University news

Applications to the University of Glasgow rise by 11%

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:00 GMT

Figures just released by UCAS show that applications received for undergraduate courses to the University of Glasgow rose by 11% this year

Writing the future for Scottish novelists

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:27:00 GMT

The shortlist for this year’s Sceptre Prize for emerging writers on the University of Glasgow Creative Writing course has been announced.

Glasgow-led project delivers 266 new homes in Pakistan’s flood-hit Swat Valley

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

A University-led project which channelled Scottish Government and other donor funding into Pakistan’s flood-hit Swat Valley district has resulted in the construction of 266 new homes.

Young people of the sixties’ leisure choices much like those today

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:20:00 GMT

A study carried out by a research team in the 1960s into young people’s leisure activities reveals that they are much like those today. Most of them watched television.

Timely ends: telomere length in early life predicts lifespan

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:18:00 GMT

New research shows that a good indicator of how long individuals will live can be obtained from early in life using the length of specialised pieces of DNA.

€1 million awarded for research into illegal antiquities trade

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:05:00 GMT

€1 million euros has been awarded to a University of Glasgow criminologist by the prestigious European Research Council to further his research into the illegal antiquities trade.

Experts reveal how plants don’t get sunburn

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:58:00 GMT

Experts at the University of Glasgow have discovered how plants survive the harmful rays of the sun.

University of Glasgow reaches for the stars with launch of Space Glasgow Research Cluster

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:17:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow unveiled an ambitious space technology research programme at an event attended by the Minister of State for Universities and Science, the Rt Hon David Willetts MP.

Professor Muffy Calder appointed as Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:44:00 GMT

The new Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland will be Professor Muffy Calder, First Minister Alex Salmond has announced.

Pakistan employers hold recruitment fair in Glasgow

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Pakistani students from Glasgow and beyond will have the chance to meet with a range of employers from Pakistan at a special recruitment fair on Friday 24 February.

University of Glasgow and Irvine Royal Academy launch 'Partner School' initiative

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:33:00 GMT

Irvine Royal Academy will be officially unveiled as a University of Glasgow ‘Partner School’ at 0915 on Tuesday 21 February 2012.

Stations of the Cross exhibition features 29 artists

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:17:00 GMT

An exhibition at the university memorial chapel will feature works from Peter Howson and John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo) throughout Lent.

Glasgow receives £281,000 for scholarships from The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust has awarded £281,000 to the University of Glasgow to fund scholarships for postgraduate Masters students in the College of Science & Engineering.

Academic debates the place of faith in schools

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:13:00 GMT

Academic Professor James Conroy, Professor of Religious and Philisophical Education will be taking part in a major debate on the place of "Faith in Schools"

Fukushima visit for University of Glasgow scientist

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:15:00 GMT

A University of Glasgow scientist is flying to Japan to visit the Fukushima Prefecture, where three nuclear reactors were seriously damaged in the earthquake and subsequent tsunami of March 2011.