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Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT

A social media competition on the University's social media networks has produced a sparkling gallery of photos. The winners have just been announced.

Expanding waistlines are better measure of nation’s obesity crisis than BMI

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT

If your trousers or skirts seem to be getting tighter you are not alone: almost 40% of men and women are now becoming obese in old age.

World debating success for University of Glasgow

Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:34:00 GMT

Glasgow University Union were one of four finalists in the World University Debating Championships held in Chennai, India over the past week.

New light cast on ill-fated ‘Franklin Expedition’ to find Northwest Passage

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:58:00 GMT

Fresh analysis of forensic and other historical data by University of Glasgow scientists has cast new light on the fate of Captain Sir John Franklin’s Royal Navy expedition to find the Northwest Passage nearly 170 years ago.

New research targets most aggressive breast cancers to help overcome the disease

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Researchers have been awarded a grant worth almost £200,000 by the Breast Cancer Campaign to discover if a protein found in breast cells plays a key part in the development of one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer.

New vice-principal of internationalisation appointed

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT

Professor James Conroy has been appointed as Vice-Principal, Internationalisation.

Investment and fare increases cannot compensate for decades of neglect, say rail experts

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:30:00 GMT

Decades of neglect in the UK’s rail network cannot be instantly rectified by short term Government investments and price promises, transport experts have said.

New projects set to tackle manycore computing challenges

Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT

Computer scientists have started work on three new projects which aim to unlock the potential of cutting-edge computer processors and could contribute to applications including more accurate weather predictions and improved robot explorers.

Yes outstripping No in twitter battle

Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT

Analysis of traffic on the social media site Twitter which includes #indyref shows the Yes campaign has more followers and a wider network of active tweeters spreading their campaign message than Better Together.

University of Glasgow receives £1.7m to support National Wind Tunnel Facility

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:30:00 GMT

The School of Engineering has been awarded a share of £13m in national funding to to support wind-tunnel research.

Groups are the future for angel investing says research study

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMT

Entrepreneurs looking for risk capital to fund growth will need to get to grips with the rise of the angel group, according to the latest research by leading academics into business angel activity.

Whistler exhibition to tour US and Japan after successful UK debut

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMT

An exhibition of the works of James McNeill Whistler embarks on a tour of the US and Japan after a successful debut in the UK.

Study into low-calorie diets to tackle Type-2 diabetes

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:00:00 GMT

Researchers are investigating whether low-calorie diets should be offered as a treatment option to put Type 2 diabetes into remission.

Glasgow academic elected world lead on suicide prevention

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:33:00 GMT

Professor Rory O’Connor from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing has been elected President of the International Academy of Suicide Research

Computer scientists plan to make Celtic Connection with global project

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT

Visitors to the Celtic Connections festival find information using a touch-sensitive globe created by computing science researchers and industry partners.

Glasgow alumnus is named Executive of the Year by Seattle-based business journal.

Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:00:00 GMT

John McAdam, one of the University of Glasgow’s earliest graduates in computing science, has won one of the most illustrious business titles in Seattle, recognized as the US centre of technology since the 1980s.

Football fans get FFITer and lose weight

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT

An initiative that helps male football fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according to new research published in The Lancet and BMC Public Health.

New Rabbie Burns research shared at Burns Night conference

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:04:00 GMT

Experts gathered in Glasgow this weekend for the Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference 2014 featuring research centred on the theme of ‘Homecoming

Rare ‘Hogback Stone’ moved for the first time in a millennium

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:14:00 GMT

A half-tonne early-medieval gravestone has left Scotland for the first time in its 1,100 year history as it becomes part of a new exhibition at the British Museum

£4m award gets space research ready for liftoff

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:30:00 GMT

Scottish space research has been given a major boost with the announcement of £4m in support for projects on solar flares and the exploration of Mars.

Report highlights global need for palliative care

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMT

The Executive Board of the World Health Organisation is to receive the first ever report on the global need for palliative care.

Glasgow academics and pensions experts join forces to research the elixir of long life

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:47:00 GMT

Accepted wisdom has always been that people who retire early live longer. But is that really the case?