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Image of the logo for the Royal Society of Edinburgh

RSE welcomes five new academics from UofG

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:34:00 GMT

Five academics from disciplines across the University of Glasgow have been announced as newly-minted Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

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Image of the logo for the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology

Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship of £2.5million

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:38:00 GMT

Dr Annette MacLeod has been successful in the renewal of her Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science. This £2.5 million 5-year award will be used to continue research into the skin as a reservoir for trypanosomes, the parasites that cause sleeping sickness.

Cover image from the Blackett review of UK computational modelling capabilities
Cover image from the Blackett review of UK computational modelling capabilities

Computational modelling: Blackett review

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:08:00 GMT

Head of the College of Science and Engineering, Professor Muffy Calder, reflects on her recent experiences as a member of the just-published Blackett review of computational modelling.

Glasgow-team visit to the Qala Shirwana in February 2018
Glasgow-team visit to the Qala Shirwana in February 2018

UofG academic leads efforts to save earthquake damaged castle in Iraq

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:19:00 GMT

Dr Claudia Glatz, a senior lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, is leading the project to help stabilise and restore the Qala Shirwana Castle.

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Image of a mobile phone with news displayed

News round up - 20 February

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:03:00 GMT

CREATe Spring Public Lecture - Fair Dealing ... Gaelic Language Day ... Visualising Medical Heritage and Innovation – Meet the Experts ... Angel Investment Seminar ...

Sir Bobby visits UofG

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:14:00 GMT

The legendary England and Manchester United footballer, Sir Bobby Charlton, paid a visit to the UofG last week. Find out why...

Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy

Debussy in 2018

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMT

Glasgow and Manchester will co-host a commemorative event on the music of Claude Debussy

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Image of 30% Club branding / logo

Dr Carol Clugston to join prestigious 30% Club

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:00:00 GMT

One of the University of Glasgow’s most senior women has won a scholarship from the prestigious 30% Club.

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Image of female TV reporter

News round up - 13 February

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Students can gain two degrees with new international programme...FGUL Newsletter - out now...prestigious visit for RACE centre...appeal for psychological support for cancer patients...

ICE Fellowship for Prof Iain Docherty

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:47:00 GMT

Congratulations to Professor of Public Policy and Governance, Iain Docherty, who has been made a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

University welcomes Colombian Activists for research project

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:27:00 GMT

Activists, scientists and campaigners from Colombia visited UofG last week to meet an interdisciplinary team of researchers working on the ESRC Global Challenges supported Chocó River Stories project.

Literacy through Latin
Literacy through Latin

UofG Researcher brings Latin to Glasgow schools - "Praemium investigatrici antiquitatis discipulorum in scholis Glasguensibus de lingua Latina docendorum causa adiudicatum est"

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:56:00 GMT

A UofG post-graduate researcher has won an education award from Scotland’s largest local authority for co-ordinating a Latin outreach programme in Glasgow.

A photo of Dr Stuart Campbell, a lecturer in Music at the University of Glasgow
A photo of Dr Stuart Campbell, a lecturer in Music at the University of Glasgow

Dr Stuart Campbell 1949-2018

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 06:00:00 GMT

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr Stuart Campbell after a short illness, aged 68. .

Rainbow flag 2018
Rainbow flag 2018

LGBT History Month at the University of Glasgow

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:44:00 GMT

The rainbow flag has been raised and there is a host of events to celebrate LGBT History Month.

Image of the Cochno Community Garden owned by the University of Glasgow
Image of the Cochno Community Garden owned by the University of Glasgow

News round up

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:00:00 GMT

The UofG-owned Cochno Community Garden is now in it's third year and looking for new members...Learning and Teaching Development Fund - Call for Bids 2018-19 now open...William Hunter's 'Heap of Books on the Floor'...

Image of Robert Garnish who has joined the University as Director of Commercial Services.
Image of Robert Garnish who has joined the University as Director of Commercial Services.

New Director of Commercial Services

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:23:00 GMT

Meet Robert Garnish who has joined the University as Director of Commercial Services.

Aileen Livingstone Retirement

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:44:00 GMT

Aileen Livingstone, Director of Hospitality Services, has announced that she will retire at the end of March.

School of Law to celebrate 25 years with Citizens Advice

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:58:00 GMT

The School of Law and Citizens Advice Scotland are celebrating 25 years of partnership with an anniversary celebration on Thursday 8 February.

Pictured (L-R) Professor Anton Mucatelli - Principal and Vice Chancellor, Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak - Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Dr Carol Clugston - MVLS Chief Operating Officer and Jane Grant, Chief Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Pictured (L-R) Professor Anton Mucatelli - Principal and Vice Chancellor, Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak - Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Dr Carol Clugston - MVLS Chief Operating Officer and Jane Grant, Chief Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

FM praises "world leading" precision medicine

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow was delighted to welcome First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE) at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – offering an insight into one of the key sectors in which Scotland has the potential to truly lead the world.

Image of the light-bulb branding for the Converge Challenge 2018
Image of the light-bulb branding for the Converge Challenge 2018

News round up - 30 January

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:30:00 GMT

National strategy role for UofG Library's Martina...Converge Challenge '18 launched...Learning and Teaching Development Fund - Call for Bids

Professor Murray Pittock's 2018 edition of the Scots Musical Museum suggests 50 songs attributed to Robert Burns were not by the great bard
Professor Murray Pittock's 2018 edition of the Scots Musical Museum suggests 50 songs attributed to Robert Burns were not by the great bard

Major Robert Burns Research Revealed – 50 songs were not by Scotland’s national bard

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Some 50 airs in an 18th century landmark publication credited with saving Scotland’s folk song tradition were not by Robert Burns, according to new University of Glasgow research.

Library's pilot of 24-hour opening proves popular

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:28:00 GMT

The Library's pilot of 24-hour opening over winter exams has proved popular.

Joan McAlpine and Professor Murray Pittock after The Economic Potential of Robert Burns debate in the Scottish Parliament
Joan McAlpine and Professor Murray Pittock after The Economic Potential of Robert Burns debate in the Scottish Parliament

Rabbie Burns' Legacy Celebrated

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies was hailed as “both an income generator and a job creator” during a Scottish Parliament debate.

Image of the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Churxch of Scotland for 2016 to 2017, the Right Reverend Dr Derek Browning.
Image of the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Churxch of Scotland for 2016 to 2017, the Right Reverend Dr Derek Browning.

News round up

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:15:00 GMT

Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland to visit next week ... Catherine Steel on BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time'... Visualising Medical Heritage and Innovation – Meet the Experts ...

Hunterian Storeroom
Hunterian Storeroom

University Museums – Open to all

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:05:00 GMT

Director of the Hunterian Steph Scholten share some of his reflections on the Scottish museum landscape six months into post.

Aerial view of the Gilmorehill campus
Aerial view of the Gilmorehill campus

UofG research questions sports gambling

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:42:00 GMT

There has been a massive spike in football shirt advertising by betting companies leading to public health concerns.

Pioneering new way to measure economic democracy makes link to equality

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMT

The Adam Smith Business School is a partner in a pioneering new way to measure the economy and identify "democratic health".

DJ's Xmas Party raises £5,400

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 12:39:00 GMT

That December fixture in UofG life, DJ's staff Christmas Party, raised £5,400 for children's charity.

Corien Staels on Dragons Den
Corien Staels on Dragons Den

As seen on Dragons' Den

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:36:00 GMT

UofG graduate Corien Staels recently appeared on BBC Dragons' Den to showcase her invention.

Professor James Hough with gravitational waves machinery
Professor James Hough with gravitational waves machinery

University of Glasgow professor awarded Gold Medal by Royal Astronomical Society

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 GMT

A University of Glasgow professor has been awarded the highest honour from the Royal Astronomical Society.

Image of the logo for LGBT History Month 2018
Image of the logo for LGBT History Month 2018

News round up

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 06:59:00 GMT

LGBT History Month 2018...UofG joins Productivity Insights Network...Admission hike to Mackintosh House...Scottish elections fit for purpose? Stevenson Lecture 26 January...Are you Lifesaver Ready? - Glasgow Marrow...

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Title: “Man and children, wall painting, Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Italy” Author/License: This work is public domain in its country of origin (United States public domain tag) and is published on Wikimedia Commons Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATomb_of_the_augurs.jpg

Enduring love affair with textiles and fashion goes back 2500 years in the Mediterranean

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:08:00 GMT

New UofG research charts the rise of Mediterranean people recording their love of clothes and textiles.

2018 Diversity Calendar Launch

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:05:00 GMT

Following the popularity of last year’s University Of Glasgow Diversity Calendar, the 2018 version has been launched.

A portrait of English poet John Clare
A portrait of English poet John Clare

Academics and writers call for poet John Clare archive to be protected

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMT

A leading University of Glasgow professor is among a stellar cast of writers and academics appealing to an English council to protect a unique collection by John Clare, the great English countryside poet.

University scoops Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards nomination

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:29:00 GMT

Dr Hassan Al-Budairi of Science and Engineering has been named as a finalist in the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2018 celebrating impacts achieved through collaborative business and academic partnerships.

Discovering Britain with the RGS

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:05:00 GMT

The Royal Geographical Society has launched a web-based public engagement platform. Check out the Glasgow walk...

Festival 2018 Funding Success for Professor Dee Heddon

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:59:00 GMT

Professor Dee Heddon, James Arnott Chair in Drama, awarded funding for Glasgow 2016 Cultural Festival.

Image of the Main Building at the University of Glasgow's Gilmorehill Campus
Image of the Main Building at the University of Glasgow's Gilmorehill Campus

New Year's Honours for Glasgow Academics

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 08:01:00 GMT

Congratulations to Professor Jeremy Bagg, Head of the Dental School, and Professor Sally-Ann Cooper, Professor of Learning Disabilities, who have each been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours list.

Prof Archie Duncan thumbnail
Prof Archie Duncan thumbnail

A tribute to Professor Duncan - one of the foremost Scottish historians in the modern era

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Obituary of Professor Archibald Alexander McBeth Duncan, FBA FRSE by his colleague and successor Professor Dauvit Broun.

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Image of diverse group of people looking at mobile devices

News round up

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:21:00 GMT

KeepCup proves a campus hit...UofG Mail Centre on the move...British Science Association Glasgow Branch needs YOU...housing association board opportunity...

Dr Richard Taylor, Dr Elijah Nazarzadeh and Arslan Khlaid (pictured) have been awarded places within Cohort 12 of the ICURe programme.
Dr Richard Taylor, Dr Elijah Nazarzadeh and Arslan Khlaid (pictured) have been awarded places within Cohort 12 of the ICURe programme.

All set for commercialisation

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:55:00 GMT

Three entrepreneurial researchers from the School of Engineering have secured places on the competitive Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research programme.

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Image of the official You.Gov Home Office branding

UofG joins student visa pilot

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:07:00 GMT

The UofG is one of 23 universities which have been chosen by the Home Office to take part an extended pilot scheme that looks at streamlining the process for international Masters students wanting to study in the UK.

Immersive technologies success

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:42:00 GMT

UofG success in Arts & Humanities Research Council/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Immersive Technologies call

Meteorite impact on the Isle of Skye
Meteorite impact on the Isle of Skye

60 Million Year-Old Meteorite Strike found on Skye

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:55:00 GMT

Geologists have found evidence of a 60 million year old meteorite impact on the Isle of Skye.

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Image of a tablet with words News Online

News round up

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:18:00 GMT

‘Black holes and broken bones’...Principal writes on taxation for The Times...'Thank-you' for Grads success...Words of WW1...Hunterian Christmas Event for University Staff...