19th November 2022
Does the University provide adequate mental health support to those who need it? It’s safe to say that over the past few years, students have had it pretty tough. Through a pandemic, cost of living crisis, and a severe housing shortage, the student hallmark of the “work hard, play hard” life has been warped for ...
17th October 2022
A report has been published by the University of Glasgow on the media landscape and coverage surrounding the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum. The University of Glasgow has published a report into media coverage of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum. The report, titled ‘Scotland’s Sustainable Media Future’ was headed by numerous academics at the University, namely ...
4th April 2022
Over two years on from the initial outbreak of Covid-19, The Glasgow Guardian examines how researchers at the University of Glasgow contributed towards tackling the pandemic. The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) has played a significant role in the genetic surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, numerous vaccine trials, and critical public health ...
27th February 2022
The Green New Deal (GND) climate assembly took place on 17 February at the Queen Margaret Union. The goal of the initiative is to produce a formal agreement with the University of Glasgow to take steps to prevent the threat of a climate disaster. The University of Glasgow’s GND looks to harness the potential that ...
27th February 2022
The University of Glasgow has been awarded the inaugural Turing Network and Development Award. The University of Glasgow was one of twenty-four universities to win the inaugural Network Development Award. This award, presented by the Alan Turing Institute, “recognises the University’s commitment to collaborative and creative research in data science and artificial intelligence”, and is ...
27th February 2022
The leader of the study says the topic of home drinking is one that needs to be monitored as we move out of the pandemic. Lockdown restrictions throughout 2020 contributed towards a rise in more people in both Scotland and England drinking at home, according to a recent University of Glasgow study. The research, done ...
27th February 2022
A deep dive into the world-changing research by Team UofG. February research projects at the University of Glasgow continue to stand in the tradition of academic excellence. Ground-breaking progress in the fields of climate sustainability, cancer research, net-zero manufacturing and global business strategies present an obvious headline for this edition of World Changers: this university ...
27th February 2022
The Glasgow Guardian investigates students’ motivations for voting in upcoming union elections. The Glasgow Guardian has conducted a survey into interest in and awareness of elections for the University of Glasgow’s four student unions: the Student Representative Council (SRC), Glasgow University Union (GUU), Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA) and Queen Margaret Union (QMU)...
27th February 2022
The research may allow humans to stay on Mars and the moon for extended periods. University of Glasgow and University of Manchester scientists have been working on turning water into oxygen, a process which would give humans a reliable source of oxygen, something necessary to sustain them in space for a longer period of time ...
5th February 2022
The charity has raised money to fund suicide prevention research at the University. The Mindstep Foundation has raised £100k for suicide prevention research at the University of Glasgow, led by Professor Rory O’Connor. The foundation is a family-run mental-health charity that was founded to help educate people on the warning signs and consequences of untreated ...
