University news

Metaphor Map to give bird’s eye view on metaphorical usage over the centuries

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:01:00 BST

English language metaphors are “as old as the hills” – or 13 centuries old at the very least – researchers at the School of Critical Studies at the University of Glasgow have found.

Former athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson receives honorary degree

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:20:00 BST

The University of Glasgow conferred an honorary degree on Baroness Grey-Thompson, the former athlete and incumbent Member of the House of Lords.

Adam Smith Business School earns triple accreditation

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School has joined an elite group of less than 1% of the world’s business schools that hold triple accreditation.

Body fights clogged arteries with localised immune response

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:00 BST

Scientists have discovered an immune response in an animal model that appears to provide protection against clogged arteries – atherosclerosis.

Pantomime Science

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:00 BST

Science and pantomime: two disparate worlds? Oh no, they’re not!

Broadcaster Neil Oliver honoured by the University of Glasgow

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:30:00 BST

The archaeologist, broadcaster, journalist and writer, Neil Oliver, is to be given an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow at a ceremony at its Dumfries campus.

“It’s not healthy and it’s decidedly not masculine”

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:30:00 BST

Public health researchers at the University have carried out the first detailed studies of how newspaper articles represent eating disorders in men.

Success for University of Glasgow at impact awards

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:30:00 BST

University of Glasgow research projects which aimed to help deepen understanding of the motivations of people who go missing and the importance of ‘business angel’ investment have received major awards for their impact on public life.

Glasgow engineering team to present research at Royal Society Summer Exhibition

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:00:00 BST

A team from the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow has been selected to present their research at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London from 29 June – 5 July, together with collaborators from Imperial College London and Aston University.

Professor Anna Dominiczak to deliver Trades House lecture on precision medicine

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:00:00 BST

The Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow will deliver this year’s Trades House of Glasgow Lecture on Thursday 9 July.

Funding for research to improve robots’ ability to recognise surroundings

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:30:00 BST

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have joined forces with British and American colleagues in a project that may ultimately help robots become more autonomous through recognising and understand everyday scenes.

Commonwealth Games were ‘worth it’ say East End residents

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:10:00 BST

Findings from a study of the impacts of the Commonwealth Games on the East End of Glasgow are published today.

Teaching area to be named in honour of Charles Kennedy

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:39:00 BST

A memorial fund has been set up to commemorate the life of alumnus and former rector Charles Kennedy.

The Hunterian is first Scottish gallery to benefit from Cultural Gifts Scheme

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:42:00 BST

Joan Eardley’s Seated Boy has been allocated to The Hunterian under the Cultural Gifts Scheme. The Hunterian is the first Scottish museum and art gallery to be given a work under the scheme introduced by the UK Government in 2013.

Scottish-Canadian links, forged in history, gain impetus in new strategic partnership

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:00:00 BST

Historic links stretching back more than two-and-a-half centuries between the Universities of Glasgow and McGill in Montreal have been cemented in a Memorandum of Agreement which will deliver substantial benefits to staff and students in the future.

Canadian links honoured by University of Glasgow

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:00:00 BST

The Principal of McGill University in Canada is one of 19 individuals who will receive honorary degrees this summer from the University of Glasgow.

University staff honoured in Queen's Birthday list

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 06:57:00 BST

Two University of Glasgow academics have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday list released at the weekend.

New funding to shed light on ancient Pacific textile craft

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:00:00 BST

Unique, preserved textiles from the Pacific Islands are coming under the microscope, courtesy of an innovative collaboration between textile conservation experts at the University of Glasgow, botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and barkcloth specialists at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

Study will identify ways of supporting over-50s back into work

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:29:00 BST

Helping the unemployed over 50s back into work is the focus of a new study by researchers at the University of Glasgow.

Mountaineering professor puts Sherpas under occupational health spotlight

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 08:00:00 BST

As tough jobs go, guiding tourists up and down the dangerous peaks of Mount Everest and the surrounding Himalayas must be high up the list.

New funding allocated to support PhD research in the Arts and Humanities

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:43:00 BST

The world’s first national graduate school for the arts and humanities, which is hosted by the University of Glasgow, has announced its first round of applied doctoral studentship grants.

Large Hadron Collider physics data collection begins again

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:29:00 BST

University of Glasgow scientists are welcoming the restart of physics data collection at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva.

Scientists reach for the Moon at GFT screening

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:24:00 BST

University of Glasgow researchers have teamed up with the Glasgow Science Festival for a screening and discussion of the 2009 sci-fi movie Moon on Tuesday June 9.

University mourns passing of alumnus and former rector Charles Kennedy

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:34:00 BST

Tributes have been paid from all sectors of the University community to Charles Kennedy: distinguished politician, alumnus of the University of Glasgow and a former student rector: who has died suddenly at his home in Fort William at the age of 55.

University handed keys to new Teaching & Learning Building

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:38:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has received the keys to the new Teaching & Learning Centre at the South Glasgow University Hospital.