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.

Hackathon aims to encourage girls into Scotland’s tech sector

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Girls from high schools across Glasgow have been offered an insight into careers in computing science at a hackathon event at the School of Computing Science.

Domestic abuse information 'not adequately captured' in child contact cases

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:15:00 GMT

Domestic abuse allegations and convictions of parents who have perpetrated abuse are not being adequately captured by Scottish civil courts during child contact hearings, a new study by the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh Napier has found.

Royal Society of Edinburgh Logo 2021 Black and White 700 x 300
Royal Society of Edinburgh Logo 2021 Black and White 700 x 300

Research projects supported by RSE awards will bring benefit to Scotland's cultural, economic and social wellbeing

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT

Eleven researchers from across the University of Glasgow, have been successful in this RSE funding awards

New Scots image
New Scots image

Supporting New Scots funding announcement

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT

£1.6 million awarded to refugee strategy

University Gardens from University Avenue
University Gardens from University Avenue

International prize for UofG data scientist

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT

A University of Glasgow data scientist has picked up a prize at the first annual Analysts Awards, administered by the Institute of Analytics (IoA).

Two influenza A viruses, one labelled magenta and one labelled green, have spread rapidly across this sheet of cells, but are unable to cross into each other’s territory. • Image credit: Anna Sims, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Two influenza A viruses, one labelled magenta and one labelled green, have spread rapidly across this sheet of cells, but are unable to cross into each other’s territory. • Image credit: Anna Sims, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

The secret world of Influenza A infections

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:00:00 GMT

Scientists at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research have revealed more about the hidden world of respiratory viral infection

UofG research informs new Women's Prize for Non-Fiction

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 09:01:00 GMT

Research by the University of Glasgow has informed the creation of the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, a new annual book prize that will further amplify female voices, whilst celebrating books that inform, challenge, disrupt, and offer solace and connection.

An electron microscope image of the Winchcombe meteorite showing terrestrial alterations
An electron microscope image of the Winchcombe meteorite showing terrestrial alterations

Earth’s atmosphere adds a quick pinch of salt to meteorites, scientists find

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:30:00 GMT

New analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed just how quickly space rocks which fall to Earth can be contaminated by our atmosphere.

Reading facial expressions may be partly subjective

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:00:00 GMT

Does someone look angry or sad? You can probably offer an answer to that question based on the information you can see just by looking at their face.

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

SSE and the University of Glasgow to fund unique renewables research

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:30:00 GMT

SSE Energy Solutions is to fund the most detailed research ever conducted into the performance of renewable technologies in the business sector.

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

UofG researchers to power wireless ‘microbot’ in the brain

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:30:00 GMT

University of Glasgow researchers are part of a new project which is setting out to develop tiny injectable robots capable of predicting and mitigating epileptic seizures.

Lleft to right: Julie Gardham, Senior Assistant Librarian, and Keira McKee, Book Conservator, with the University of Glasgow’s First Folio. Credit Martin Shields
Lleft to right: Julie Gardham, Senior Assistant Librarian, and Keira McKee, Book Conservator, with the University of Glasgow’s First Folio. Credit Martin Shields

Celebrating Shakespeare’s First Folios across Scotland

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT

This year is the 400th Birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s collected plays.

An image of a crystal obtained through electron diffractometry
An image of a crystal obtained through electron diffractometry

UofG secures £1.8m funding for advanced structure determination facility

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:30:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow is set to become one of the first research institutions in the world to acquire a cutting-edge scientific instrument.

An image of the GRILL team gathered in the University cloisters
An image of the GRILL team gathered in the University cloisters

Prizewinning students set to compete in second Amazon Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:30:00 GMT

The team of University of Glasgow computing students which scooped a half-million-dollar prize from Amazon last year is gearing up to compete once more.

Smith Around the World lecture series unites global expertise

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:29:00 GMT

Leading experts at the world’s most prestigious universities will discuss Adam Smith’s legacy during his tercentenary, through the University of Glasgow led Smith Around the World lecture series.

The graphic shows the shortlist in the Knowledge Exchange Champion category, clockwise from left, Professor Fiona Macpherson, University of Glasgow, Professor Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen and Professor Naeem Ramzan, University of the West of Scotland.
The graphic shows the shortlist in the Knowledge Exchange Champion category, clockwise from left, Professor Fiona Macpherson, University of Glasgow, Professor Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen and Professor Naeem Ramzan, University of the West of Scotland.

Finalists for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT

The finalists have been revealed for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023, the annual celebration of business-academic partnerships, hosted by Interface.

Microphones could help track disease risk in the wild

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Researchers have shown how sounds recorded by low-cost microphones could be used to help track infectious disease risks in the rainforest and in other rapidly changing landscapes.

A teen sitting in despair, with a cell phone, head in his hands
A teen sitting in despair, with a cell phone, head in his hands

Severity in gambling behaviours and suicidality linked in young adults

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:32:00 GMT

An increase in difficulties with gambling is linked to a heightened risk of suicide attempts among young adults, according to new research led by the UofG.

A picture of Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas (left) and Vilma Kankaanpää of the School of Computing Science
A picture of Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas (left) and Vilma Kankaanpää of the School of Computing Science

Monkey mouths and hands could be key to future interactive enrichment systems

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:30:00 GMT

Researchers from the School of Computing Science have teamed up with monkeys to learn more about how animals prefer to use interactive systems.

View of the east quadrangle
View of the east quadrangle

Causeway Therapeutics Secures £8.75M for Phase 2 Trial of Tendinopathy Therapy

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:01:00 GMT

Causeway Therapeutics, a University of Glasgow spin-out specializing in tendon disease has raised £8.75M from investors to to advance development of microRNA therapeutics.

Aerial view of the Gilmorehill campus
Aerial view of the Gilmorehill campus

AI and big data roadmap could enable superconductor revolution

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:30:00 GMT

A new roadmap which lays out how AI and big data techniques could drive advances in superconductivity research and development is aiming to help to spark a tech revolution.