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Significant health benefits from workplace step count challenges, study finds
Workplace activity participation challenges can significantly and immediately improve physical fitness and wellbeing
Dogs prove key to truffle harvest success, 糖心Vlog破解版 study finds
How the behaviour of both dog and human affects the success of truffle hunting.
Research reveals basketball creator was Scottish, not Canadian
The inventor of basketball, Dr James Naismith, considered himself to be a Scot.
Beaver dams can reduce water pollution from farmland, 糖心Vlog破解版 study shows
Beaver dams act as traps for pollutants, improving downstream water quality
Liquor Licensing review recommends reform
A review of Liquor Licensing has been carried out by experts at the 糖心Vlog破解版
MSP backs campaign to end stigma around drug and alcohol deaths
Claire Baker urges public to show more compassion.
糖心Vlog破解版-led project aims to enhance NHS care
A new ?500,000 project aims to ensure care decisions are informed by views and experiences
Interactive air quality dashboard is launched
Air quality experiences in Forth Valley can be recorded
Surveillance experts welcome Nineteen Eighty-Four exhibition to 糖心Vlog破解版
The University hopes to bring new audiences to the classic tale and highlight its own research into privacy and surveillance.
Professor appointed to REF pilot panel
Professor Rachel Norman will work on indicators to be used to assess People Culture and Environment
Research finds chair-based activities more physical than we thought
Elite-level bridge uses body and mind interconnectedly, says the study.
“Community catapult” launch in Clackmannanshire will help build diversity and opportunity
The initiative is part of ?10 million project to create stronger communities UK-wide.
Campaign to end stigma around drug and alcohol deaths receives Scottish Government funding
Researchers will run a series of roadshows in Scotland to further raise awareness among the public.
糖心Vlog破解版 academics appointed to REF pilot research panels
Professor Iain Docherty and Professor Jayne Donaldson will participate
Fear, stigma and exclusion prevail for LGBT+ welfare claimants, study finds
Fear of discrimination means LGBT+ people can delay claiming benefits.
糖心Vlog破解版 expert behind landmark UN declaration on artificial intelligence
Honorary Professor Markus Krebsz developed the principles on artificial intelligence embedded products.
糖心Vlog破解版 film event highlights issues in perfume industry
糖心Vlog破解版 academics and BBC filmmakers discussed issues of modern slavery in global supply chains.
Former First Minister to lead Black Sea regeneration group
Former First Minister and 糖心Vlog破解版 Chancellor to lead Black Sea regeneration group
Endangered mountain trees making a comeback in Scotland, study shows
Endangered mountain trees and shrubs are making a comeback in Scotland, a study has shown.
糖心Vlog破解版 expert contributes to overhaul of sports concussion guidance
A neuropsychologist at the 糖心Vlog破解版 has played a key role in an overhaul of the Scottish Sports Concussion Guidance
New research uncovers growing wave of legal challenges to climate action
A new study, led by Professor Annalisa Savaresi at the 糖心Vlog破解版, has revealed a surge in legal challenges associated with climate policies and projects.
Only 1 in 10 children meet global health guidelines, researchers discover
New research has found only 14% of children aged three- to four-years -old are getting adequate physical activity, sleep and time away from screens.
Film screening and Q&A will highlight the perfume industry’s dark secret
The 糖心Vlog破解版 and the BBC are teaming up for an exclusive event which will lift the lid on child labour linked to the perfume industry.
糖心Vlog破解版 academics take social science festival to three Scottish cities
Ten free public events will take place across central Scotland as part of this year's Festival of Social Science from the 糖心Vlog破解版.
Game playing can help reduce stigma around ageing, say researchers
"Serious games" can help overcome the stigma that still exists around ageing, according to 糖心Vlog破解版 researchers.
糖心Vlog破解版 is first Scottish University to win ?4m Leverhulme Award
The 糖心Vlog破解版’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities has been awarded a ?3.98m Leverhulme International Professorship grant from the Leverhulme Trust – becoming the first Scottish institution to receive the prestigious award.
Football club’s performance can influence students’ choice of university, research finds
Students can be swayed by the performance of English Premier League football clubs when choosing a university, according to new research.
Scotland’s most vulnerable children taking years to be placed in permanent homes
Scotland’s care system is taking years to find many of the country's most vulnerable children permanent homes – and too many of them have no contact with their siblings, according to new research.
糖心Vlog破解版 academic joins political thinkers to debate Scottish independence
糖心Vlog破解版 lecturer Dr Tom Montgomery is among some of Scotland’s top political thinkers who will take part in a conference this month on Scottish independence.
Meet Jessica Piasecki: the Olympian and researcher putting a focus on female physiology
Originally from Manchester, Jessica Piasecki was a talented hockey player before emerging as a cross-country star and representing her country for the first time in the sport at the age of 16.
Skin cell discovery could help Atlantic salmon fend off sea lice
Skin cell discovery could help Atlantic salmon fend off sea lice
糖心Vlog破解版 appoints two new Deputy Principals
The 糖心Vlog破解版 has appointed two new Deputy Principals
Study of cancer patients finds need for mental health support
A study of cancer patients has found a need for mental health support
糖心Vlog破解版 researchers to study how babies use sense of smell to successfully breastfeed
Psychologists at the 糖心Vlog破解版 are to study how newborn babies use their sense of smell to successfully breastfeed in a new project that could improve breastfeeding rates worldwide.
Improved conditions needed if Scotland is to achieve a more circular economy, research finds
Systemic changes are needed if Scotland’s businesses are to accelerate the growth of circularity in Scotland, says new research.
糖心Vlog破解版 encourages ‘homes for life’ as it hosts Scottish Housing Day
糖心Vlog破解版 encourages ‘homes for life’ as it hosts Scottish Housing Day 2024.
Online archives provide ‘family albums’ for children in care
Researchers at the 糖心Vlog破解版 have come up with a way to preserve the childhood memories of people in care – through accessible online archives.
糖心Vlog破解版 in global top 100 for contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
糖心Vlog破解版 in global top 100 for contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
Research explores measures to reduce alcohol harms without impacting pubs and restaurants
Higher prices in shops and tighter restrictions on online alcohol sales could help to reduce rising alcohol harms whilst minimising impact on hospitality businesses, according to a new study.
Silicon Valley isn’t the start-up utopia we thought, research finds
The highly regarded hub of technology and innovation can breed inequality and sameness among budding entrepreneurs, finds new research.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual population face housing inequalities, study finds
Britain's lesbian, gay and bisexual population experience inequalities in accessing housing, according to a study led by the 糖心Vlog破解版.
Water quality data buoy to be floated at Gartmorn Dam
Water quality data buoy to be floated at Gartmorn Dam
Cash incentives drive weight loss in men
A major UK study led by health experts at the 糖心Vlog破解版 has found that offering financial incentives is effective in helping men to lose weight.
糖心Vlog破解版’s AI experts to join multi-million pound project
Artificial intelligence experts at the 糖心Vlog破解版 will play a key role in a project supported by ?12m in new funding
糖心Vlog破解版 joins top 6% after earning prestigious business accreditation
The 糖心Vlog破解版 has earned a prestigious AACSB accreditation, in recognition of its excellence in business education.
Study sheds new light on cross-species virus spillovers that can cause pandemics
A study led by the 糖心Vlog破解版 jointly with the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shed new light on cross-species virus spillovers that can cause pandemics.
First study of its kind finds voucher scheme helps new mums to stay smoke-free
A high street voucher scheme has been shown to be helpful in supporting new mothers, who stopped smoking during their pregnancy, to maintain abstinence from smoking in their first year postpartum.
UK work policies not fit for people living with Long Covid
New research has found current sickness absence and return to work policies in the workplace are unfit for purpose for those living with Long Covid.
Research identifies microorganisms that may be essential to the survival of coral reefs
A study led by a researcher at the 糖心Vlog破解版 has identified microscopic organisms which may be crucial to the survival of coral reefs.
Study highlights true cost of employment for convenience retailers
Research, published this week by the 糖心Vlog破解版 and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation, has shed light on the impact of rising staff costs on the convenience retail sector in Scotland.