14 Jan 2019
Published: 8 January 2019
Weekly roundup of news from around the University.
Access information – Lift notification system
The University’s Disability Equality Group has recognised the need to ensure staff and students have up-to-date information when University lifts are out of order.
Two email distribution lists for staff and students have been established for those who want to be notified when any lifts are out of order or undergoing maintenance.
Notifications will be issued by Estates and Commercial Services - although they will not have access to the names of those on each list. The Equality and Diversity Unit (EDU) will manage the list for staff, and the Disability Service will manage the student list, ensuring confidentiality.
If you would like to be added to either of these distribution lists, please contact the relevant team emails detailed below:
For staff: equality@glasgow.ac.uk
For students: disability@glasgow.ac.uk
You will be able to unsubscribe from this list at any time simply by contact the relevant team, and you can view the Privacy Notice through this link.
Sports Bursary Athletes 2018/19
Track cyclist Neah Evans - a Commonwealth Games double medallist and likely Tokyo Olympics 2020 - is just one of the students in receipt of a sports bursary this year. Neah is currently doing an MSc in Veterinary Medicine; as an undergraduate she ran with the Heares and Hounds club and joined the cycling club towards the end of her undergraduate degree. To find out more about the programme, click here
UofG and Glasgow’s Clan Ice Hockey team join forces to bring toys to sick children in Malawi
This year the annual “Air the Bear” event, where the Glasgow Clan Ice Hockey team supporters throw new toys on to the ice for local charities such as Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children, will also benefit the Malaria Alert Centre in Blantyre, Malawi.
The club joined forces with the University of Glasgow to ship toys to Blantyre, Malawi, to give to children waking up from a malaria coma.
The University of Glasgow’s Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation and the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology (WCMP) has close research links with Malawi. It is a fruitful collaboration relationship that stretches back to the days of renowned Scottish explorer, Dr David Livingstone.
Honorary Fellowship for Professor Mandy MacLean
The British Pharmacological Society has elected Professor Mandy MacLean an Honorary Fellow. The Fellowship was in recognition of her contribution to the Society, and for leadership in the public understanding of pharmacology, and in pulmonary pharmacology.
Professor Louise Welsh has written the libretto for a new opera, Anthropocene
Professor Louise Welsh has written the libretto for Anthropocene, continuing her 10-year collaboration with award-winning composer Stuart MacRae and Scottish Opera. The world premiere of the opera will take place on 24 January at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow. The opera follows an expeditionary team of scientists who become trapped in the frozen Arctic wastelands.
University Shortlisted for Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards
Two University of Glasgow projects have been shortlisted by a team of independent judges for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2019.
The awards, organised by Interface, recognise, reward and celebrate impacts achieved through collaborative business and academic partnerships.
Professor Tony Kelly from the School of Engineering is a finalist in the ‘Powerful Partnerships’ category for his ongoing collaboration with Compound Semiconductor Technologies Global Ltd.
Dr Jim Hanson and James Fitton from the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences are finalists in the ‘Making a Difference’ category which celebrates significant social or environmental impacts that ultimately contribute towards a better, fairer and more sustainable future.
Mapping out the Stroke Journey
Dr Terry Quinn from the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, and Dr Claudia Geue and Giorgio Ciminata from the Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment have been working with the Stroke Association in a project looking at the journey of stroke recovery. The project brought together stroke researchers, clinicians and data analysts and had access to a stroke patient group who were able to give feedback and ensure the work was relevant to their experience.
The team combined information from various national data sources and used these results to map out the stroke journey, creating infographic summaries. The focus was on key events including admission to care home; second stroke; and death – as these were the topics that mattered most to the stroke survivors interviewed. The materials produced in the project will be used by Stroke Association in public information campaigns and in shaping their future policy. An indirect benefit of this project was the formation of a new, cross-institute team of University of Glasgow researchers with shared interest in data-driven stroke work.
Hunterian Director appointed to Museums Galleries Scotland Board
Steph Scholten, Director of The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow, has been appointed to the board of Museums Galleries Scotland, the National Development Body for museums and galleries in Scotland. His appointment was announcement along with that of Mary Jane Brouwers, non-executive director for the University of Glasgow’s investment subsidiary, GU Holdings Limited.
Mr Scholten said: "I have experienced in previous jobs how important a role professional bodies like Museums Galleries Scotland can play for the museum sector. It will be a privilege to use that experience to help further the interests of museums in Scotland."
Altmetric Top 100 and the University of Glasgow
The 2018 Altmetric Top 100 was published on 11 December. Three UofG publications made the top 20, both by MVLS authors. Read Paul Cannon's blog here.
First published: 8 January 2019