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Researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Dundee have today received a share of £691,000 to drive forward the search for answers to key questions that continue to surround prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men.

One of the UK's leading economists, Professor John Kay, will deliver a lecture entitled 'An independent Scotland: the economic issues' at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 21st February.

A University of Glasgow professor has received funding to develop a new type of sensor to diagnose infectious diseases.

The life and legacy of David Livingstone - the renowned Scottish explorer, missionary and scientist - will be celebrated at the University of Glasgow next week.

A pioneering research project aimed at developing technology to help older and disabled people live more independent lives is being showcased at an event at the University of Glasgow today (Tuesday 19 February).

The documentary filmmaker and author Mark Cousins has accepted an Honorary Professorship at the University of Glasgow.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed a new method to make packaged food safer for consumers and more long-lived on the shelf by harnessing the germ-killing power of ozone.

The demise of the dinosaurs is the world's ultimate whodunit. Was it a comet or asteroid impact? Volcanic eruptions? Climate change? In an attempt to resolve the issue, an international team of scientists have determined the most precise dates yet for the dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago and for the well-known impact that occurred around the same time.

A new centre dedicated to examining the changing nature of copyright and the need for new business models in the digital age is being launched today (Thursday 31 January) at the University of Glasgow.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are hoping to help victims of stroke to overcome physical disabilities by helping their brains to 'rewire' themselves.

Rock Spring Ventures today launched a unique £50m venture capital fund focusing on early-stage life science and health technology companies.

Significant health and financial savings could be achieved by changing when hospital outpatient and GP appointments are scheduled, say researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Psychology. Approximately 12 per cent of all outpatient appointments at UK hospitals are not kept, costing the health system an estimated £600 million a year.

Representatives from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly visited University of Glasgow today (Friday 30 November) as part of a fact-finding trip to the UK.

‎Construction of a new virus research centre has got underway at the University of Glasgow's Garscube Campus.

Five leading scholars and strategic commentators will deliver a series of lectures at the University of Glasgow, which will address the potential security and economic implications of Scottish independence for the people of Scotland, the UK and the wider world.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have discovered the behaviour and metabolism of young trout is affected by where the egg they hatched from rested in the ovaries of their mother. Female brown trout produce many hundreds of apparently identical eggs each time they spawn. A new paper published today (Wednesday November 28) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B by a team from the University's Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine shows there are subtle differences between her offspring depending on where each egg rested in the ovaries.

Art Historians and scientists from the University of Glasgow have completed an international research project to trace the origins of four previously misattributed paintings.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed a practical solution to the increasing problem of space debris.

The University of Glasgow has unveiled plans to build a new £13.4 million sports and social facility.

A $200 million upgrade to the United States-based gravitational wave detector network, which could help unravel some of the enduring mysteries of the universe, has had crucial components designed and installed by the University of Glasgow. The LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) project is jointly led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology, and involves partner organisations across the world.

A new laboratory space at the University of Glasgow, officially opened today (Friday 16 November), will help develop the next generation of the technology which found evidence of the existence of the elusive Higgs boson.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have been given £4 million from the UK Government to develop tools for the production of useful strains of micro-organisms.

Dental services and teaching at the renowned Glasgow Dental Hospital and School have been given a major boost thanks to the completion of a £2.5 million refurbishment programme.

University of Glasgow scientists have helped to create silicon optical chips to generate twisted beams of light which could be used to manipulate tiny particles or increase the capacity of optical technology. A recent paper published in the journal Science outlines how an international research team involving the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol, along with colleagues at the Universities of Sun Yat-Sen and Fudan in China, have demonstrated integrated arrays of 'optical vortex beams' on a silicon chip.

A University of Glasgow scientist has secured a £2.7m award to help advance the fight against a fatal parasitic disease.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have used sediment from the bottom of a Japanese lake to calibrate more effectively the tools used to determine the age of ancient materials. Charlotte Bryant, head of the Natural Environment Research Council Radiocarbon Facility at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) was part of a team of researchers who examined samples from the bed of Lake Suigetsu for a paper published in the journal Science .

Academics from the University of Glasgow are bringing knitting professionals, experts and enthusiastic amateurs from across Scotland together today (18 October) for a public study day at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.

The University of Glasgow is to extend the appointment of Professor Anton Muscatelli as Principal and Vice-Chancellor by five years after his current term of office expires in September 2014.

Nutritionists at the University of Glasgow have served up a menu showing what a balanced diet over a week looks like.

The University of Glasgow is launching a new interdisciplinary research centre that seeks to bring the study of environment and culture together.