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  • 05 Aug

    Dr Liam Rooney's Research Selected by CaSE

    Bacteriology Research Fellow Dr Liam Rooney has seen two separate research projects selected by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) as part of its policy engagement work for both The Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Senedd.
  • 03 Aug

    Teaching Excellence Award for Practical Resources for Gaza Students initiative

    The Life Sciences team behind the Practical Resources for Gaza Students (PRGS) initiative, which included Sii pair Professor Olwyn Byron and Professor Adnan Al-Hindi, was recognised with a Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) at the University of Glasgow graduations on Monday, 6 July 2026.
  • 27 Jul

    DR ALFREDO MONTES GOMEZ WINS ECFS POSTER PRIZE

    A poster by School of Infection & Immunity Research Associate Dr Alfredo Montes Gomez has won first prize in the Pulmonology/Inflammation/Infection category at the recent European Cystic Fibrosis Society 2026 Conference at the Centro de Congressos in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • 21 Jul

    Prof De Koning's European Engagements

    The School of Infection & Immunity's Professor Harry De Koning recently took part in two major European initiatives, presenting research policy recommendations at a European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) conference in Brussels and serving on a senior academic appointment panel at the University of Barcelona.
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University of Glasgow leads COVID-19 research response in Scotland

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) is at the heart of COVID-19 research response in Scotland and the UK

Deadly parasites create unique cellular structures to survive

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:08:00 GMT

Scientists have solved a key parasitic puzzle, revealing the unique and complex structures toxoplasmosis and malaria parasites make in order to survive in different hosts.

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Animal African Trypanosomiasis

Glasgow is collaborating with other universities to tackle this devastating parasitic disease.

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The evolution of SARS-CoV-2, from bats to humans, shows a slow rate of change

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:15:00 GMT

Scientists looking at the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have found that since December 2019 – and for the first 11 months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – there has been very little ‘important’ genetic change observed in the hundreds of thousands of sequenced virus genomes.

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Schistosomiasis

Our researchers have adopted an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this neglected tropical disease in Uganda