Dr William Johnston.

Dr William Johnston has secured a prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) Springboard Award to develop a new laboratory model of gum disease and accelerate the development of targeted therapies. 🧫

🔗 https://ow.ly/8VRI50YJGp6

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(2/2) If you'd like to learn more about the available fellowships and application process, please visit: thisissuper.eu

(1/2) Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University are leading a major European research initiative exploring how sport and physical activity can respond to climate change while continuing to support health and wellbeing. 👏

Read more 👇
www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

🌍 Applications now open for 17 fully funded MSCA PhD fellowships with SUPER, a groundbreaking doctoral network reimagining sport and physical activity in the fight against climate change.

📅 Deadline: 19 April 2026
🔗 Website: www.thisissuper.eu

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🌍 Applications now open for 17 fully funded MSCA PhD fellowships with SUPER, a groundbreaking doctoral network reimagining sport and physical activity in the fight against climate change.

📅 Deadline: 19 April 2026
🔗 Website: www.thisissuper.eu

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiDI...

Front page of March issue of ReaCH newsletter

Check out some of latest research happening in the School of Health and Life Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University in the March issue of the ReaCH newsletter!
@glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social

👉 bit.ly/47vSVQb

Photo of two Podiatry Award winners: GCU students Heather MacDougall and Sarah-Jane Walls.

Glasgow Caledonian University is celebrating a remarkable triple success after scooping three major honours at the 2026 Tomorrow’s Podiatry Awards. 🏆

🔗 Read more: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/universitynews/...

Outdoor portrait Professor Joanna McParland, promoting the next professorial lecture taking place on March 10.

Join Professor of Health Psychology Joanna McParland and learn more about how psychological and social factors shape how we experience and treat pain. 💡

📅 10 March
🕒 5.30-6.30pm
📌 The Lantern, Annie Lennox Building

🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professori...

Promotional banner for 'Peppy Trial and The Diagnostic Journey of Uterine Adenomyosis' event on 18 February 2026, online via Microsoft Teams, featuring NHS Research Scotland Reproductive Health and Childbirth logo and photos of speakers Professor Suzanne Hagen and Dr Margaret Taylor with event details.

The NHS Research Scotland Reproductive Health and Childbirth Specialty Group 'Lunch and Learn' sessions return in February with two exciting guest speakers. @nhstayside.bsky.social

Read more and register to attend 🔗 https://bit.ly/49bgNtO

Poster advertising Professor Heather Lynch's upcoming Professorial Lecture on 3 February.

Join Professor Heather Lynch for her Professorial Lecture and find out how communities come together in the face of uncertainty, social change and global challenges.💡

📌 The Lantern (Annie Lennox Building)
🕒 5.30-6.30pm

🔗 Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professori...

Under the microscope Microbiology research at Glasgow Caledonian University is underpinning consumer health in many everyday products found in supermarkets and pharmacies around the world.

From toothpaste to washing machine cleaners, microbiologists from GCU's Biological and Biomedical Science labs are working with the UK’s leading consumer healthcare companies to ensure the household items we all use are safe. 🧪

🔗 Check our Impact Magazine for more: www.gcu.ac.uk/impact/under...

Glasgow Caledonian University Secures £2.6m To Lead UK Oral Health Doctoral Programme | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation Glasgow Caledonian University has secured £2.6 million to lead a major new UK-wide doctoral training programme to spearhead research into oral health and dental disease prevention.

🦷 GCU has secured £2.6m to lead a major UK-wide doctoral training programme focused on oral health and dental disease prevention, supporting 20 PhD students

📍 @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social
👇 Learn more

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Eliminating Hepatitis C in Scotland Scotland is on the verge of becoming one of the first countries in the world to eliminate Hepatitis C. Glasgow Caledonian University’s groundbreaking research and award-winning partnership work has be...

Thanks to research led by Prof Sharon Hutchinson & Prof Andrew McAuley, Scotland is on track to eliminate Hepatitis C ahead of the WHO 2030 target. Cases down 80%, deaths down 65% and over 80% treated. 💙

Find out more in our Impact Magazine: www.gcu.ac.uk/impact/eradi...

Glasgow Caledonian University to lead £2.6m UK Doctoral Training Programme to tackle global oral health challenges Glasgow Caledonian University has secured £2.6 million to lead a major new UK-wide doctoral training programme to spearhead research into oral health and dental disease prevention.

Glasgow Caledonian University has secured £2.6 million to lead a major new UK-wide doctoral training programme to spearhead research into oral health and dental disease prevention. 🤝

Learn more ⬇️
www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

Photo of front page of December issue of the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) newslettr

Check out some of latest research happening in the School of Health and Life Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University in the December issue of the ReaCH newsletter!
@glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social

👉 bit.ly/4oYfBi9

Shoring up a better future for islanders The island communities in the Outer Hebrides are on the frontline of climate change, with rising sea levels and increasingly frequent, intense storms eroding coastlines and threatening homes and livel...

🔗 Read more in the first issue of our new Impact Magazine.

www.gcu.ac.uk/impact/shori...

#GCUImpact #GCUImpactMagazine #GlasgowCaledonianUniversity #WeAreGCU

Psychology researcher leads international review on supporting people in mental distress Glasgow Caledonian University psychology researcher Dr Martha Canfield has led an international review exploring how Police Scotland can better support people in mental distress.

Glasgow Caledonian University psychology researcher Dr Martha Canfield has led an international review exploring how
@policescotland.bsky.social can better support people in mental distress. 👏

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@the-sipr.bsky.social @gcureach.bsky.social @gcupsychology.bsky.social

Very proud of our Dr Lee Curley who delivered evidence-based, interactive training on juror decision-making and biases to @scottishgov.bsky.social
Lee’s research was also mentioned by the Justice Secretary this week @gcureach.bsky.social

Close-up of an eye exam with specialised ophthalmic equipment.

Professor Anita Simmers, Dean of the School of Health and Life Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University, has written a blog post about the University’s pioneering steps to transform eye care provision across Scotland. 👓

Read the blog ⬇️
www.sfc.ac.uk/transforming...

@scotfundcouncil.bsky.social

Join us at this FREE talk about my book ‘Beyond the Medical Gaze: Practicing Psychologically Informed Medicine’ @oxunipress.bsky.social hosted by Polyvagal Institute ❤️

Find out more @psychmag.bsky.social

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

#book #medsky #psychsky #livedexperience #healthcare

Datavysts, a new international project led by data researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University, is taking a fresh approach to artificial intelligence by using it to help people and communities. 🌍

Learn more on our website ⬇️
www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

@gcureach.bsky.social

Photo shows (L-R) – BMA President Professor Dame Parveen Kumar, who presented the awards, André Bright, Amelia McInnes-Dean and Professor David Nott, who spoke at the awards.

A groundbreaking sexual health project that created innovative films to tackle STI stigma and boost testing among young people has won the 2025 BMA Foundation MEDFASH Award. 👏

🔗 Read the full story: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

Eradicating Hepatitis C in Scotland Scotland is on the verge of becoming one of the first countries in the world to eliminate Hepatitis C. Glasgow Caledonian University’s groundbreaking research and award-winning partnership work has be...

Learn more in our Impact Magazine ⬇️
www.gcu.ac.uk/impact/eradi...

Dr David Hamilton

GCU Physiotherapist Dr David Hamilton with Morning Live’s resident GP Dr Punam Krishan and a physiotherapy student.

Leading physiotherapist Dr David Hamilton has showcased his expertise to millions of viewers after appearing twice in one week on BBC Morning Live. 📺

📽️ Watch now:

👉 segment 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

👉 segment 2: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Tune back in on Thursday, 23 October, to get tips for back pain.

@gcureach.bsky.social

Under the microscope Microbiology research at Glasgow Caledonian University is underpinning consumer health in many everyday products found in supermarkets and pharmacies around the world.

🔗 Check our Impact Magazine for more: www.gcu.ac.uk/impact/under...

#GCUImpact #GCUImpactMagazine

Dr Liza Morton

Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology @drlizamorton.bsky.social has been named as a finalist in the Volunteers Award category in this year’s Scotland’s Health Awards in recognition of her tireless campaign work. 👏

👉 Read the full story: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

Photo of a patient undertaking stem cell therapy

Stem cell trials for tendon injuries risk failure without proper rehabilitation, say researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University. 🔬

👉 Learn more on our website: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

@nhslanarkshire.bsky.social @gcureach.bsky.social

Photo by photographer Iman Tajik shows Professor Lorna Paul receiving the award. Left to right - Health and Social Care Alliance Chief Officer Sara Redmond, Dr Matthieu Poyade, Professor Lorna Paul and awards host Laura Boyd.

A virtual reality (VR) games rehabilitation project that's transforming the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Scotland has won The ALLIANCE Self Management Awards – Digital Innovator award. 🏆

🔗 Read more: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

#WeAreGCU #GCUGraduateSchool

Photo of a child during an eye exam.

Vision health researchers have found that a childhood myopia management module for eye care practitioners at Glasgow Caledonian is improving children’s lives and boosting workplace satisfaction. 👓

🔗 Read more: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...