2008 Archive

A student from Glasgow has graduated with a first class honours degree from the University - and the highest set of marks in finance for a decade.

The first national survey of the way Scottish school pupils learn about China will be the focus of a conference at Strathclyde this week.

In the latest Economic Commentary, supported by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the University's Fraser of Allander Institute argues that there is a high probability that the Scottish economy will go into recession in 2009.

A Strathclyde-based historian has argued in a major debate that Scottish history has largely been written from a nationalist perspective- but has tended to favour UK membership over independence.  

Three prominent figures have been awarded Honorary Doctorates this month at Strathclyde.

A programme of school-based counselling for pupils, run from Strathclyde, is sharing its expertise across Scotland. 

The perception that therapists and their techniques play the most significant role in influencing the outcome of treatment is challenged in a new research review written by a Strathclyde academic.

Strathclyde civil engineering students are set to benefit from a series of lectures from top engineering firm, Halcrow.

The children of Scotland's Polish migrants must be given more English language support in and out of school, researchers at Strathclyde have found.  

The University of Strathclyde has been shortlisted for two prestigious accolades at the forthcoming Times Higher Education Awards 2008.

A prominent forensic scientist based at Strathclyde has made a series of recommendations on the law governing the retention of DNA and fingerprint evidence, after conducting a review commissioned by the Scottish Government.

Strathclyde is playing a part in a groundbreaking initiative which will see 31 PhD studentships created in Chemistry, to work on challenges and opportunities identified by Scotland's £3.5 billion chemical industry.

New Strathclyde research has found serious communication failures in the production and use of reports which are given to judges to assist in the sentencing decision process.

A play by a Strathclyde scientist, exploring the science behind heart disease, is preparing to go into production -- with a little help from its audience.

First Minister Alex Salmond was at Strathclyde tonight to deliver the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences Annual Lecture.

A Strathclyde scientist is part of a team aiming to harness a substance secreted by parasitic tropical worms, to help them find a more effective treatment for inflammatory types of arthritis.

Stability and normality are an essential basis for vulnerable children to improve their educational achievement, a study by academics at Strathclyde has found.  

Children and young people living in residential child care in Scotland are to help ensure their needs are central to services in the future.

The effect of drugs on perception of the world has been explored by a Strathclyde scientist- with the music of the Beatles as a starting point.

A Europe- wide conference focusing on the health benefits of physical activity is being held at Strathclyde this week. 

A 'molecular movie' revealing the behaviour of proteins and enzymes is to form part of research by a team of University of Strathclyde scientists- funded by a grant worth 1 million euros from the European Research Council.

A "molecular movie" revealing the behaviour of proteins and enzymes is to form part of research by a team of Strathclyde scientists - funded by a grant worth 1 million euros from the European Research Council.

A new display technology has been developed by researchers at Strathclyde which is suitable for advertising and display boards, as well as for low power mobile phones and laptops.

The new Dean of Strathclyde's Faculty of Science has taken up his post, with a determination to strengthen links between faculties and with industry.

A Strathclyde postgraduate course that develops the professional economists of the future has become the first in the UK to be formally recommended by the Government Economic Service (GES).

A Strathclyde course teaching students how to make a successful business in the arts has been highlighted as a European leader in an EU report.

A Strathclyde course teaching students how to make a successful business in the arts has been highlighted as a European leader in an EU report.

Widely-held assumptions about the superior effectiveness of a common form of psychotherapy have been challenged by academics at Strathclyde.

"Overwhelming evidence" has been found by a leading forensic scientist at Strathclyde that remains found in a grave belong to members of Russia's last royal family.

One of Scotland's most acclaimed contemporary writers has received an honorary doctorate from Strathclyde.

The director of one of Scotland's leading cancer research centres has received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Strathclyde.

The founding Principal of the International Christian College in Glasgow has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Strathclyde.

The outgoing Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police has been named as Strathclyde Alumnus of the Year 2008.

One of Scotland's most prominent politicians of recent years was today made an Honorary Doctor of Laws at Strathclyde.

Renowned Scots politician Dennis Canavan is among seven prominent figures who will be awarded honorary degrees at the University this summer.

Poor appearance and 'bad dress sense' can prevent the long-term unemployed from getting back to work, according to researchers from Strathclyde.

Emeritus Professor John Spence, a former Strathclyde Vice-Principal and Head of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Novel, compact and versatile lasers operating at visible wavelengths are the focus of a major £3.8 million collaboration between Strathclyde and three other institutions.

A new degree qualification to help meet the developing professional needs of managers and lead practitioners in the child care services is due to be launched in September by Strathclyde and UHI, the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands.

ScottishPower and Strathclyde have joined forces to provide an Advanced Research Centre (SPARC) at the University, which will put ScottishPower at the forefront of new developments and technologies.

The judging of the first ever Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition has begun after more than 1,000 entries from across the world were received.

Scottish engineering came under the spotlight this week when Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, visited the University.

A second-year Chemistry student has been announced as the first recipient of the new Procter and Gamble (P&G) bursary at Strathclyde.

An engineer and Strathclyde graduate has placed himself at the forefront of his profession in Scotland after scooping a prestigious award.

The business of making products and services more environmentally friendly will be investigated at the University tomorrow (Thursday 12 June).

Scientists at Strathclyde are among an international group which has discovered why syrup is so sticky- by comparing it with traffic jams.

A wealth of international drug research resources is being brought together by an online facility based at Strathclyde.

A student at Strathclyde Business School has reached the final of an international competition.

A programme for developing diamond-based technology, involving Strathclyde's  Institute of Photonics, has been completed successfully.

Including pictures of election candidates on ballot papers may not be good for democracy, research at the University has concluded.

Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) today relaunched its Economic Commentary with the support of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Courses in interior design, genealogy, salsa and wine appreciation are part of a new menu of learning opportunities at Strathclyde this summer.

A redesign of a forgotten 19th Century musical instrument, a compact lawn mower and tiny interior lights to illuminate even the deepest of handbags are among the innovative designs going on display in Glasgow next week.

The electric cars of the future could help to power homes and businesses, according to researchers at the University.

Iraq's Minister for Electricity visited Strathclyde engineers on Thursday (15 May) to hold talks on rebuilding the country's power supplies.

Tourism and hospitality education will come into focus at an international conference co-hosted by Strathclyde this week.

Students at Strathclyde Business School will be competing this week for the accolade of most innovative and imaginative marketing project.

A prominent businessman has been honoured with the award of Fellowship of Strathclyde.

A Scots woman who has improved the health and lives of hundreds of women and children in Malawi has been honoured by the University.

A leading Strathclyde scientist will be taking his audience on a journey around the  body, passing through the immune system and guided by research, at the University's annual Faculty of Science lecture this week.

A Strathclyde mathematician is investigating what goes wrong in the brain when it is struck by neurological diseases.

Strathclyde has leaped 10 places in the Complete University Guide league tables published in the Independent.

The National Minimum Wage must rise by more than the rate of inflation if thousands of 'invisible' hotel workers in Britain are to break out of the vicious cycle of low levels of education and pay, according to new research.

Strathclyde Business School ensured the success of Scottish PLC Awards 2008, Scotland's leading corporate annual awards event, by setting the standards for participating companies.

Books dating back centuries could be protected from the ravages of time through a system being developed by scientists at Strathclyde.

Architects, writers, urban planners and artists from across the world will take an alternative tour of Glasgow this week as part of an innovative conference on architecture and literature.

Experienced car drivers respond emotionally to potential road hazards in addition to their cognitive assessment of the risk involved - but novice drivers are far less likely to, according to a study by Scots psychologists.

Strengthening the international reputation of success is the key aim of the newly-appointed Dean at Strathclyde Business School.

The sounds of jazz legends Count Basie and Duke Ellington are to be featured in a series of concerts at Glasgow's oldest bar and restaurant.

Young entrepreneurs at All Saints Secondary School in Barmulloch have beaten tough competition from across Glasgow to scoop a top business award.

A patent for leading-edge software that enables the prediction of future trends is to be auctioned in San Francisco next month.

A leading academic is to give a prestigious public lecture at Strathclyde next week- at the invitation of one of Scotland's leading businessmen.

Three Strathclyde professors have been elected as the University's newest recruits to the prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh.

A Glasgow-based drug research institute, specialising in psychiatric drug development, is expanding its work to offer comprehensive services to companies and scientific partners.

A joint venture between Strathclyde engineers and a company manufacturing windows and doors has earned recognition for its success in the form of a major national award.

Strathclyde alumni are being offered a unique opportunity to invest in the new Strathclyde Innovation Fund.

Leading academics, teachers and stakeholders from across Scotland joined forces to discuss how an enterprising culture can be sustained in schools.

Business students at the University of Strathclyde will have new opportunities to study abroad thanks to a fund established in memory of a prominent academic at the University.

Memories and personal experiences of Malawi will be found in a book to be launched at the University of Strathclyde tomorrow.

Research involving a Strathclyde scientist will help to develop new materials for use in medical and dental implants.

Strathclyde Deputy Principal Professor Jim McDonald has been appointed to the Scottish Science Advisory Committee (SSAC).

"Breaking the mould" was the theme of a showpiece lecture given at Strathclyde by one of the UK's foremost hoteliers.

Encouraging global entrepreneurship is vital to improving economic growth worldwide, according to an international report co-authored by an academic at Strathclyde.

A new global survey of innovation acceptance, by a Strathclyde academic, reveals that consumers' confidence in the ability of more advanced products and services to improve their lives varies widely around the world and that up to half of consumers in some European continental countries are sceptical of the value of innovation.

A PhD student at Strathclyde has invented an exercise device which could help put an end to low back pain.

Aspiring singers will have a chance to take part in a musical work-out on Sunday (13 January) at Strathclyde.