School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine

The GNHS and the Institute invite submissions for the 2017 PhotoScene competition

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:55:00 BST

The aims of the competition are to promote an interest in natural history and the work of the Institute, to promote a greater linkage between GNHS and the Institute, to provide photographs useful for publicity, and to enhance the evening programme of the GNHS

Professor Sarah Cleaveland wins Leeuwenhoek Medal

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:57:00 BST

Congratulations to Prof Sarah Cleaveland for winning the prestigious Leeuwenhoek Medal.

Capacity-Strengthening Key for Emerging Disease Surveillance

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:38:00 BST

In a new review published in Science, One Health researchers from Glasgow highlight the role of locally relevant capacity strengthening for disease surveillance in developing countries.

Malaysian Students visit University of Glasgow

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:32:00 BST

David Eckersall's Lab recently played host to two Malaysian students - Fitri and Diyana - from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Read about their experience in this short blog article...

Mini-Symposium on Bovine Tuberculosis

Wed, 31 May 2017 12:28:00 BST

The Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health of the University of Glasgow, together with the Special Interest Group in Bacterial Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, and the School of Veterinary Medicine will hold their third Workshop on Bovine Tuberculosis on the 8th of June at the University of Glasgow.

Pat Monaghan wins Godman Salvin Prize

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:29:00 BST

It has just been announced that Prof. Pat Monaghan has won the Godman Salvin Prize by the British Ornithologists' Union.

Congratulations to Sarah Cleaveland

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:07:00 BST

Professor Sarah Cleaveland was one of six Finalists chosen for the 2017’s Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year Award.

Parasites, Ponies & Plastic Chips

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:38:00 GMT

The Graduate School in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS) hosted the final of their 'Science Den' event on Thursday 16 February 2017, where six teams of postgraduate students and post-doctoral research staff pitched their ideas of the perfect 'biological tool' to a panel of judges

From Mozart to Marley: how music chills out Man's Best Friend...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:03:00 GMT

In 2015, a study conducted by Amy Bowman as part of her PhD at the University of Glasgow in conjunction with the ScottishSPCA, showed that classical music was capable of reducing the stress levels of dogs housed in a ScottishSPCA rescue centre in Dumbarton

Seabed conditions key to survival of juvenile cod, haddock and whiting

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:09:00 BST

Links between seabed type and quality are closely related to the abundance and size of young commercially fished species such as cod, haddock and whiting.

DOWNIE'S WOOD GNAT: New insect species dedicated to Roger Downie

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:14:00 GMT

A paper has just appeared in which a new fly is named for Professor Roger Downie