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Academics in Ukraine and Scotland are launching a mass crowdsourcing project to help record conflict heritage and testimonies of people impacted by war.

Freelance journalists in the UK earn less than the minimum wage, despite journalism being commonly perceived as a privileged profession, according to a new study of freelance journalists led by the University of Glasgow.

A groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind clinical trial in dogs could offer new hope for pets and their owners impacted by canine epilepsy.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have contributed to a new Lancet 2024 series which warns about the overmedicalisation of menopause, calling for a new approach to how society views menopause and supports women as they age.

A new study aimed at women planning their first pregnancy has begun recruitment in Glasgow.

New research describes the patterns of COVID-19 outbreaks in Scotland's care homes, beyond the first wave of infections.

New findings from a three-year observational extension of the landmark Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial DiRECT reveal that, for those in remission from type 2 diabetes at the end of year two of the original study, 26% still remained in remission at year five. The overall remission rate was 13% of those with data at 5 years.

The Gender Equity Policy (GEP) Analysis project has released its findings in the industry report Re-Framing the Picture: An International Comparative Assessment of Gender Equity Policies in the Film Sector.

New study shows how pyrolysis tech could improve life in rural India A new approach to waste management could help villages in rural India cut indoor air pollution, improve soil health, and generate clean power, researchers say.

A new tool for police forces to improve rape investigations has been created by University of Glasgow academics as part of the UK Home Office funded Operation Soteria.

Common human coronaviruses circulate twice yearly in Malawi, in contrast to annual winter peaks in more temperate climates, according to new data. The latest study, led by researchers at the MRC-University of Glasow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) and published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, may shed some light as to how SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, may circulate in Southern Africa in future years.

Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth which reflect sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. Space engineers from the University of Glasgow have published new research showing how kilometre-wide orbiting reflectors could boost the output of future large-scale solar farms by reflecting additional sunlight towards them even after the sun has set.

A new report led by the University of Glasgow has revealed 244 people have died while detained in custody or under the control of the state in a one-year period in Scotland - an average of four every week.

The Academy of Medical Sciences has released a stark report highlighting wide-ranging evidence of declining health among children under five in the UK and calls on policymakers to take urgent action to address the situation.