University news

Mussels fight back against oceanic acidification

Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:00:00 GMT

Mussels are fighting back against the effects of oceanic acidification, but it still leaves them vulnerable to predation.

MVLS named as finalist in BBSRC Excellence with Impact Competition

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:20:00 GMT

The College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS) has been named as one of the ten finalists in the prestigious BBSRC Excellence with Impact Competition.

Impact of WW1 on Academia and Business

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:04:00 GMT

The impact of the First World War on academia and business, and how they adapted to the war draft and loss of life is the subject of a conference being held at the University of Glasgow.

£6m investment announced for Scottish Genomes Partnership

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:51:00 GMT

The Scottish Government has announced £6m of investment for the Scottish Genomes Partnership (SGP), a cutting edge medical research collaboration between Scottish universities and the NHS.

SHARE announces its 100,000th volunteer

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:50:00 GMT

A Scotland-wide effort to help shape the medicines of the future today announced its 100,000th volunteer.

Top French honour for University of Glasgow teacher

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:22:00 GMT

The outstanding teaching talents of a University of Glasgow academic have been officially recognised by France.

World's oldest comic goes on display

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:00:00 GMT

The oldest comic book in the world goes on display for the first time in a major comic exhibition also featuring works by Lichtenstein, Warhol, Rembrandt and DC Comic's world renowned graphic artist Frank Quitely. The Comic Invention exhibition opens at the Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow tomorrow (March 18).

Patients’ perceptions of physicians’ empathy may affect health outcomes

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:30:00 GMT

Patients in areas of high deprivation in Scotland report poorer outcomes from GP consultations, partly because they perceive their doctors as less empathetic than those who live in affluent areas.

Nanotech breakthrough could create cheaper solar power and medical devices

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:21:00 GMT

New research could pave the way for mass production of new forms of nanotech devices for use in the renewables and medical sectors.

Outstanding researchers and academics from the University join Scotland’s National Academy

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:43:00 GMT

The Royal Society of Edinburgh has welcomed 56 new Fellows – eight from the University of Glasgow.

International award for Technology Education lecturer

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 13:00:00 GMT

A lecturer in Technology Education in the School of Education is one of six experts in his field to have been awarded a place in the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association’s 21st Century Leadership Academy.

High levels of ‘good’ cholesterol may actually be bad for your health

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:22:00 GMT

Contrary to current health wisdom, having high levels of good cholesterol (HDL-C) may actually be bad for your health.

E-cigarettes – under-18s back a precautionary approach

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT

A new study by researchers at the University of Glasgow has investigated the views of under-18s to e-cigarettes for the first time and found they support strict regulation.

Major award for School of Law alumnus in Beijing

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:06:00 BST

School of Law alumnus Dr Zhaofeng Zhou’s professional success as an anti-trust legal expert has been recognised in the 2016 Education UK Alumni awards, organised by the British Council.

Smartphone technology adapted into super-sensitive gravity detector

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:01:00 BST

Scientists have found a way to adapt a system often found in smartphones to create a super-sensitive detector capable of measuring minute changes in gravity.

Researchers identify important signaling molecule

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 09:00:00 GMT

An international team of scientists have provided insights into the working of a “signaling molecule”, which will provide new strategies for medicines in areas such as pain medication.

National Centre for Resilience launched at Crichton Campus by Environment Minister

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:15:00 GMT

Scotland's new National Centre for Resilience has been launched at the University's Crichton Campus by the Environment Minister, Dr Aileen McLeod.

No fences needed: new research shows humans and lions can coexist

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:08:00 GMT

Can humans and lions live together? That is the question researchers at the University of Glasgow have been able to answer with a categorical ‘yes’.

University of Glasgow awarded more Zika funding

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:05:00 GMT

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have been awarded funding to continue and expand their work on the Zika virus, it has been announced today (Monday 21 March 2016).

University of Glasgow to take directorship of EPIC

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:12:00 GMT

The Scottish Government has today announced the re-commisioning of EPIC, the Pan-Scottish Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks. For the next 5 years EPIC will be led from the University of Glasgow by Professor Dominic Mellor, Professor of Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health at the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM).

World’s oldest comic goes on public display

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:00:00 GMT

The oldest comic book goes on public display in a major comic exhibition which has opened at the Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow

Glasgow research wins Guardian award for rabies surveillance technology

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:49:00 GMT

Mobile phone health surveillance technology, designed and monitored by researchers at the University of Glasgow, has proven crucial in the fight against rabies in Tanzania.

HIV testing frequency guidelines are not being met

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:03:00 GMT

Gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), including those thought to be at “high risk”, are not getting HIV tests often enough, according to new research.