Celebrating our Staff & Students

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GAP wins the Widening Access Award at the Herald Higher Education Awards

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:33:00 BST

The Glasgow Medical School Access Programme (GAP) was awarded the Widening Access Award at the 2019 Herald Higher Education Awards. GAP is a flagship programme, part of the Scottish Government's 'Widening Participation' directive, which aims to produce medical students who are better reflective of the wider society in which they will eventually work.

Former Professor of Paediatric Dentistry made a CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:04:00 BST

Professor Richard Welbury has been recognised in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

School of Medicine student Melanie wins first prize for research presentation

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:10:00 BST

Congratulations to Melanie and Ross who presented their SSC 'Research in the ED' projects at the Clyde audit meeting - Melanie was awarded first prize for her presentation.

Childsmile awarded as a public health exemplar programme

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:48:00 BST

The Scottish Government's Childsmile programme (commencing in 2006) was named by EU Health as best practice for oral health improvement in June 2019. Since Childsmile began, the percentage of decay-free 5 year olds in Scotland increased from 45% (2003) to 71% (2018). Congratulations to the Childsmile co-director Professor Lorna Macpherson, who provides advice for the development and implementation of similar initiatives to governments and agencies internationally.

Professor Bridget Johnston honoured as a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:25:00 BST

A Florence Nightingale Foundation clinical professor and an internationally-renowned palliative care nurse, Professor Bridget Johnston was named as a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in May 2019. Professor Johnston was recognised for her outstanding research work in palliative and end of life care. Congratulations from all of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing.

Medical student Eleanor Wilson campaigns for free provision of sanitary products

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 15:51:00 GMT

Eleanor was successful in passing a bill through the BMA's student conference and subsequently through their Annual Representatives Meeting calling for the free provision of sanitary products, and specifically, for provision of products within hospitals. In 2019, NHS England, Wales and Scotland announced they will be doing so thanks to Eleanor's bill.

Graduate student Alice Seywright has been awarded Best Poster Prize

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:01:00 BST

Our congratulations to PhD student Alice Seywright who received the Young Scientist Best Poster Presentation for her poster entitled “Prevalence of Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists in Sub-populations in Scotland” at the 2018 International Association of Forensic Toxicologists Conference in Florida.

Prof Jeremy Bagg has been recognised in the 2018 New Year's Honours List

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:01:00 BST

Our congratulations to Prof Jeremy Bagg, Head of Glasgow Dental School and Deputy Head of the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, who has been awarded an OBE for Services to Dental Education.

Congratulations to Professor Susan Jamieson in the Undergraduate School of Medicine

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:01:00 BST

Our congratulations to Prof Susan Jamieson, Senior University Lecturer in the Undergraduate School of Medicine, was promoted to a professorial post on 1st August 2017.

Prof Mary Ann Lumsden and Mrs Alison Spurway have been recognised in the 2017 New Year's Honours List.

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:01:00 BST

Congratulations to Professor Mary Ann Lumsden who has been awarded an OBE for Services to Women's Health in the 2017 New Year Honours List. Professor Lumsden is Professor of Gynaecology and Medical Education and Clinical lead of the Academic Unit of Reproductive and Maternal Medicine at the University of Glasgow.

Laura McGarvie
Laura McGarvie

Laura McGarvie Receives Wolfson Foundation Intercalated Award

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:01:00 BST

Laura McGarvie, BDS 4 student has received a prestigious Wolfson Foundation, Intercalated Award. This awards programme is administered by the Royal College of Physicians, London.

Claudia Wasige receives her award
Claudia Wasige receives her award

Dental Student Success at Herald Higher Education Awards 2016

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:59:00 BST

Claudia Wasige, who graduated BDS on July 1st 2016, was awarded the prize for ‘Outstanding Contribution from a Student’ at the Herald Higher Education Awards ceremony at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on 14 July 2016.

Bridget Johnston
Bridget Johnston

Meet Bridget Johnston

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:27:00 BST

Professor Bridget Johnston has joined the University as the Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair in Clinical Nursing Practice Research.

Dental School TELT Team
Dental School TELT Team

University Teaching Excellence Award for Dental School Team

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:01:00 BST

Following their nomination for a College Teaching Excellence Award in April this year, the Dental School Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching team was successful in winning one of five University Teaching Excellence Awards

New Appointments to the Higher Education Academy for Dr Carol Ditchfield and Dr Joanne Burke

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:01:00 BST

Senior University Teachers Dr Carol Ditchfield and Dr Joanne Burke have been appointed Senior Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. Drs Burke and Ditchfield are in a small number of academic staff in Scotland to have successfully been through the rigorous selection process.

Christine Goodall and her OBE
Christine Goodall and her OBE

Honour for Dr Christine Goodall

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:20:00 BST

Dr Christine Goodall, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Oral Surgery, was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for her services to violence reduction.

College Teaching Excellence Award 2016 to Dr Sharon Sneddon

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:06:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Sharon Sneddon, University Teacher in the Undergraduate Medical School, who has been awarded a College Teaching Excellence Award.

Postgraduate prize winners
Postgraduate prize winners

Postgraduate Research Students Enjoy Prize Seminar

Fri, 20 May 2016 09:52:00 BST

On 27th April, the Dental School ran its annual Postgraduate Research Student Prize seminar.

MRC Skills Development fellowship (2016-2019) awarded to Dr Stamatina Iliodromiti

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:10:00 BST

Dr Iliodromiti has been awarded a prestigious MRC Skills development fellowship to research “Women's reproductive health and its relation to diabetes and cardiovascular health”. She will be using advanced analytical methodology in big datasets to study how reproductive indicators (i.e. age of menarche, age of menopause, pregnancy complications, contraceptive choices etc) are associated / can be predictive of CVD and diabetes.