Coronavirus: economic recovery research and projects

Professor Eugenio Proto stood in the cloisters
Professor Eugenio Proto stood in the cloisters

Happiness expert defines way to maintain wellbeing during Covid-19 pandemic

Wed, 06 May 2020 14:33:00 BST

One of the best ways to help combat stress from COVID-19 confinement is to close down negative thinking.

Webinar: Does the global pandemic signal a paradigm shift in law and the economy? 12 June 2020

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:33:00 BST

Economic academics from Adam Smith Business School will join Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, to share their expert knowledge in a webinar on 12 June.

Mobile coronavirus testing clinic trial launched

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:29:00 BST

A trial Covid-19 ‘clinic-on-wheels’ testing facility is being launched in Glasgow.

Students smiling surrounding DigiGallus Connect logo
Students smiling surrounding DigiGallus Connect logo

Young people tackle lockdown loneliness in older generation

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:18:00 BST

To address isolation and loneliness in the over fifties a new project run by young people aims to close the digital divide and connect people online.

Professor Eugenio Proto stood in the cloisters
Professor Eugenio Proto stood in the cloisters

Mental health of BAME men hit hardest by Covid-19, study finds

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:14:00 BST

BAME men experienced a much greater deterioration in their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown than their white British counterparts, but ethnicity had no impact on women’s declining mental health, a new study suggests.

A person wearing a virtual reality headset
A person wearing a virtual reality headset

Virtual reality project to help Scottish tourism on road to recovery

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:30:00 BST

The project, led by the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School, aims to increase pre-sales, donations, enable visitors offsite to experience museums’ virtually and increase their number of visitors.

Video thumbnail with a picture of the Cloisters in the background with the text heading '40@40 days of lockdown. The realities of working during Covid-19'
Video thumbnail with a picture of the Cloisters in the background with the text heading '40@40 days of lockdown. The realities of working during Covid-19'

Forty insights into the realities of working during Covid-19

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:51:00 BST

Researchers from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow have created a new resource of stories recording working life during Covid-19.

Gilbert Scott building and chapel
Gilbert Scott building and chapel

Business School joins Productivity Institute to help boost UK growth

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:17:00 BST

University of Glasgow is helping to solve the UK’s productivity puzzle which could mean better jobs and higher living standards, by contributing to a new £32m research institute.

Professor Eugenio Proto standing in front of cloisters
Professor Eugenio Proto standing in front of cloisters

Personality can predict how lockdown affected mental health, study finds

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:36:00 BST

Personality can predict how lockdown affected mental health, study finds