University news

Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre officially opened

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:17:00 BST

A cutting-edge £20m centre that could help revolutionise healthcare and herald an era of personalised medicine has been officially opened.

Proteins ‘ring like bells’

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:01:00 BST

As far back as 1948, Erwin Schrödinger—the inventor of modern quantum mechanics—published the book “What is life?”

What Works Scotland to drive scale and pace of public service delivery and reform

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:02:00 BST

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Government are pleased to announce that they have jointly awarded just under £3 million to the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, for a new What Works Scotland (WWS) initiative.

Transforming Offender Rehabilitation

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:25:00 BST

A University of Glasgow-led project based on pioneering research examining how offenders move away from crime were runners up for a major national award from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for its impact on public policy.

Choral versions of Robert Burns's work made available online

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:14:00 BST

Academics and performers have launched an interactive online resource to make choral versions of the work of Robert Burns available to the public.

New research centre for arthritis officially opened

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:54:00 BST

A major new research centre for arthritis has been officially opened by Olympic gold-winning rower Katherine Grainger.

World-leading ‘One Health’ research coalition secures major funding

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:00:00 BST

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have won three grants worth £4.5m to study diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans.

Currency top of #indyref tweeter’s agenda

Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:00:00 BST

The currency is the issue most tweeted about under the #indyref hashtag, according to new research from the University of Glasgow.

Professor Muffy Calder to lead the College of Science and Engineering

Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has announced the appointment of Muffy Calder, Professor of Computing Science and currently on secondment to the Scottish Government as its Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland, as Vice Principal and Head of the College of Science and Engineering.

It’s Go Scotland! for 13 University athletes

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:30:00 BST

Congratulations go to the thirteen University of Glasgow students, staff and alumni who have been selected as Team Scotland athletes for the Commonwealth Games in their home city.

Queen’s Birthday Honours for Glasgow

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:40:00 BST

Professor Sarah Cleaveland from the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Scottish universities win EU funding to host night of inspirational research

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:48:00 BST

A consortium of Scottish higher education institutions, including the University of Glasgow, has won a bid for EU funding to host Scotland’s first European Researchers’ Night for the next two years.

Right v Might - New online course on international law

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has launched a new online course aimed at helping people to understand international law and its impact and role in society.

Scottish gold medal winners awarded Doctorates

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow awarded 14 Honorary Degrees, including honouring the eight Scottish Commonwealth Games gold medal winners for their services to sport.

Largest UK poverty study calls on government to tackle rising deprivation

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:42:00 BST

The percentage of households who fall below society’s minimum standard of living has increased from 14 per cent to 33 per cent over the last 30 years, despite the size of the economy doubling.

Commonwealth Games app offers 42 days of fitness

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:21:00 BST

With just a month to go until the opening ceremony of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, smartphone owners are being given the opportunity to boost their fitness and learn more about the host city.

First research locating exact site of Battle of Bannockburn presented

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:59:00 BST

Dr Tony Pollard, one of the leaders of the first successful research project to locate the exact site of the Battle of Bannockburn, presents his findings at a public lecture

More research needed on ways to reduce violence against women

Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:30:00 BST

Whilst there are a range of good practices in criminal justice responses to violence against women, there is limited evidence when it comes to effective interventions to reduce re-offending by perpetrators, a literature review has found.

Photosynthesis research project wins $14.4m funding from US Department of Energy

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:00:00 BST

A research project aimed at understanding and learning from the natural process of photosynthesis to advance the development of clean energy has received further funding from the US Department of Energy totaling $14.4m.