Tag: university of glasgow

Fishing boat used on WW2 missions on sale for £1

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - January 21, 2015

ONE of the UK’s oldest fishing boats - which may have been used in the legendary ‘Heroes of Telemark’ raid in World War 2...

Teenagers far more likely to take up smoking if they live near a large number of shops selling tobacco products

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Deadline News Journalist - November 5, 2014

Teenagers are much more likely to take up smoking if they live in neighbourhoods with a large number of shops that sell tobacco products,...

Fat middle aged Scots significantly happier than general population

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - September 9, 2014

CHUBBY middle-aged men in Scotland feel “significantly” happier than the general population, according to new research. Despite mounting concern about the health impact of obesity,...

Semantic illusions inhibit our understanding of language

In Brief

Guest - July 16, 2012

NEW research from the University of Glasgow has shown how semantic illusions inhibit our understanding of language. Far from processing every word we read or...

Release your inhibitions

In Brief

Guest - July 13, 2012

MORE than half of all Scots feel their inhibitions are holding them back, according to a survey. The research found that 51% of people living...

Aff yur heid: English fail to understand Glaswegian accent

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - July 1, 2012

RESEARCHERS have found hard evidence of what every Glaswegian has known for centuries – the English simply cannot understand them. Despite being the birthplace of...

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