Tag: professor

University researcher leads community virus fight

News

John Glover - March 27, 2020

The University of Dundee’s Professor Jill Belch has helped mobilise a Perthshire community in the fight against coronavirus. In addition to being a cardiovascular researcher...

Universities key to transforming Scotland’s health according to new study

Business

John Glover - December 9, 2019

Improving relationships between Scotland’s universities and their local communities could help rid the nation of its reputation as the ‘sick man of Europe’ according...

Geography professor gives last undergraduate lecture – dressed as Darth Vader

News

Cameron Ward - November 19, 2018

STUNNED university students turned up for their geography professor's last-ever undergraduate lecture - to find him dressed as Darth Vader. Astonishing photos show Charles Withers,...

Real-life Scotty claims to have invented Star Trek warp drive

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - September 10, 2015

THE real-life answer to Star Trek’s Scotty claims to have invented a warp drive. The Scots-American engineer said his Celtic roots had helped inspire him...

Scots Professor wins UK-wide short story competition

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - July 3, 2015

A SCOTS Professor has won a UK-wide short story competition with her work on love, marriage and beyond. Kirsty Gunn, Professor of Creative Writing at...

Study debunks myth of young Glaswegians’ low aspirations

News

Deadline News Journalist - October 5, 2011

Young Glaswegians from deprived backgrounds may be aiming higher in life than previously thought, according to a new study. The report, from Glasgow University,...

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