A portrait of Professor Zhibin Yu
A portrait of Professor Zhibin Yu

Next-gen heat pump could cut energy bills and carbon emissions

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:00 BST

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have developed a flexible heat pump technology which could help households save on their energy bills and contribute towards net-zero emissions goals.

Left to right Lee McQueen, Project Office at Ellisland; Joan McAlpine, the Business Development Manager of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust; Bailey Hodgson, the University of Glasgow Minecraft Society’s President; Dr Timothy Peacock, co-director of the University of Glasgow Game and Gaming Lab and Sarah Macdonald of the South of Scotland Destination Alliance. Photo Credit Martin Shields
Left to right Lee McQueen, Project Office at Ellisland; Joan McAlpine, the Business Development Manager of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust; Bailey Hodgson, the University of Glasgow Minecraft Society’s President; Dr Timothy Peacock, co-director of the University of Glasgow Game and Gaming Lab and Sarah Macdonald of the South of Scotland Destination Alliance. Photo Credit Martin Shields

Robert Burns Ellisland Farm recreated in Minecraft

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:00:00 BST

Ellisland Farm, where Burns lived from 1788-1791, is being brought back to virtual life in the video game Minecraft thanks to staff and students at UofG.

A photograph of an erupting volcano
A photograph of an erupting volcano

Super eruptions are millions of years in the making – followed by rapid surge

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:00:00 BST

New research suggests that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the Earth’s crust, formed over millions of years, move rapidly to the surface, disrupting pre-existing rock.

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

UofG researchers support second phase of SP Energy Networks net-zero projects

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:00:00 BST

Net-zero projects led by SP Energy Networks and supported by researchers from the University of Glasgow are progressing to the next phase of trials.

A nurse taking the blood pressure of a patient
A nurse taking the blood pressure of a patient

Measuring blood pressure in both arms can help reduce cardiovascular risk and hypertension

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:00:00 BST

Blood pressure should be measured in both arms and the higher reading should be adopted to improve hypertension diagnosis and management, according to a new study.

The Acu-Flow team
The Acu-Flow team

£1m investment is breath of fresh air for UofG nebuliser spinout

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:30:00 BST

A spinout which aims to create more effective methods of treating lung diseases has secured a £1m grant from Innovate UK.

A young woman wears a virtual reality headset
A young woman wears a virtual reality headset

UofG engineers aim to get a grip on improved human-machine interfacing

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:30:00 BST

Researchers from the James Watt School of Engineering are setting out to find a new way to monitor and measure the tiny signals created when nerve cells transmit information to skeletal muscles.

Luca Nelli, saxophone player for brass band Brass, Aye? and research associate from the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, joins local children Elliot James and Elsie Tyler to celebrate the launch of the ARCadia Festival of Ideas at the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre
Luca Nelli, saxophone player for brass band Brass, Aye? and research associate from the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, joins local children Elliot James and Elsie Tyler to celebrate the launch of the ARCadia Festival of Ideas at the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre

University of Glasgow welcomes city to new building with ARCadia festival

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:30:00 BST

People from across Glasgow and beyond are being welcomed into a brand-new community space at the University of Glasgow with a two-week festival of free events.

A student on a bike cycles past University Gardens and the main entrance
A student on a bike cycles past University Gardens and the main entrance

Student mental health set to benefit from new research hub

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:00:00 BST

A new network to boost research into student mental health and wellbeing in Scotland has been launched.

Headshot of Professor Graeme Milligan
Headshot of Professor Graeme Milligan

Professor Graeme Milligan receives the Royal Society Mullard Award

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:01:00 BST

Professor Graeme Milligan, Gardiner Chair of Biochemistry at the University of Glasgow, is to receive the Royal Society Mullard Award

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heart700

Autoimmune disorders increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:05:56 BST

Autoimmune disorders are associated with a substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than individuals without autoimmune disease, according to a new, large epidemiological study

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heart700

New treatment significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 BST

A medication, commonly used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, has been found to significantly lower the risk of cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure. A team of international researchers also found that the same drug was able to reduce worsening heart failure

Dr Douglas Morrison, of SUERC and the University of Glasgow, with Ms Kanekwa Zyambo, of the University of Zambia’s Tropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, on-site at SUERC in East Kilbride
Dr Douglas Morrison, of SUERC and the University of Glasgow, with Ms Kanekwa Zyambo, of the University of Zambia’s Tropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, on-site at SUERC in East Kilbride

Research visit to advance diagnosis of condition common in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:30:00 BST

Scottish scientists are teaming up with researchers from Zambia to find new ways to diagnose and treat a condition which affects millions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

University of Glasgow Main Building from Kelvinbridge
University of Glasgow Main Building from Kelvinbridge

Boosting duration, intensity & frequency of physical activity may lower heart failure risk

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:01:00 BST

A six-year analysis of more than 94,000 adults in the U.K. Biobank with no history of heart failure at enrollment has found that engaging in moderate or vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of developing heart failure, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.