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Experts at the University of Glasgow's School of Law have led a review for the Scottish Government into the delivery of Independent Legal Representation for complainers at hearings to determine whether evidence of their sexual history or character should be admitted in sexual offence cases in Scotland.

A new venture, aimed accelerate the impact of virology research, is being launched at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR).

As the new school year begins, research by dental experts at the University of Glasgow reveals the wider health and social benefits of Scotland's Childsmile Supervised Daily Toothbrushing Programme in nurseries and schools. To mark the findings, nursery and school staff across Scotland will receive a briefing, thanking them for their work delivering the Childsmile Daily Supervised Toothbrushing programme, and sharing evidence on how it has improved oral health among children, potentially helping to reduce dental-associated school absences.

A large international study has found that spironolactone, a medication for high blood pressure and heart failure, does not reduce the risk of heart-related death or hospitalizations in people with kidney failure receiving dialysis, despite earlier smaller studies suggesting benefit. The study - led in the UK by the University of Glasgow and published in The Lancet - are part of the ACHIEVE trial, the largest trial to date on the drug spironolactone in people receiving dialysis.

War in Ukraine is transforming the country's criminal landscape, causing economic and social damage, finds research led by Dr Taras Fedirko for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Glasgow residents will have a new way to engage with local climate action at their fingertips, thanks to a community science app co-designed by researchers at the University of Glasgow and local community members.

The most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves have been discovered by scientists, with some of the analyses carried out by an international team that was led by an astrophysicist at the University of Glasgow.

Supplementation with krill oil during an alternate day fasting diet helps to reduce the decline in both muscle mass and muscle strength. The fundings, from a new study led by the University of Glasgow and published in the journal Obesity, are the first of their kind to investigate the effects of krill oil on muscle mass and strength during diet-induced weight loss.

The outcomes of a new study on the extent of future flooding caused by climate change along the Clyde Estuary could help coastal cities around the world better defend themselves against rising tides and extreme weather.

A £20 device which makes fertiliser by treating water with ultrasound could transform agricultural supply chains in remote areas, its inventors say. Chemists and engineers from the University of Glasgow have found a way to produce molecules of nitrate - an important nutrient for plant growth - using just sound waves, water and air.