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ICE & T&L image collage

UofG awarded £38m to deliver game-changing Precision Medicine project

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:07:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has been awarded £38m to create the Precision Medicine Living Lab – an internationally leading project focused on translating cutting-edge science and innovation into a real world clinical setting.

A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.
A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.

Major study to investigate COVID-19 impact on gamblers

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 10:00:00 BST

A major new study has been launched to understand how the COVID-19 lockdown has impacted gambling behaviour, including among potentially ‘high risk’ groups.

City fox 700 credit credit Sean Page
City fox 700 credit credit Sean Page

Urban red foxes are diverging from their country cousins

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:01:00 BST

City foxes are becoming more similar to domesticated dogs as they adapt to their environment

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Campus

Sleep awareness week for schools

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:00:37 BST

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are running the first virtual ‘Sleep in Schools’ week

UofG top for eight subjects in Complete University Guide

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 09:30:00 BST

Five of the eight top subjects are in the College of MVLS

Anita Quye (left), Jenny Balfour-Paul (middle) and Dominique Cardon (right) with the early 18th C. Crutchley Archive at SLHLA.
Anita Quye (left), Jenny Balfour-Paul (middle) and Dominique Cardon (right) with the early 18th C. Crutchley Archive at SLHLA.

UK archives awarded United Nations Recognition

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:00:00 BST

One of the three collections recognised is The Crutchley Archive held at Southwark Archives whose significant and important has been documented by a research team led by University of Glasgow’s Dr Anita Quye.

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COVID-19 was introduced on multiple occasions to Scotland in February and March 2020

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:20:45 BST

Scotland’s first introductions of the virus likely occurred prior to the country’s first confirmed case on March 1st

Waterloo Uncovered Dig 2019
Waterloo Uncovered Dig 2019

Battlefield archaeology helps veterans with physical and mental recovery

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:00:00 BST

A new report by the charity Waterloo Uncovered reveals how archaeological work on the battlefield of Waterloo is helping Veterans and Serving Military Personnel with recovery from some of the mental and physical impacts of their service.

Glasgow Lighthouse Lab processes more than 200,000 test samples

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:31:53 BST

The Glasgow Lighthouse Lab, hosted by the University of Glasgow at its Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, has officially processed more than 200,000 test samples since opening in April.

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Campus

STEM teaching project offers new opportunities for lockdown learning

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:00:00 BST

A science education programme is turning social distancing into an opportunity for school pupils and teachers to spend their summer learning online.

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UofG researchers collaborate with international partners to mitigate global impacts of COVID-19

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 08:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has committed to supporting international partners with a series of high-impact research collaborations to help mitigate the global health impacts of COVID-19

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CVR700

Viruses can steal our genetic code to create new human-virus genes

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:04:00 BST

Scientists have shown that a large group of viruses, including the influenza viruses and other serious pathogens, steal genetic signals from their hosts to expand their own genomes.

A photograph of the experimental setup for the 'twisted sound' experiment showing the ring of speakers
A photograph of the experimental setup for the 'twisted sound' experiment showing the ring of speakers

‘Twisted’ sound experiment helps confirm 50-year-old science theory

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:00:00 BST

A 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilisation could use a black hole to generate energy has been experimentally verified for the first time in a Glasgow research lab.

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UofG working with UKRI to provide vital public information in the fight against COVID-19

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:00:16 BST

UofG has played a key role in contributing scientific research for the newly formed UKRI Coronavirus Explained website

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malaria700

Research on brain swelling in children with cerebral malaria reveals potential new treatment approach

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 17:00:00 BST

Through investigating the causes of brain swelling in cerebral malaria – a devastating parasitic disease that is fatal for one in five children – scientists have found a potential new treatment approach that could be safely used to improve outcome

An artist's impression of the neutron star or black hole approaching the larger black hole prior to the merger - a split image shows the smaller object as either a large neutron star or small black hole
An artist's impression of the neutron star or black hole approaching the larger black hole prior to the merger - a split image shows the smaller object as either a large neutron star or small black hole

LIGO-Virgo finds mystery object in 'mass gap'

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:00:00 BST

An unusual gravitational wave signal is casting new light on the ‘mass gap’ between neutron stars and black holes.

Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow, at a workshop with Ignite Theatre and Tawona Sitolé, Artist in Residence The UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration has attracted a total of £1.56 million in funding and grants since its inception in 2016. Credit: Robin Mitchell
Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow, at a workshop with Ignite Theatre and Tawona Sitolé, Artist in Residence The UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration has attracted a total of £1.56 million in funding and grants since its inception in 2016. Credit: Robin Mitchell

UNESCO projects leads the way on sustainable development and creates values for local communities 

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:00:00 BST

New research shows UNESCO projects can help build a greener, more equal and more peaceful world, while also creating financial value, a report published by the UK National Commission for UNESCO revealed.

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Campus

Scientists develop model that reproduces photosynthesis

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:00:55 BST

An international team has constructed a model that reproduces a currently unrecognized general feature of photosynthesis

Image of the Main Building at the University of Glasgow's Gilmorehill Campus
Image of the Main Building at the University of Glasgow's Gilmorehill Campus

Scottish Government's Sub-Group includes UofG experts

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:23:00 BST

Group's remit will focus on early learning centres and schools

An aerial shot of a large group of people forming UofG in the quadrangle
An aerial shot of a large group of people forming UofG in the quadrangle

UofG celebrates with the Class of 2020

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow today begins a week of online celebrations for the Class of 2020 after it had to postpone graduation ceremonies on campus due to Covid-19.

Low angle of the University of Glasgow cloisters - day
Low angle of the University of Glasgow cloisters - day

Joint cell discovery offers new hope for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:06:00 BST

The key to swift treatments to cure the pain of rheumatoid arthritis has been found in the joints of people with the condition who are in long- term remission.

A pair of gloved hands hold a mask over the face of a medical dummy during a test of the GlasVent system. The GlasVent system sits beside the dummy, connected to the mask by a length of plastic tubing.
A pair of gloved hands hold a mask over the face of a medical dummy during a test of the GlasVent system. The GlasVent system sits beside the dummy, connected to the mask by a length of plastic tubing.

‘Stopgap’ ventilator could save lives ahead of hospital treatment

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:00:00 BST

An affordable ‘stopgap’ ventilator which can be used with minimal training could help keep seriously ill people alive long enough to either recover or receive hospital care, scientists say.

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Campus

New funding for student mental health intervention research

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:00:13 BST

A research project which aims to explore how postgraduate research students’ mental health can best be supported by their supervisors has received funding from the Student Mental Health Research Network (SMaRteN).

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Research Hub 700x300

Wolfson Foundation awards £1m to Quantum and Nanotechnology

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:01:00 BST

Quantum and Nanotechnology will be a key focus of work in the Research Hub