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People in the news

Sat, 26 Aug 2017 23:04:00 BST

Nankai role for Prof Richard Berry...Dr Natasha Jeffrey wins early career prize...UofG graduate has work chosen for film festival.

Former FM to speak at Business School

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:19:00 BST

Lord McConnell, the former Labour Scottish First Minister, is to deliver the first of the Adam Smith Business School's Guest Lecture Series for 2017/18.

Women of Colour - symposium

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 18:47:00 BST

Women of colour remain under-represented throughout academia, particularly at professorial and management levels.

UofG entrepreneurs make Converge Challenge Top 10

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:23:00 BST

Two UofG graduates an UofG student have been shortlisted in the Converge Challenge.

"Maths, the Weather and Me!

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 17:40:00 BST

Come and listen to super science ambassador and former BBC Weather presenter Heather Reid OBE talking about her passion for maths.

Tributes to QMU's Michael

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 10:45:00 BST

Tributes have been paid to Michael McGovern, the 'face of the QMU' for more than thirty years, who has died at the age of 68.

VIP visit for ICE

Sat, 26 Aug 2017 23:02:00 BST

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland visits ICE

AHRC awards Allan Ramsay project £1m

Sun, 27 Aug 2017 19:00:00 BST

The AHRC has awarded Professor Murray Pittock £1M for a major new project dedicated to editing the works of the 18th century poet, dramatist and cultural entrepreneur, Allan Ramsay.

Adam Curtis 1934-2017: A tribute by Dr Mathis Riehle

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:36:00 BST

Professor Emeritus Adam S. G. Curtis died peacefully last Tuesday.

UofG graduate appointed as High Court Judge

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:27:00 BST

A UofG alumnus who graduated in physics has just been made a High Court Judge in England.

A look into the future

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:59:00 BST

How do we invest in the right technologies to support learning, teaching and research for years to come?

Professor Nick Pearce appointed as Smithsonian Institution Research Associate

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:03:00 BST

Nick Pearce, Richmond Chair of Fine Arts and Professor of History of Art, has become a Smithsonian Institution Research Associate.

Professor Hogg heads up MOCVD project

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:30:00 BST

Professor of Photonics at UofG Richard Hogg will lead a project to commission and operate a new metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) machine.

Rector witnesses Barcelona horror

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:14:00 BST

UofG Rector Aamer Anwar was face-to-face with the terror attack in Barcelona.

UofG LGBT Pride

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:30:00 BST

The UofG was at the forefront of this weekend's annual Pride event.

New Gender and Sexual Diversity Champion

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:18:00 BST

Professor Roibeard (‘Robby’) O Maolalaigh has been announced as new Gender and Sexual Diversity Champion.

Coastline erosion research in the news

Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:56:00 BST

Research from UofG, which highlights that nearly a fifth of Scotland’s coastline is at risk of erosion, won major news coverage recently.

UofG at the Festival

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:07:00 BST

At the weekend the University's UNESCO Chair programme in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts took to the stage at the Edinburgh International Fesdtival.

New Director of SGSAH

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:05:00 BST

The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) has announced the appointment of Dr Theresa McKinven as Director.

UofG in bloom

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:43:00 BST

Lots of flowers are in full bloom on campus. VIDEO

UofG gives Irish teachers their break

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:54:00 BST

A group of Irish teachers have found a new route into teaching in Scotland - via the University of Glasgow's School of Education.

Keep cheering for #TeamUofG

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 08:48:00 BST

Get inked with a #TeamUofG temporary tattoo to get involved with the campaign.

HATII becomes Information Studies

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:46:00 BST

From September 2017, the School of Humanities Subject area formerly known as HATII (Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute) will become ‘Information Studies’.

Inspiring Laura sets new record

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:35:00 BST

UofG's Laura Muir‘s sixth place run in the 5000 metres at the World Championships set a new Scottish record for outdoors for the distance.

Game Changing nomination

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 10:58:00 BST

The UofG - MVLS - has been nominated for this year's Global Game Changers awards.

Love by numbers

Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:27:00 BST

Why would two UofG graduates, who studied in the former Maths and Stats building nearly ten years ago, want to go back to the building just before the demolition work started?

#TeamUofG

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 08:51:00 BST

Always wanted a tattoo? Help us welcome new students to Team UofG!

Want an App? Some nifty software?

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:32:00 BST

Call for GlasgowCS Software Team Project Customers 2017. The School of Computing Science is seeking expressions of interest for customers for their Software Team Projects course in the 2017-18 academic year.

UofG student in viral video

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:22:00 BST

UofG student Fraser Johnstone has appeared in the press and across social media after a BBC video showing him taking elderly people on cycle trips went viral.

First Hunterian Instameet

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:06:00 BST

People were invited to photograph the Bute Hall during the Hunterian's Instameet.

All smiles

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:25:00 BST

That friendly smile may not be what it seems, according to international research involving the University of Glasgow.

Scottish education - investment needed

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:46:00 BST

A report from the First Minister’s International Council of Educational Advisers (ICEA) has highlighted the need to focus on cultural change and capacity building as well as structural reform in Scottish education.

Education wins Network role

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:44:00 BST

The School of Education has been successful in winning a Jean Monnet Training Network related to implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Asia Pacific region.

Dental School creates world’s biggest smile

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:00:00 BST

It is official! Guinness World Records has verified that the University of Glasgow’s Dental School successfully created the world’s biggest ever smile. VIDEO

Passchendaele remembered

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:21:00 BST

The University remembers the fallen of Passchendaele.

Two Inspiring City Awards nominees for UofG

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:49:00 BST

The University has been shortlisted in two categories for this year's Inspiring City Awards.

Getting to the heart of the matter

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:28:00 BST

More than 13,000 people visited the UofG-led NanoMateScience exhibit at last month’s Cheltenham Science Festival.

Alzheimer’s Association honour UofG alumnus

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:48:00 BST

A University of Glasgow alumnus, Professor Hugh C. Hendrie, is among three leading scientists honoured by the Alzheimer’s Association with Lifetime Achievement Awards for their contributions to advancing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia research.

Estates and Commercial Services party

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:08:00 BST

Staff from Estates and Commercial Services enjoyed street food, ice cream and drinks at their summer party on 21 July.

ASBS Highland Games

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:43:00 BST

Staff from the Adam Smith Business School had a go at tossing the caber at their own Highland Games.

Key role in prisons smoke ban

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:00:00 BST

Work led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow informed the decision announced by the Scottish Prison Service last week that they will make Scotland's jails smoke free by the end of next year.

Cities research project wins £7.1m GCRF funding

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:00:00 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

Tue, 25 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.

New Acting Director of IT Services

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:17:00 BST

Rolly Gilmour has been appointed as Acting Director of IT Services following the retirement of Sandy Macdonald.

Major grant for Crannog research

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:36:00 BST

A team led by University of Glasgow scientists has been awarded a grant worth around £250,000 from Historic Environment Scotland to undertake research on Early Iron Age crannogs on Loch Tay.

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.

UofG 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.

David Murray Book Collecting Prize

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:41:00 BST

The University Library has announced that the winner of the inaugural David Murray Book Collecting Prize is Edward Cole.

Key consulting role for Dr Anthony Kelly

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:10:00 BST

Dr Anthony Kelly, Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering is to consult with the company CST Global on next-generation, high-speed, opto-electronic technology.

Prof Cleaveland awarded Leeuwenhoek Medal

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:15:00 BST

UofG's Professor Cleaveland has been awarded the prestigious Leeuwenhoek Medal from the Royal Society for her pioneering work towards the eradication of rabies throughout the world.

UofG lifts five higher education awards

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:00:00 BST

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

Professor Tessa Holyoake presented with Royal Medal by the Queen

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 06:00:00 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.

Council Leader joins Court

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:50:00 BST

The University is delighted to announce that the Leader of Glasgow City Council, Councillor Susan Aitken, is to serve on the University Court

MVLS and Sci-Eng winners

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:13:00 BST

A group of research staff from the Colleges of MVLS and Science and Engineering attended the Biotech and Healthcare Venture Creation Weekend in Cambridge last month and left as winners.

Student success in Science Communication competition

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:06:00 BST

Three UofG students won prizes in the Biochemical Society Science Communication Competition 2017 and a further four were shortlisted.

Annual CDT Conclave 2017

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:13:00 BST

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic Integration & Advanced Data Storage - Annual CDT Conclave 2017

People in the news

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:59:00 BST

A round-up of UofG people making headlines...Paul Sweeney MP, Dr Donna Yates and anti-apartheid activist Colin Cameron.

Groundings editorial appointments

Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:35:00 BST

A fantastic opportunity for all students, who need no prior experience, just sheer determination and enthusiasm to make this years Groundings journal a success.

Graduation at Dumfries campus

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:00:00 BST

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli encouraged the graduates to go and change the world. VIDEO

Herald applauds UofG reach programme

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:00:00 BST

A major article and comment piece in the Herald newspaper (29 June) commends UofG's Reach programme for the considerable success it has had in encouraging students from less well advantaged backgrounds into degree programmes for dentistry, law, medicine, veterinary medicine and surgery.

UofG signs MOU with Glasgow Life

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:21:00 BST

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

UofG and Glasgow Life

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 07:00:00 BST

Dr Sabina Strachan talks about her new role developing research projects between the College of Arts and Glasgow Life

The FemEng in Rwanda Team arrive in Kigali

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:00:00 BST

After months of preparation, a team of UofG female engineering students have touched down in Kigali, Rwanda.

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.

iGEM team to tackle food poisoning

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 07:00:00 BST

The UofG's iGEM team are designing a genetically engineered biosensor to detect one of the most common causes of food poisoning in the UK.

A tribute to Professor Donald MacAulay

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 09:09:00 BST

Head of the College of Arts Professor Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh pays tribute to UofG Professor of Celtic Donald MacAulay who died earlier this year.

UofG grad wins 100k for business start-up

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:39:00 BST

UofG graduate Corien Staels won £100,000 at Scottish EDGE Round 10 awards for her invention WheelAir, a backrest for wheelchair users to help regulate body temperature.

End of life issues in hospitals

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:29:00 BST

Leading end of life academics have presented their research into end of life in hospitals in Scotland, Denmark and New Zealand at an event organised by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with Marie Curie in Scotland.

Award for Daisy Lafarge

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 07:31:00 BST

UofG PhD student Daisy Lafarge has won one of this year's Eric Gregory poetry awards.

QuantIC showcased at Laser World of Photonics

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:36:00 BST

QuantIC, the UK Quantum Technology Hub in Quantum Enhanced Imaging, exhibited at Laser World of Photonics in Munich for the first time and showcased several industrial collaborations and innovative technologies that have not been demonstrated before.

Laura: "I gave it all I could"

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:27:00 BST

The University's Laura Muir says she was "so close" to getting a medal in last night's 1500 metres final at the IAAF World Championships in London.

Graduation Round up

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:16:00 BST

More than 4000 students graduated during this year’s Summer Graduation. Watch some of the highlights. VIDEOS.