote areas, its inventors say.

Image of the University tower and Glasgow skyline
Image of the University tower and Glasgow skyline

University of Glasgow ranks in world top 100 in QS University Rankings

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:00:00 BST

University places 79th in QS Rankings 2026, out of 1,501 institutions.

Commemoration Day graduands
Commemoration Day graduands

Commemoration Day 2025

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:02:00 BST

The University of Glasgow awarded honorary degrees to eight individuals in recognition of their achievements in the fields of arts, politics, business, humanities and science.

People at the Deeds Not Words launch event
People at the Deeds Not Words launch event

UK screen leaders call for renewed focus on women's equality with launch of new guide

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:25:24 BST

An evidence-based guide that will support women in film and television was launched at the University of Glasgow

A superconducting quantum chip with six qubits (crosses), each of them coupled to its readout resonator. Image credit: Valentino Seferai / University of Glasgow
A superconducting quantum chip with six qubits (crosses), each of them coupled to its readout resonator. Image credit: Valentino Seferai / University of Glasgow

£1.5m funding boost will deliver quantum leap for superconductor manufacturing

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:30:00 BST

University of Glasgow engineers have won a major new grant to support the development of more energy-efficient superconductors which will help accelerate advances in quantum technologies.

New research discovery could advance drug treatments for diabetes and obesity

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:00:00 BST

Scientists have unlocked new details on important ‘receptor’ proteins –promising targets for the creation of novel drugs for metabolic conditions ranging from diabetes to obesity and inflammatory disorders.

Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease
Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease

Good cognitive health lowers risk of Alzheimer’s disease later in life – but genetics can weaken that protection

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:00:00 BST

People with better cognitive health are at lower risk of later Alzheimer’s disease, but genetics can interfere with this, according to a new study

University of Glasgow places 12th globally in THE Impact Rankings

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:00:03 BST

Glasgow ranks 12th out of 2,318 institutions in the annual sustainability rankings

(clockwise from top left) Dr Calum Torrie of LIGO, Dr Andrew Spencer of the University of Glasgow, Cardonald Primary School P2 pupil Harry McGregor (age 6) and P7 pupil Darcie Ayton (Age 10)
(clockwise from top left) Dr Calum Torrie of LIGO, Dr Andrew Spencer of the University of Glasgow, Cardonald Primary School P2 pupil Harry McGregor (age 6) and P7 pupil Darcie Ayton (Age 10)

Gravitational wave researcher makes a splash at Cardonald Primary School

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:30:00 BST

A senior researcher from a groundbreaking international science and engineering collaboration returned to visit his old Glasgow primary school this week.

Landmark patient trial to use genetic testing to personalise treatments

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:01:00 BST

A major new study launching in Scotland aims to show how a simple genetic test could help doctors personalise treatments – boosting medication response and reducing harmful side effects.

Gilbert Scott Building
Gilbert Scott Building

Five UofG Professors awarded prestigious ERC Advanced Grants

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:02:00 BST

Five UofG academics have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants – the most that the University has ever been awarded in one round.

A view of Professors Square north side
A view of Professors Square north side

New research could unlock the potential of bladeless wind turbines

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:30:04 BST

Insights from a new study could help unlock the full potential of a developing form of smaller-scale wind power generation, researchers say.

A low angle looking up at the outside of the Wolfson Medical School
A low angle looking up at the outside of the Wolfson Medical School

New Oral Health Research Hub launched

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:36:00 BST

The University of Glasgow’s Dental School has launched the Oral Health Research Hub, bringing together research groups across the School in an ambitious new initiative to generate effective solutions to the big oral and dental challenges facing our communities locally and globally.

The main image for the Screen Carbon Test which shows an audience in a cinema with leaves and a sun brusting into flames
The main image for the Screen Carbon Test which shows an audience in a cinema with leaves and a sun brusting into flames

New 'Screen Carbon Test' launches to help audiences and creators assess climate messaging in film and TV

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:00:00 BST

A groundbreaking new tool to evaluate how well film and television represent climate change is being launched to the public at the University of Glasgow’s Dear Green Music Scene festival.

NHS Jubilee gains University status
NHS Jubilee gains University status

NHS Golden Jubilee granted University Status

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:00:00 BST

NHS Golden Jubilee has been formally granted University Status by the University of Glasgow, marking a significant milestone in their long-standing and increasingly integrated partnership

St Andrews Building
St Andrews Building

Professor Chapman accepts prestigious education role in Singapore

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:21:00 BST

Professor Chris Chapman has been announced as the 17th CJ Koh Professor for Education, the most prestigious endowed visiting position at the National Institute of Education (NiE) in Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University

UofG engineers lend support to new ESA-funded project

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:30:00 BST

Experts from the Space and Exploration Technology Group are supporting Craft Prospect Ltd on a new contract from the European Space Agency to prototype and demonstrate machine learning algorithms for motion planning in orbital space missions.

A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.
A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.

UofG hosts Scottish Technical Conference

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow played host to 250 technicians from universities across the country this week for the Scottish Technical Conference.

Image of a brain scan
Image of a brain scan

Study reveals lasting mental health impacts of domestic violence

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:00:00 BST

A groundbreaking study has found that women who experienced physical abuse in the context of domestic violence are more likely to suffer from long-term mental health challenges, even decades after the abuse has ended

Kat Riach and Kirsteen Paterson
Kat Riach and Kirsteen Paterson

UofG menopause programme wins Herald Education Award

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:46:12 BST

A transformational needs-led initiative to build a menopause community and educate, uplift and empower women has won a Herald Education Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award.

A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.
A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.

UofG launches next-generation safety training to transform culture in UK screen industry

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 05:55:00 BST

A new immersive safety training programme developed at UofG aims to enhance safety culture across the UK’s screen industries by offering a next-generation approach to crew training.

ARC building sign on side wall
ARC building sign on side wall

The University of Glasgow hosts CARBON: Under Pressure, a collaborative exhibition with the Science Gallery Bengaluru

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:00:00 BST

The exhibition is a multidisciplinary exploration of our carbon pasts and present, and a call to better understand the futures enabled by this fascinating element.

Doctor holding a breast cancer scan
Doctor holding a breast cancer scan

UofG scientists receive funding to pave way to stopping aggressive breast cancer spreading

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:59:56 BST

University of Glasgow researchers are hoping to develop a more targeted treatment for people with triple negative breast cancer.

Paper chain of people
Paper chain of people

New suicide prevention in agriculture research project launched

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:04:03 BST

A major new research project focused on suicide prevention in agriculture is being announced this week by RSABI, the charity supporting people in Scottish agriculture.

Prof Rebecca Madgin and Hugo Campos
Prof Rebecca Madgin and Hugo Campos

DCMS College of Experts recruits Professor Rebecca Madgin

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:00:00 BST

Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies, has been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.

University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance
University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance

Medieval scholars believed Scottish independence was entirely compatible with being British

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:00:00 BST

New research by a leading historian from the University of Glasgow shows a surprising historical perspective on being British.

Black rhino in the wild in Tanzania
Black rhino in the wild in Tanzania

Allowing black rhino to roam freely protects against the dangers of inbreeding

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:00:00 BST

Letting black rhinos roam freely may be the best way to save them from the hidden genetic dangers of inbreeding, according to a new study, the first to look at the whole genomes of these critically endangered mammals from populations in Tanzania

Sealeo founder Diana Epel
Sealeo founder Diana Epel

UK universities launch WE Innovate National network to support women business founders

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:09:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is to launch a programme of support for women entrepreneurs as part of a roll-out of the UK’s first university network for female business founders.

Image shows a hand holding a mobile phone
Image shows a hand holding a mobile phone

Researchers review role of digital communications evidence in CCRC applications

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:17:00 BST

Research on the role of digital communications evidence in Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) applications involving rape and sexual offences has been undertaken by the University of Glasgow and Loughborough University

Aedes aegypti mosquito
Aedes aegypti mosquito

UofG shortlisted for prestigious Prix Galien award

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:00:00 BST

A research team from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) has been shortlisted for a prestigious Prix Galien UK Award for their groundbreaking dengue virus control strategy, which is showing impressive success in the fight against dengue in Malaysia