In the media – Infant “obesity”

A paper written by Prof John McColl and Dr Louise Marryat of our School, among others, was highlighted in the media on 22nd February. The paper “Fit to WHO weight standard of European infants over time” published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, was referred to in an article regarding concerns over infant “obesity”. You can read the article here.

Making Maths Count

Dr Liberty Vittert has written a guest blog for Making Maths Count on using maths to change lives.‌ In the post she writes about the teacher who doubted her, her mother who supported her and using maths to improve facial reconstruction surgery.

Read her blog at: Using maths to change lives – thanks to a supportive mother

The Making Maths Count group has been brought together by the Scottish Government to look at how we can encourage greater enthusiasm and participation in maths.

Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER)

Prof Marian Scott has been appointed as a member of the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER). The first meeting will take place on 28th and 29th April in Luxembourg. 

SRC Student Teaching Awards

Every year the Student’s Representative Council hosts the Student Teaching Awards (STAs), which they describe as “a fantastic chance for us to recognise the outstanding work of those members of staff who have gone above and beyond to make our time here at Glasgow the best it can possibly be!”

This year there were two nominations from our School. The first was for Dr Andrew Wilson in the category of “Best Feedback”. The second nomination was for Ms Jean Jackson, who was shortlisted in the category of “Best Support Staff”.

Although both narrowly missed out on the top prize, we offer huge congratulations to Andrew and Jean for being nominated and thank them for their excellent, and highly appreciated, effort and support.

For more information about the SRC Student Teaching Awards and details of all the winners and nominees, please visit their website.

First published: 30 March 2016

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