University news

The Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK Survey 2012: Headline results for Scotland

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:23:00 GMT

The Poverty and Social Exclusion report is the largest and most authoritative study of poverty and deprivation ever conducted in the UK.

Nanokicking stem cells to open for new generation of orthopaedics

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:29:00 BST

New research has shown that it is possible to grow new bone by “nanokicking” stem cells 1,000 times per second using high frequency vibrations

Quantum carotenoids – how pigment’s ‘dark state’ helps turn light into energy

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:00:00 BST

Scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Toronto have finally uncovered the mechanism by which carotenoids – the same pigment that gives carrots an orange colour – help chlorophyll turn light into useful chemical energy.

Glasgow partners with Sun Yat Sen University on masters and stroke research

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has agreed to closer academic cooperation with Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou, China.

Scientists make progress in fight against virus killing captive elephants

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 BST

Scientists may be a step closer towards the development of a vaccine against a virus that is killing scores of Asian elephants, many of them in captivity.

Drop of academic expertise helps startup taste success

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:39:00 BST

A startup company is on track to taste success after receiving a splash of expert help to bring their first product to market.

Neal Juster appointed to Senior Vice-Principal role

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:27:00 BST

The University Court has approved the appointment of Professor Neal Juster as Senior Vice-Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Plants provide blueprint for cheap green energy

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:01:00 BST

The process by which plants convert energy from the sun’s rays into chemical ‘fuel’ has inspired a new way of generating clean, cheap, renewable hydrogen power which could solve looming problems with the UK’s energy infrastructure.

How the wild men of the Highlands were tamed

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:04:00 BST

Researchers have shed light on what tamed the 'wild men' of the Scottish Highlands and heralded the dawn of a new period of ‘Highland Enlightenment'

How have young people’s experiences of unemployment changed since the 1980s?

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:07:00 BST

Research teams from the University of Glasgow and the University of Leicester aim to explore unemployment, insecurity and vulnerability among young people during two key periods of economic instability.

Schizophrenia sufferers miss out on heart disease diagnosis

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:32:00 BST

Those diagnosed with schizophrenia are less likely than the general population to have a recorded diagnosis of heart disease, a new report published in BMJ Open has found.

University of Glasgow receives funding for world-leading stratified medicine Innovation Centre

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is set to boost its contribution to global medical research and the Scottish economy following the announcement of funding to build a major research centre.

Innovation Centre set to boost sensor and imaging systems industrial engagement

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has received funding to create a world-leading sensor and imaging systems centre which will offer major benefits to the Scottish economy.

Are human rights part of Scotland’s constitutional future?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:10:00 BST

The importance of human rights in Scotland’s constitutional future will be debated at an event at Glasgow City Chambers on 1 May 2013.

Imaging the fetus – the history of obstetric ultrasound

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:41:00 BST

To mark one of the most important medical developments to come out of the University of Glasgow in the twentieth century, a new book has been published.

Disrupting cell signals may lead to new cancer treatments

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:28:00 BST

Scientists have taken a major step towards developing new treatments for certain cancers by disrupting signals that cause growth of cells

The secrets of Britain’s most successful marriage maker revealed

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:05:00 BST

Historians are today launching an online resource that will provide a publicly accessible record of one of Elizabethan England’s most remarkable figures

£4m study of key social issues to help build better public services

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:38:00 BST

Pressing issues such as crime rates, racial segregation, and social inequality are among concerns to be addressed by experts in a £4 million research initiative.

Glasgow joins Liverpool in a new Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:56:00 BST

Wellcome Trust awards over £750,000 to Centre to support young, talented scientists in global health