University news archive for July 2001

University news archive for July 2001

Bill Nisen appointed to head E-institute

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

The Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde have appointed Mr Bill Nisen as Chief Executive of the E-institute.

'Photo-electrochemical cell' was origin of life

Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

Professor Michael Russell will tell a conference this week that the Earth may have begun 4.4 billion years ago as a giant photo-electrochemical cell.

University welcomes sale of spin out for £100M plus

Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

Kymata, the Livingston-based optical components company built on University of Glasgow technology, has been bought by French company Alcatel Optronics for more than ?100M.

Scottish lead role in development of e-Science

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

The Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh have been awarded ?5.5M to establish the National e-Science Centre to lead the development of e-Science for the whole of the UK.

University and industry leaders create new catalyst lab

Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

The University has teamed up with the science company Synetix to create a state of the art laboratory dedicated to major advances in the manufacture of catalysts.

Glasgow teams up with Imperial College and Generics to speed up drug development

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

The University has teamed-up with Imperial College and the Generics Group to launch a spin out company, Adaptive Screening Ltd

John Smith and Donald Dewar commemorated

Fri, 13 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

Commemorative inscriptions on the University's Memorial Gates were unveiled on Sunday, in the presence of Baroness Smith and Iain Dewar.

Webcast of Graduations

Thu, 05 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

This year's graduation ceremonies can be viewed via a live video-stream on the web.

International welcome for new forensic centre

Wed, 04 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

There has been a widespread welcome from UK and international organisations for the Centre for International Forensic Assistance which was launched at the University yesterday.

Four to receive Honorary degrees at Thursday graduations

Wed, 04 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

Honours for advocates of the environment and the third world, for Arts presenter & writer and historian.

Centre for International Forensic Assistance is launched

Tue, 03 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

The Centre for International Forensic Assistance (CIFA) at the University of Glasgow - an expert unit to serve justice and humanitarian needs worldwide - will be formally launched today, 3 July

£600K award to digitalise the story of Glasgow

Mon, 02 Jul 2001 00:00:00 BST

A partnership led by the University of Glasgow is to receive ?600,000 to create a digitised account of 'The Glasgow Story'.