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Women separating are foregoing their share of pension schemes to secure the family home, new research has found. Researchers at the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh found that parties with private pensions were reluctant to disclose the value of their pension/s or to include these in the division of property, following a separation.

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is to speed up the development of a ground-breaking, authoritative and comprehensive Scottish Gaelic dictionary with a £2 million funding package.

The first ever China-UK clinical exchange programme has been agreed by the Universities of Glasgow and Sun Yat Sen.

There has been a "worrying" increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland, since the middle of the last decade, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemi

The University of Glasgow has completed the transfer of ownership of the last part of the Western Infirmary site resulting in the entire fourteen acres now being owned by the University.

Professor Sarah Birch, recently appointed Chair of Comparative Politics at the University of Glasgow is one of 42 new Fellows to be elected to the British Academy.

Prof Ernest Metzger of the School of Law has announced the rediscovery of an 18th century manuscript by William Forbes (ca. 1688 - 1745), the first Professor of Civil Law in the University.

The University of Glasgow has been awarded a share of £85m in new funding for equipment to support pioneering research to improve the efficiency of electronic and optical components.

The University of Glasgow has joined forces with 16 universities around the country as part of a new £10 million Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) that will boost the UK's synthetic biology sector.

Statins not only help save lives but are great value for money too, even in lower risk patients, according to a new study. The cholesterol-lowering drugs are widely prescribed to people who have had heart attacks or strokes. They can also help prevent these events happening in people who have not previously developed cardiovascular disease.

Researchers in Glasgow have received £3 million from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to fund their life-saving cardiovascular research.

A University of Glasgow PhD student has been honoured for his contributions to the field of chemistry.

Smokers are unlikely to extend their lifespan if they choose to smoke fewer cigarettes but don't give up altogether. The conclusion was reached by researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Stirling who examined data from more than 5,200 men and women living in the central belt of Scotland who were smoking when first recruited to two studies in early 1970s.

A team of Scottish scientists are celebrating after winning an award for the best research paper of the year 2012.

Professor Laurence Moore has been appointed as the new Director of the Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (MRC/CSO SPHSU), University of Glasgow.

The new author of the 'Asterix' comic book series will speak publicly for the first time about the forthcoming 'Asterix' adventure, 'Asterix chez les Pictes' ('Asterix and the Picts') at an event in Glasgow today (Friday 28 June).

South Asians may have to exercise more than white Europeans to achieve the same levels of fitness and reduce their risk of diabetes. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found lower fitness levels in middle-aged men of South Asian origin are contributing to higher blood sugar levels and increased diabetes risk compared to white men.

The treatment and rehabilitation burden on stroke patients is too great, according to researchers at the University of Glasgow.

Leading medical research charity Arthritis Research UK and the University of Glasgow have announced a major new research centre that aims to find out more about the causes of rheumatoid arthritis. The £2.5m Arthritis Research UK Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathogenesis Centre of Excellence, a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Newcastle and Birmingham, aims to address the unmet needs of the 400,000 people who suffer from the crippling joint condition.

To mark the 699 th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the National Trust for Scotland's "Big Dig" took place over the weekend of 22 and 23 June.

Comic books are taking centre stage in a major, week-long academic conference being held in Glasgow this week.

A new hub for innovative thinking on public policy will launch this week with a debate about the different currency policy scenarios that would confront an independent Scotland.

A new research project is aiming to develop a Star Trek-style 'multicorder' capable of quickly providing medical staff with accurate information about their patients' condition. A team of engineers, chemists and biochemists have received a grant of £3.4m from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for four years of work to develop the system, which will take the form of a handheld device.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have teamed up with a new Scottish charity to send used laptops to school children in Malawi.

Neuroscientists at the University of Glasgow are looking for volunteers to help them in a project looking at the effects of ageing on the brain. The team from the Institute of Neurosciences and Psychology are looking for men and women aged 55 and over to take part in the study that involves identifying emotional states from facial expressions.

A team of engineers is setting out to create the world's first camera sensor capable of 'seeing' across a wide range of wavelengths.

Pregnant women should be made aware of the sources and routes of chemical exposure in order to minimise harm to their unborn child, despite current uncertainty surrounding their effects, say experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in a new Scientific Impact Paper launched today (5 June).

Experts from around the world will gather at the University of Glasgow for the inaugural Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS) lecture series which begins on Wednesday 5 June.

The development of the University of Glasgow is being marked with the launch of a new book, a partnership between the University and Historic Scotland.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow's Institute for Gravitational Research (IGR) have successfully concluded extensive testing of a vital component of a future space mission.

The standard of palliative care provided for those approaching the end of their lives varies greatly, according to the first comprehensive European overview of the service.

Four out of five residents of Glasgow's east end think the Commonwealth Games will have a positive impact in their area according to a study published today.