New research from @uofgges.bsky.social may have solved an American mystery which has baffled geologists for a century and a half: how did a river carve a path through a mountain in one of the country’s most iconic landscapes?
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Recommendations from the Sullivan Review could undermine the quality of public institutions’ research, erode academic freedom, and threaten the rights of trans and gender diverse people if widely adopted, @uofgges.bsky.social researchers have warned.
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"Even on the darkest day, there will still be some light": Prof @hesterparr.bsky.social of @uofgges.bsky.social explains how to deal with low mood during winter in this piece about the north-east of Scotland's recent run of dismal weather.
Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Measuring levels of radiocarbon not only tells us how old organic materials are, but it also tells us about the impacts of climate change. Prof Philippa Ascough and the team at SUERC are advancing this technique for environmental science.
Full video: youtu.be/ZlShLfl8BGU
The natural sands of beaches along the Firth of Forth are being mixed with significant amounts of human-made materials like bricks, concrete, glass and industrial waste, new research from @uofgges.bsky.social has revealed.
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Recovering forest in Panama. Credit: Wenguang Tang
If recovering tropical forests had enough nitrogen in their soils, they could absorb up to an additional 820 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year for a decade, new research from @uofgges.bsky.social reveals.
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Glasgow libraries have a NEW comprehensive‘wintering well’ offer based on the public resources from the @ukri.org ‘Living with SAD’ research programme @uofgges.bsky.social
@slipshodspeller.bsky.social
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Affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and living in Glasgow? You can not pop along to your local Glasgow library and borrow a Wintering Well box! More info below
Wintering Well Boxes are now available at Glasgow libraries.
Developed through @ukri.org funded Living with SAD project led by @uofgges.bsky.social @hesterparr.bsky.social and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social, the boxes offer practical support during the darkest months.
Wonderful to see the @pressandjournal.co.uk cover our ‘Wintering Well at the Library’ programme and our friends at @orkneylibrary.bsky.social
@slipshodspeller.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social
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Flooding in Whitesands, Dumfries, December 2022. Image credit: Jim McEwan
A new research project led by Rhiannon Hawkins of @uofgges.bsky.social is seeking input from residents of Ayr, Dumfries and Wick on the impacts of climate change on their communities and their own mental health.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Sign up and help out with research, link below
Great insights into how to cope through the Winter months,
An image of father and son Montel and Paul Gordon standing on the outdoor terrace of the James McCune Smith Learning Hub overlooking UofG's main campus. Credit Martin Shields
Paul Gordon has just joined his son Montel as a UofG PhD scholar. Both are part of the James McCune Smith PhD Scholarship programme, pursuing research shaped by lived experience and cultural insight. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Photo: Martin Shields
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Live in the Orkney islands and suffer from low winter mood? You could be offered a box of sunlight to help tackle it, as part of a project led by our very own Prof Hester Parr.
BBC - Read about how Prof Hester Parr, who leads the 'Living with Sad' project, works with people who suffer the winter months to provide creative and cultural resources to encourage a more outdoor life, and give tips to build new 'light routines'.
Are you a company aiming to tackle interdisciplinary, mission-driven challenges? Join our event and start new collaborations with our researchers.
Don't miss this opportunity to do your PhD with us!
This report by our very own Rhiannon Hawkins proposes a novel solution - the Mental Health Vulnerability Index (MHVI) - to help agencies identify communities most vulnerable to developing mental ill health during climatic hazards.
We're proud to lead this supercomputer modelling study that unlocks a longstanding deep Earth mystery.
This is a great opportunity to learn about how you can benefit from our 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 among other College research facilities.
What are the consequences of burning fossil fuels? What alternatives have we got? Watch this TEDx talk by our Head of School, Prof. Todd Ehlers.
Professor Larissa Naylor comments on the potential impacts of climate change on coastal erosion in Scotland.
Congratulations to our very own Prof Larissa Naylor! 👏👏👏
🚀 New #funding opportunity! The #Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) has opened its Further Innovation Call, offering up to £150,000 per project! They invite applications from UK-based academics collaborating with partners of any size. Learn more & apply: photonicsaccelerator.ac.uk/pqa-call/fur...
Text: New EPSRC IAA Funding Calls. Standard Calls, up to £50,000, 28 October 2025 and 27 January 2026. RA-led Call, up to £20,000, 24 February 2026. Fast track, up to £5,000, any time. Logos of EPSRC and University of Glasgow. Nice photo of a bridge over the Clyde underneath a pink sky in the background.
Our EPSRC IAA Funding Calls have reopened!
#Funding to create #impact from your research. With priority given to projects that can deliver outcomes and impacts in 2027/28.
Find out more and apply: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...
BBC reports on the call to hillwalkers, by our researchers, to look out for meteorite fragments that landed in the Highlands this summer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A map showing the likely fall zone of the July meteorite, which dropped fragments across Stob Coire Easain, Chno Dearg, and Ben Alder.
Hillwalkers setting out to bag a Munro are being asked for their help to bag a meteorite too, as scientists from @uofgges.bsky.social and the UK Fireball Network race to recover samples of a space rock which lit up the skies over Scotland this summer.
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Prof @hesterparr.bsky.social of @uofgges.bsky.social,
Chair of the Working Group for Missing People in Scotland, spoke today alongside Victims Minister Siobhian Brown as they jointly launched the new National Framework for Missing People in Scotland 2025.
Read more here: gov.scot/news/support...
Composite graphic panel featuring image of men and women around a table in discussion, with the logos of Glasgow ICURe Discover programme partners, and details about the programme, namely that applications are now open and the closing date is 4 September.
‼️ Glasgow ICURe Discover Programme is now OPEN for applications ‼️
🔗 Find the application form and further details on the ICURe website, via our bio-Linktree. Also there, find details of an in-person Q&A session on 20 August.
#Innovation #Glasgow
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