Paper chain of people
Paper chain of people

Addressing multiple missed patient appointments should be a policy priority

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:01:00 BST

The causes of missed healthcare appointments are complex and varied, and not an issue to blame patients for, according to new research which suggests addressing the issue of ‘missingness should be a policy priority

The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

Healthcare Workers at Risk: Gaps in Measles Immunity Exposed

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:00:00 BST

Legacy of vaccine hesitancy may be leaving workers, particularly those born after 1998, vulnerable to measles infection and spread

Antikythera mechanism in National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.
Antikythera mechanism in National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.

Gravitational wave researchers cast new light on Antikythera mechanism mystery

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:30:38 BST

Techniques developed to analyse the ripples in spacetime detected by one of the 21st century’s most sensitive pieces of scientific equipment have helped cast new light on the function of the oldest known analogue computer.

heart700
heart700

Major UK study reveals shifting trends and persistent challenges in heart disease

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:30:16 BST

A groundbreaking new study has shed light on how the landscape of heart disease has evolved in the UK over the past two decades

An image of four children playing outdoors
An image of four children playing outdoors

Nature time boosts children’s mental health, especially for those from low-income families

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:11:00 BST

Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental health, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow

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.

Sàr-obair Bàrdachd a’ Trasnadh Chrìochan Cànanach

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 BST

A Poetic Masterpiece Crosses Linguistic Borders

Lord Kelvin outside with notebook
Lord Kelvin outside with notebook

University of Glasgow celebrates Lord Kelvin bicentenary

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is welcoming guests from around the world to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Lord Kelvin.

Dr Tawona Sithole speaking at a UNESCO RILA Spring School
Dr Tawona Sithole speaking at a UNESCO RILA Spring School

A poetic journey unpacks migration and inequality through imaginative audio play

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:00:00 BST

A groundbreaking new play launched today on World Refugee Day is taking audiences on an unpredictable creative journey into the lives of migrants and the inequalities they face.

An image of Garden Festival Logo. Credit: University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, Glasgow Garden Festival collection, GB248 [Item No: UGD307/1/1/4].
An image of Garden Festival Logo. Credit: University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, Glasgow Garden Festival collection, GB248 [Item No: UGD307/1/1/4].

A Blooming Marvellous Archaeological Dig in Glasgow's 1988 Garden Festival site

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:00:00 BST

The After the Garden Festival archaeological team, led by University of Glasgow archaeologists, is again digging deep into the site of the iconic 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.

Image of sheep outdoors on a farm
Image of sheep outdoors on a farm

£1.2M grant to tackle resistance to sheep scab treatments

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:00:00 BST

A research partnership has been awarded a £1.2M grant to explore the mechanism of resistance to the macrocyclic lactone injectables in the sheep scab mite

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

Statement following University Court meeting, 18 June 2024

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:37:00 BST

The University Court discussed a set of demands submitted by a student group, Glasgow Against Arms and Fossil Fuels (GAAF).

Pancreatic cancer 700
Pancreatic cancer 700

Precision-Panc opens the PRIMUS-006 pancreatic cancer study

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow, alongside NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, has opened the PRIMUS-006 pancreatic cancer study, part of the Precision-Panc Platform

Members of the University recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:46:00 BST

Members of the University of Glasgow community have been recognised in the King’s 2024 Birthday Honours List.

University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance
University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance

Refugee rights champion continues pioneering work with renewal of prestigious UNESCO Chair

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 10:00:00 BST

Professor Alison Phipps continues her pioneering work in support of refugee rights with the renewal of her prestigious UNESCO Chair at the University of Glasgow.

The tower and campus from a drone
The tower and campus from a drone

Scottish schools collide with Glasgow particle physics

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 08:30:00 BST

The University of Glasgow's particle-physics research and theory groups have hosted 120 secondary-school students and staff for a 'masterclass' in the frontiers of physics.

The Royal Society of Chemistry's citation for Professor Ross Forgan's Peter Day award
The Royal Society of Chemistry's citation for Professor Ross Forgan's Peter Day award

UofG scientist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:00:00 BST

Professor Ross Forgan has been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Peter Day Prize in recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.

Wild salmon
Wild salmon

Glasgow researchers awarded £3m for new aquaculture research

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:00 BST

Researchers at the University of Glasgow’s School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine have been awarded £3m across four new projects. With a focus on sustainable aquaculture – the farming and harvesting of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants – the research team will focus on farmed salmon and seaweed across the four projects

University of Glasgow ranks 12th in the world in THE Impact rankings

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:00:00 BST

Times Higher Education Impact Rankings measure social, economic and environmental sustainability in global higher education.

Alma Mater Sculpture in quadrangle
Alma Mater Sculpture in quadrangle

New research centre aims to improve heart disease treatment

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:30:00 BST

A new research collaboration is setting out to develop computational tools to improve treatments for one of the world’s most common causes of death.

Idlefield Art Lab and the Phonoautobothy
Idlefield Art Lab and the Phonoautobothy

Solar-Powered Mobile Music Studio Hits Glasgow's Streets

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:04:00 BST

UofG academics are working with a unique solar-powered mobile music recording and live production studio called the Phonoautobothy, that will power a number of music events in Glasgow.

Left to right Matthew Leeper PhD, Managing Director and Co-founder Education Evolved; Rachel Porteous, Research Assistant at the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab; Sumeet Gurung, Co-founder and Lead Developer, Education Evolved; Louise Arnold, Business Engagement Executive, Interface; James Macivor - 3D Modeller, Education Evolved; Dr Timothy Peacock, Historian and Director of University of Glasgow Games and Gaming Lab; and Stephen Preston, Deputy Head of Heritage and Culture at St Giles’ Cathedral. The group are part of the team who created a new historical game for St Giles’ Cathedral’s 900th anniversary.
Left to right Matthew Leeper PhD, Managing Director and Co-founder Education Evolved; Rachel Porteous, Research Assistant at the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab; Sumeet Gurung, Co-founder and Lead Developer, Education Evolved; Louise Arnold, Business Engagement Executive, Interface; James Macivor - 3D Modeller, Education Evolved; Dr Timothy Peacock, Historian and Director of University of Glasgow Games and Gaming Lab; and Stephen Preston, Deputy Head of Heritage and Culture at St Giles’ Cathedral. The group are part of the team who created a new historical game for St Giles’ Cathedral’s 900th anniversary.

St Giles' Cathedral Reinvented: Unlocking 900 Years Through Cutting-Edge Gaming  

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:00:00 BST

Through a pioneering initiative involving UofG, St Giles' Cathedral has been recreated in a captivating historical video game, transporting visitors through its architectural evolution with the aim of engaging as wide a range of public audiences as possible.

(L – R) Director of Professional Services Jane Townson, Director of Transformation, Strategy, Planning and Performance Carole Anderson, Deputy Director of Professional Services Alison Wallace, Director of Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Relations Sandie Scott, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Associate Medical Director for National Elective Services Christopher Gee, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Head of School, Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing Matthew Walters, Chair of the Board Susan Douglas-Scott, Vice Principal and Head for the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences Professor Iain McInnes, Chief Executive Gordon James, Cardiologist and Associate Medical Director for Regional and National Medicine Professor Hany Eteiba
(L – R) Director of Professional Services Jane Townson, Director of Transformation, Strategy, Planning and Performance Carole Anderson, Deputy Director of Professional Services Alison Wallace, Director of Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Relations Sandie Scott, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Associate Medical Director for National Elective Services Christopher Gee, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Head of School, Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing Matthew Walters, Chair of the Board Susan Douglas-Scott, Vice Principal and Head for the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences Professor Iain McInnes, Chief Executive Gordon James, Cardiologist and Associate Medical Director for Regional and National Medicine Professor Hany Eteiba

University of Glasgow and NHS Golden Jubilee Strengthen partnership with New MOU

Wed, 29 May 2024 15:51:00 BST

NHS Golden Jubilee and The University of Glasgow have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further strengthen their relationship for the future of healthcare

Dr Ke Yuan, Professor John Le Quesne and Dr Adalberto Claudio Quiros stand in front of a projection of one of the cancer sample slides used to train the machine learning algorithm used in the study.
Dr Ke Yuan, Professor John Le Quesne and Dr Adalberto Claudio Quiros stand in front of a projection of one of the cancer sample slides used to train the machine learning algorithm used in the study.

AI system learns to speak the language of cancer to enable improved diagnosis

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:00:00 BST

A computer system which harnesses the power of AI to learn the language of cancer is capable of spotting the signs of the disease in biological samples with remarkable accuracy, its developers say.

UofG letters lit up in the undercroft
UofG letters lit up in the undercroft

Lessons learned from the Arctic to the Andes could help billions get online

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:30:12 BST

Lessons learned from efforts to bring wireless communications technologies to remote areas from the Arctic to the Andes could help widen global access to the benefits of the information age.

Net Zero city layout
Net Zero city layout

UofG led project investigates net-zero city living

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 03:53:00 BST

Professor James White and colleagues in the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) have received ESRC funding to investigate how cities can be planned and ‘retrofitted’ for net-zero living.

Kelvingrove Park and the University tower
Kelvingrove Park and the University tower

Bioengineering breakthrough could improve bone regeneration treatments

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:30:00 BST

A bioengineering breakthrough which helps repair damaged bones without causing the negative side effects of other treatments could lead to better results for patients.

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

University of Glasgow ranked in top 80 in QS World Rankings

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has been ranked 78th in the 2025 QS World Rankings

A photo of a pair of hands circling the setting sun in front of a body of water
A photo of a pair of hands circling the setting sun in front of a body of water

Public event set to help Glaswegians see the light of solstice

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:30:11 BST

As the longest day of the year approaches on June 20th, researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are looking ahead to the mental and physical challenges that people in Scotland can face as light diminishes after the summer solstice.

Anton Muscatelli with Bart Van Ark Claire Reid
Anton Muscatelli with Bart Van Ark Claire Reid

New partnership seeks to power up Scotland’s productivity

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:19:00 BST

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been created between Peer Works, a programme delivered by Prosper, The Productivity Institute at the University of Manchester) and its Scotland Productivity Forum, led by the University of Glasgow.

Dairy cows
Dairy cows

As ‘bird flu’ in cattle raises concerns for milk safety in the US, scientists confirm that pasteurisation effectively inactivates influenza viruses

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:00 BST

A new study has confirmed that pasteurisation temperatures, if applied for industry standard times, should effectively inactivate H5N1 influenza viruses in cows’ milk and render it safe to consume