A selection of front covers books by Scottish authors translated into different langagues
A selection of front covers books by Scottish authors translated into different langagues

UofG leads project aims to secure translations of Scottish Literature for future generations

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT

Librarians, academics, translators, and publishers, led by the University of Glasgow with funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, are to revive Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation (BOSLIT) for future generations to enjoy.

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New UofG preprint reveals fundamental changes in the Omicron variant

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:00:55 GMT

The latest study, led by researchers at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, reveals fundamental changes in the Omicron variant

Student using a mobile device
Student using a mobile device

Celebrities are more protected from cyberabuse than ordinary people due to their attractiveness

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT

Celebrities and famous people are seen as more “attractive” which helps to protect them much more than ordinary people when they are cyberabused, new research has revealed.

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.

Study sheds new light on postgraduate researchers’ wellbeing

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Postgraduate researchers at UK universities suffer from high rates of mental ill-health, with female, non-binary and LGBTQ+ communities faring particularly badly, new research suggests.

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.

New writers prize seeks to celebrate Scotland’s ethnically diverse communities

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT

A new Scottish literary prize has been launched today aimed at celebrating published work and new writing by Scotland’s ethnically diverse communities.

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ERC awards €619m in its first research grants under Horizon Europe

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT

Three UofG researchers have been awarded a highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

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

SUERC contributes to new study dating earliest human remains in eastern Africa

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT

The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognised as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than previously thought.

Mars mosaic courtesy of NASA.
Mars mosaic courtesy of NASA.

UofG researchers lend support to major Martian meteorite study

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 19:00:00 GMT

Researchers from the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences have contributed to a new study ¬of a Martian meteorite which could provide insights into the reactions that led to the building blocks of life on early Earth.

Robert Burns sitting a his desk with a quill in his hand.
Robert Burns sitting a his desk with a quill in his hand.

UofG research brings us closer to Robert Burns the man than ever before

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT

Academics at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies are revealing new insights into the man behind some of the world’s greatest known poems and songs.

Artist David Mach beside his work The Flying Haggis with Dr Pauline Mackay, a Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies who has been leading with Edify on the creation of ‘Burns Beyond Reality’ VR platform at the University of Glasgow. Credit Martin Shields
Artist David Mach beside his work The Flying Haggis with Dr Pauline Mackay, a Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies who has been leading with Edify on the creation of ‘Burns Beyond Reality’ VR platform at the University of Glasgow. Credit Martin Shields

New Burns Supper artwork unveiled in virtual reality exhibition

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT

A new artwork by the Scottish artist David Mach for the University of Glasgow, celebrating the global reach of the Burns Supper and Scotland’s national bard, will be officially launched in virtual reality on Burns Night.

P6 pupils from Ardeer Primary in North Ayrshire show their drawings of the proposed STEP fusion power plant
P6 pupils from Ardeer Primary in North Ayrshire show their drawings of the proposed STEP fusion power plant

North Ayrshire pupils back fusion power proposal

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Pupils from a North Ayrshire primary school are backing plans to bring a pioneering fusion energy plant to a former industrial site in Ardeer.

First researchers move into ARC

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT

First academics move into new £116 million University of Glasgow research facility

Main building and tower from Kelvingrove park
Main building and tower from Kelvingrove park

New ESRC awards to support social science advice for local policy

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT

Awards made under a new pilot Local Acceleration Fund (LAF) including a UofG-led project, totalling nearly £1 million, will support researchers to work in partnership with local areas across the length and breadth of the UK.

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Study reveals differences in replication rates of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:01:49 GMT

Research has revealed new insights into transmissibility of COVID-19 variants and susceptibility to infection

Image of the late Professor Ted Cowan at Portpatrick. Published with the permission of his wife Dr Lizanne Henderson
Image of the late Professor Ted Cowan at Portpatrick. Published with the permission of his wife Dr Lizanne Henderson

Tributes have been paid by UofG colleagues to renowned academic and historian Professor Ted Cowan.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT

Professor Cowan passed away on Sunday 2 January following a short illness.