University news

New blood: thalassaemia patients could be first to benefit from research

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:00:00 BST

Scientists leading a pioneering study that aims to use stem cells to create a limitless supply of blood are hoping to start trials by 2016.

£1.44 million to address shortage of quantitatively trained social scientists

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:43:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has been awarded £1.44 million to help address the critical shortage of "quantitative" social scientists - those trained in the mathematical and statistical skills needed to analyse large numerical datasets.

Times Higher Education rankings rise for the University of Glasgow

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:15:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has risen 22 places in the latest Times Higher Education World Rankings, and is one of five Scottish institutions in the top 200.

Beatson Institute appoints Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:29:00 BST

Dr Julia Cordero has been announced as one of five new Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship appointments made by the Royal Society.

University of Glasgow Academic awarded Royal Society Fellowship

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:54:00 BST

Dr Iain Hannah, from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow has been appointed as one of 41 new University Research Fellows (URFs) for 2013.

£4.57m Heritage Lottery grant for Kelvin Hall transformation

Fri, 04 Oct 2013 11:21:00 BST

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a grant of £4,575,000 for the redevelopment of Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall.

Targeted screening of ethnic minorities helps tackle heart disease and health inequalities

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:00:00 BST

Targeting screening at deprived areas is a more cost effective way of identifying people in ethnic minority groups at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Scientists unlock secret of cattle ticks’ resistance to pesticide

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 06:00:00 BST

Scientists have discovered how a tick which transmits devastating diseases to cattle has developed resistance to one of the main pesticides used to kill it.

Honorary Degrees to be awarded to Commonwealth Games heads

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:11:00 BST

The University will award honorary degrees to the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations ahead of next year’s Games.

£10m for clinical research facility at South Glasgow Hospitals Campus

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has been awarded £10 million towards the development of a new clinical research facility at the South Glasgow Hospitals Campus.

Three major multi-million Euro grants for Glasgow researchers

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:30:00 BST

Three research projects based at Glasgow have received major grants from the European Research Council (ERC) totalling more than €6 million (£5 million).

Appointment for former Chief Executive of General Teaching Council for Scotland

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:43:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is delighted to announce the award of an Honorary Chair in Education to the outgoing Chief Executive of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), Mr Tony Finn.

Scottish universities supporting the arts & humanities doctoral training

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:30:00 BST

A new Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) to support postgraduate studentships and training in the arts and humanities in Scotland has secured funding of £14.2 million.

Rodents provide clues as to causes of human illness in African slums

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 06:00:00 BST

One in five rodents in a Kenyan slum carries a disease that causes fever and illness in humans, a study has found.

£5 million for European Football Fans to get Fit

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:11:00 BST

Over £5 million has been awarded to an eleven strong consortium, led by the University of Glasgow, to develop and evaluate a European wide programme to help male football fans become more active, less sedentary and improve their diets in a sustainable way.

New Interim Chief Executive Officer for Sensor Innovation Centre

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:35:00 BST

CENSIS, the world leading sensor and imaging systems centre which is based at the University of Glasgow, has appointed David Clark as interim Chief Executive Officer.

University of Glasgow’s inaugural Singaporean graduations mark a 562-year first

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:08:00 BST

The University of Glasgow held its first graduation ceremony outside of Scotland in its 562 year history on Friday 18 October 2013.

Tenants ‘resisting’ downsizing for the ‘bedroom tax’

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:40:00 BST

Despite the financial pressure of the ‘bedroom tax’, social housing tenants are resistant to downsizing in Scotland. That is the conclusion of research published today (Sunday 20 October) by the Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee.

Have Schools in England and Northern Ireland been letting children down?

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:39:00 BST

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are beginning to look closely at data from the recently published Programme of International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).

Scientists discover how the atmosphere of Mars turned to stone

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:02:00 BST

Scientists may have discovered how Mars lost its early carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere to become the cold and arid planet we know today.

New research supports theory that women are better multi-taskers

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:00:00 BST

New research from a team of psychologists supports the popular perception that women are better at multitasking than men.

UK and US water engineers collaborate on global water issues

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:28:00 BST

A new trans-Atlantic collaboration, ‘Clean Water for All’, will bring leading water engineers from the United States and the UK together to tackle problems of providing clean, sustainable water supplies.

Ethnic minority life: experts give fullest picture yet

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMT

The UK’s largest research centre on ethnicity, The Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), jointly based at the University of Manchester and the University of Glasgow, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is being officially launched this week.

Mobile phone use may pose significant security risks for companies

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMT

New research suggests that companies are leaving themselves open to potentially serious security and legal risks by improper use of corporate mobile devices