University news

Researchers develop urine test for heart disease

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:41:00 BST

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed a simple test to detect coronary artery disease by analysing urine samples.

Scientists find hypertension gene variant

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:01:00 BST

Scientists have identified a genetic variation in humans which is associated with a reduced risk of hypertension.

Chinese universities delegation visits Glasgow

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:47:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow hosted the visit of around twenty university Presidents and Vice Presidents from Chinese universities last week.

Mysteries of colour vision revealed as scientists map out eye’s neural network

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Scientists, using sophisticated recording equipment, have mapped the neural circuitry involved in processing colour vision in humans for the first time.

Scientists create world’s first ‘super-twisted’ light

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:14:00 GMT

A research team from the University of Glasgow has created ‘super-twisted’ light for the first time.

Car manufacturers and scientists see tiny particles as key to strong, lightweight steel

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT

The multi-million pound Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre at the University of Glasgow is playing a central role in a €1.9m project to develop new, lightweight steels.

University opens new £2.4m production animal and food safety facility

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:31:00 GMT

A new £2.4m Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety has been officially opened at the University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

Shedding light on the Dark Ages

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:33:00 GMT

In a special week of events organised by the British Academy and Royal Society of Edinburgh, new light will be cast on the cultural life of Medieval Scotland.

British-Israeli deep sea dive to save coral reef fish

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:43:00 GMT

A British-Israeli fish conservation project is to explore little understood deep reef fish populations in an effort to help safeguard their future.

Prestigious appointment for Head of Vet School

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:42:00 GMT

Professor Stuart Reid has announced that he is leaving the University of Glasgow to take up the position of Principal of the Royal Veterinary College, London.

What do the punished think of punishment?

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:16:00 GMT

A new study from The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research gives an insight into what offenders really think about their punishment.

Inexpensive drug can reduce deaths from heart failure, study finds

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:30:00 GMT

The risk of death and hospitalisation of patients with heart failure can be reduced considerably by administering a cheap and easily available drug, according to new medical research.

Major breakthrough in the treatment of high blood pressure

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:51:00 GMT

Major breakthrough in the treatment of high blood pressure

World First In-Human Stem Cell Trial Begins in Glasgow

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:53:00 GMT

First patient successfully treated and discharged

Call to save the video generation for the nation

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:29:00 GMT

A nationwide appeal for descriptions of video film depicting childhood in Scotland during the 1980s and ‘90s has been issued by researchers at the University of Glasgow.

Glasgow pioneers free Intellectual Property for industry

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:05:00 GMT

In a first for the UK, the University of Glasgow is to offer Intellectual Property – including ground-breaking medical and scientific research - to business and entrepreneurs free of charge.

Burns book wins Saltire Prize

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:57:00 GMT

Professor Nigel Leask has won the National Library of Scotland/Saltire Society Research Book of the Year Award for a new book on Robert Burns.