University news

Royal Society bestows a top awards on one of Scotland's leading inventors

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:21:00 BST

Professor Ian Shanks has been recognised for his “outstanding achievements in applied sciences”.

Being Human festival returns to champion the humanities

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is one of four festival 'hubs' for this year's festival, whose theme this year is 'New Worlds' to reflect on the radical global changes of 2020.

UofG engineers set to help turn Scotland’s mines into low-carbon energy sources

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 08:00:32 BST

Researchers from the James Watt School of Engineering are lending their support to a bid to turn Scotland’s disused coal mines into sources of geothermal energy.

Glasgow researchers to study the impact of Covid-19 in lower and middle-income countries

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:00:00 BST

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Glasgow, has received an award to study the impact of Covid-19 in lower and middle-income countries, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Over 55s needed for vaccine trial in Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:00:00 BST

People in good health and over the age of 55 years old are being asked to take part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial

Researchers unlock secrets of the past with new carbon dating standard

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:00:00 BST

Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientists improved the technique for assessing the age of historical objects.

Differences in blood biomarkers in people with genetic risk of Alzheimer’s

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:15:00 BST

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have conducted the largest study to date on a wide range of common blood biomarkers and show clear differences in people at genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Childhood maltreatment linked to higher risk of multiple health conditions in later life

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:01:00 BST

People who suffer one or more forms of maltreatment in childhood have a higher chance of multimorbidity in later life.

UofG joins Productivity Institute to help boost UK growth

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow is helping to solve the UK’s productivity puzzle which could mean better jobs and higher living standards, by contributing to a new £32m research institute.

Two or more long term health conditions linked to a positive COVID-19 test

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:56:00 BST

The presence of two or more long term health conditions – known as multimorbidity – is linked to a 48% higher risk of a positive COVID-19 test.

Nursery-based cooking programme reduces food fussiness in young children

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:44:00 BST

Children aged three to five- years-old involved in a nursery-based cooking skills the Big Chef Little (BCLC) programme were found to be less fussy and more willing to try green vegetables at the end of the study.

UofG part of new UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium to address key unanswered questions about immunity and COVID-19

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:21:00 BST

Scientists from the University of Glasgow will be part of a newly-launched UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC), which aims to answer key questions on how the immune system interacts with SARS-CoV-2 to help us fight COVID-19 and develop better diagnostics, treatments and vaccines.

Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:00:00 BST

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Glasgow, has announced findings that could pave the way to a new treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease