University news

University of Glasgow space tech ready for liftoff

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:00:00 BST

A new piece of technology which will help in the search for gravitational waves is setting off for South America on its final earthbound journey before heading to space.

Baby foods packed with fruit & vegetables, but unlikely to encourage children to eat their greens

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:00:00 BST

Commercial baby foods contain large amounts of vegetables but are probably too sweet to encourage children to eat their greens, say scientists.

Critical illnesses cause 1 in 20 cancer patients to be admitted to intensive care, with 25% dying

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:00:00 BST

Critical illness may affect chances of surviving cancer, a new study has found.

To SHARE is to care about development of precision medicine in Scotland

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:00:00 BST

A project aimed at encouraging the public to allow any spare blood left over from routine sampling to be retained has launched in Glasgow.

Drawing a line under deep-sea fishing: A scientific basis for regulation by depth

Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:00:00 BST

Data which suggests a benefit to limiting deep-sea trawling in European waters to a depth of 600 metres has been published in the journal Current Biology.

Female guppies become better swimmers to escape male sexual harassment

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:00:00 BST

In the animal world, sexual reproduction can involve males attempting to entice or force females to mate with them, even if they are not initially interested.

Laura Muir set for World Athletics Championship final

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:15:00 BST

Veterinary medicine student Laura Muir is also one of Scotland’s top middle-distance runners. Tomorrow, she’ll compete in her first-ever global final in the women’s 1500m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Genetic re-assortment shapes evolutionary and epidemiological changes in Bluetongue virus

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 05:00:00 BST

The repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus (BTV) amongst European livestock in recent decades has been shaped by its ability to re-assort its genes, a study has found.

Heavy smoking may lead to a fatter stomach

Thu, 20 Aug 2015 05:00:00 BST

Fear of weight gain is one reason smokers give for not kicking the habit, but new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies.

Selective breeding can produce salmon resistant to sea lice

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 05:00:00 BST

Salmon can be selectively bred to be resistant to sea lice, a new study has found.

Scientists discover link between childhood IQ and bipolar disorder

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 05:00:00 BST

New research suggests serious disorders of mood such as bipolar disorder may be the price that human beings have had to pay for more adaptive traits such as intelligence, creativity and verbal proficiency.

Badger persecution does not reduce bovine tuberculosis risk to cattle

Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:00:00 BST

The debate over the role of badgers in spreading bovine tuberculosis (bTB), and what to do about it, continues to rage in the UK.

'Brainy' mice raise hope of better treatments for cognitive disorders

Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:00:00 BST

Researchers have created unusually intelligent mice by altering a single gene, but found the mice were also less likely to feel anxiety or recall fear.

Closure of Clyde spawning ground ‘too little, too late’ to help floundering cod stocks

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:00:00 BST

Measures introduced over a decade ago to protect spawning cod in the Firth of Clyde were “too little, too late”, a new study finds.

Project to make technology-assisted healthcare and living a reality faces five key challenges

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:00:00 BST

From wearables to smartphone apps, people are being encouraged to self-manage their healthcare and promote their well-being proactively by using new technology. But is the UK ready for this approach?

Scientists from Glasgow and Pwani join forces to combat disease

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:00:00 BST

A partnership agreement to promote joint scientific research and education programmes – with a focus on tropical diseases - has been signed by the University of Glasgow and Pwani University in Kilifi, Kenya.

Top in Scotland in National Student Survey 2015

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:44:00 BST

The University of Glasgow, a place that celebrates world-changing, inspiring people, has been ranked top in Scotland and third in the Russell Group in the National Student Survey 2015.

Scientists investigate whether fish could evolve to become less catchable

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 05:00:00 BST

Intensive fishing prompts much concern and debate over sustainability of fish stocks, but could it also be driving evolutionary changes that render fish of the future less catchable?

European funding for hypertension study

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:00:00 BST

Scientists at the University of Glasgow are part of a Europe-wide consortium that has been awarded an EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation grant of €7.6 million to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with endocrine hypertension.

Multi-platform media and the digital challenge – an analysis

Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:00:00 BST

The UK media sector’s rapid expansion onto new, multiple digital platforms in the face of tighter financial budgets has encouraged more emphasis on strongly branded and high impact content, according to University of Glasgow research which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).