University of Glasgow

Chatty Robot Guide Dogs: A Promising Solution for Indoor Navigation of Visually Impaired Individuals

(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, in collaboration with industry and leading charities, is pioneering the development of the RoboGuide,…

3 months ago

Unique Fusion of Science and Music Sells Out Arlington Baths Club in Glasgow

(IN BRIEF) The "Swimming with Gravitational Waves" event, held at Glasgow's Arlington Baths Club, achieved a sold-out success as all…

5 months ago

Urban Agriculture Could Transform Glasgow’s ‘Food Deserts’ and Reduce Inequality, New Research Finds

(IN BRIEF) New research conducted by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with Florida State University, USA, suggests that adopting…

6 months ago

University of Glasgow Launches World’s First 6G Communications Research Lab, TiC6G

(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow has officially inaugurated the Terahertz On-chip Circuit Test Cluster for 6G Communications and Beyond…

6 months ago

Shocking Study Reveals Rampant Sexual Misconduct in UK Surgical Workforce

(IN BRIEF) A groundbreaking study titled 'Breaking the Silence: Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare' has exposed widespread sexual misconduct among…

8 months ago

University of Glasgow Leads New Quantum Technologies Research Alliance with Scottish Funding

(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow has been selected to lead a novel research alliance in quantum technologies, backed by…

9 months ago

University of Glasgow Set to Host Major National Event: UK Fluids Conference 2023

(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde are co-hosting the UK Fluids Conference 2023, a major…

11 months ago

New Report Outlines Roadmap for Carbon Reduction in Tertiary Education Sector

(IN BRIEF) A team from the University of Glasgow has contributed to the first-ever profile of the UK higher and…

1 year ago

University of Bristol joins a new UK genetics network aimed at better linking mouse genetics research to clinical advances

(PRESS RELEASE) BRISTOL, 19-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Bristol, a red brick research university, has announced that it is…

2 years ago

L’Università di Bristol si unisce a una nuova rete genetica britannica volta a collegare meglio la ricerca genetica sui topi ai progressi clinici

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) BRISTOL, 19-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Bristol, a red brick research university, has announced that it…

2 years ago

FIGO welcomes new Chief Executive Prof Mary Ann Lumsden

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 07-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — FIGO (International Federation Gynecology and Obstetrics) announces the appointment of Prof Mary Ann…

4 years ago

University of Glasgow researcher Dr Katie Robb wins 2018 Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize

GLASGOW, 19-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Katie Robb, a researcher focused on improving the earlier diagnosis of cancer and reducing inequalities…

5 years ago

University of Glasgow physicists part of groundbreaking new measurement of the Higgs boson from the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

GLASGOW, 31-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — For the second time this summer, University of Glasgow physicists are celebrating a groundbreaking new measurement…

6 years ago

Audio recordings of the traditions of crofters, farm workers and fishermen, in English and Gaelic put online by the University of Glasgow

Tasglann èisteachd Gàidhlig/Beurla Oilthigh Ghlaschu ri fhaotainn saor ’s an-asgaidh GLASGOW, 31-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Their songs and stories speak of…

6 years ago

University of Glasgow published two reports on the impact of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on the health and wellbeing of the city’s East End communities

GLASGOW, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has improved the environment and economic activity in Scotland’s largest city. However…

6 years ago

University of Glasgow and Portage Pharmaceuticals to develop more effectively-targeted drugs to treat chronic diseases including cancer

GLASGOW, 05-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A new joint venture company which brings together the University of Glasgow and Portage Pharmaceuticals is…

6 years ago

Hawkins\Brown Architects team appointed to design University of Glasgow’s new College of Arts building

GLASGOW, 05-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ‌The design team for the University of Glasgow’s new College of Arts building has been appointed,…

6 years ago

New study demonstrates the importance of protecting different seabed landscapes to maintain fish conservation

GLASGOW, 13-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Conservation and fisheries management strategies should take into account seabed landscape in order to maintain…

6 years ago

STFC: University of Glasgow scientists led the development of the sensitive mirror suspensions in the heart of the LIGO detectors

SWINDON, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The first detection of both gravitational waves and light from the same event was made possible by…

7 years ago

University of Glasgow Leukaemia Research Centre to receive €3m EU grant

GLASGOW, 27-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Glasgow cancer research centre is to receive a €3m EU grant to begin…

7 years ago

Bone-growth technology successfully saved a dog’s leg from amputation

GLASGOW, 27-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists and veterinarians from the University of Glasgow have successfully saved the leg of a two-year-old…

7 years ago

New Research Offers Insight Into the Brain Systems Involved In Making Preference-Based Decisions

GLASGOW, 13-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers have found a direct window into the brain systems involved in making every day decisions…

7 years ago

BBC Names Glasgow Lecturer a New Generation Thinker

GLASGOW, 20-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Glasgow academic Dr Alistair Fraser has today been named as a New Generation Thinker…

7 years ago

University of Glasgow nominated for five Times Higher Education awards

GLASGOW, 06-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Glasgow has picked up five nominations in the prestigious Times Higher Education awards.…

8 years ago

University of Glasgow partners with Shanghai Lingang Science and Technology Innovation City Economic Development Co. Ltd over optoelectronics

GLASGOW, 27-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Glasgow has signed a partnership agreement with one of the most important state-owned…

8 years ago

University of Glasgow research shows how double-stranded DNA splits using delocalized sound waves that are the hallmark of quantum effects

GLASGOW, 02-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists have shown the weird world of quantum mechanics operating in the molecule of life, DNA.…

8 years ago

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities formed to tackle some of Europe’s most intractable scientific and social challenges

GLASGOW, 02-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A group of world-leading universities has held an inaugural meeting in Brussels to found the Guild…

8 years ago

Scots author William McIlvanney honoured with posthumous honorary degree at University of Glasgow’s Bute Hall

GLASGOW, 08-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scots author William McIlvanney has been honoured with a posthumous honorary degree – a Doctor…

8 years ago

University of Glasgow: Historical documents and artefacts for Erskine Hospital history recovered and catalogued

GLASGOW, 23-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Historical documents and artefacts charting the history of Erskine Hospital, some of which lay hidden…

8 years ago

University of Glasgow’s Professor Douglas Paul among leading researchers to share £12 million investment from EPSRC

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Glasgow’s Professor Douglas Paul has been announced as one of a series of…

9 years ago

University of Glasgow saves the world’s oldest surviving transmission recording made by television pioneer John Logie Baird

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s oldest surviving transmission recording made by television pioneer John Logie Baird has been saved…

9 years ago

University of Glasgow: new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies

GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fear of weight gain is one reason smokers give for not kicking the habit, but…

9 years ago

University of Glasgow, The Pirbright Institute: repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus amongst European livestock in recent decades shaped by its ability to re-assort its genes

GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus (BTV) amongst European livestock in recent decades has…

9 years ago

University of Glasgow scientists investigate whether commercial trawling drives evolutionary change in fish evading capture

GLASGOW, 6-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Intensive fishing prompts much concern and debate over sustainability of fish stocks, but could it…

9 years ago

University of Glasgow and Pwani University in Kenya to promote joint scientific research and education programmes on tropical diseases

GLASGOW, 6-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A partnership agreement to promote joint scientific research and education programmes – with a focus…

9 years ago

University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University scientists managed to slow photons in free space for the first time

GLASGOW, 26-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists have long known that the speed of light can be slowed slightly as it…

9 years ago

University of Bristol: The percentage of households falling below society’s minimum standard of living increased from 14% to 33% over the last 30 years

The percentage of households falling below society’s minimum standard of living has increased from 14 per cent to 33 per…

10 years ago

University of Glasgow’s Professor Andy Furlong: Europe’s youth unemployment may not be temporary

27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s young people are facing a bleak future with a fragmented and precarious labour market that is only…

11 years ago

University of Glasgow Researchers found South Asians need more exercise than white Europeans to reduce diabetes risk

1-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — South Asians may have to exercise more than white Europeans to achieve the same levels of fitness…

11 years ago