Meet our students: Suchi Masters student Suchi shares why she recommends studying at the University of Glasgow. Explore our range of postgraduate programmes: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...

🏅 Celebrating a pioneer on #WomenInScience Day 🏅 Dame Louise McIlroy (1874–1968) was the first woman to graduate in medicine from the University of Glasgow and the first female professor of medicine in Britain and Ireland.

Sign-ups for upcoming MVLS Student Voice workshops are now open! 🗣️ The themes include Equality & Diversity, Student Belonging, and Clubs & Societies Inclusive Events. These interactive sessions will enable students to partner in shaping the educational environment and their university experience.

🏺🔬 #MVLS under the microscope This detailed image of clay buff earthenware (grey) was captured using a scanning electron microscope at our Cellular Analysis Facility. The image reveals the fine mineral particles and porous structure that influence the strength, texture, and finish of

📍 Monthly Clinic at Clarice Pears Building Join us on Monday, 2nd of February, 12pm - 1pm, for a drop-in session with Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland. 💙 Free blood pressure checks – available on a first-come, first-served basis. 📌 Takes place at Byres Community Hub, Clarice Pears Building.

Announcing the first MVLS Student Voice workshop of the year: Careers & Employability 💼 Workshops will take place over three separate sessions 9th February (12pm-1pm) James McCune Smith Room 630 11th February (1pm-2pm) James McCune Smith Room 734 12th February (3pm-4pm) James McCune Smith Room 630

📣 MVLS Student Voice is back! Following a successful pilot year, the #MVLS Student Voice initiative returns with a new series of workshops, shaped by the topics that matter most to our students. This initiative enables students to share their perspectives, influence change, and contribute to

☕💻 Digital Breakfasts at Byres Community Hub Join us every third Friday of the month, 10am–12pm, for relaxed community sessions focused on digital access and tackling the digital divide. 📅 Next session: Friday 16 January 🔍 Staying Safe Online, with Callum Sinclair from the Byres Hub team.

This morning, colleagues from our Living Lab were proud to deliver more than 460 donated toys to Sunny Govan Community Radio in support of their Festive Toy Appeal. 🎄🧸

🎁 There’s still time to make a difference this Christmas! 🎄 We’re proud to be supporting Sunny Govan’s Festive Toy Appeal once again, in partnership with GRID and the Living Laboratory — helping to bring smiles to local children and families this festive season.

🎄 Free Community Christmas Celebration A gift from Clarice Pears 🎁 Join us for festive cheer, crafts, music and refreshments in the Byres Community Hub on Tuesday 16 December, 2–4.30pm. Everyone welcome! ✨ #MVLS

Flyers are ready! @uofgmvls.bsky.social PGT open day starts at 4pm in the Wolfson Medical School! Come learn about the programmes we have to offer 👏

🎓 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! Our MVLS Postgraduate Open Evening is happening tomorrow night, don’t miss your chance to explore postgraduate study at the University of Glasgow. 💙 📍 Wolfson Medical School Atrium 🕓 Tomorrow, 3 December, 4–6pm 🍕 Free pizza provided!

Half of the population in the WHO European Region lives with major oral diseases – yet this huge public health issue is often overlooked. Children are especially affected: • Nearly 40% of 1–9-year-olds have caries in deciduous teeth • Millions of school-aged children have caries in permanent teeth

🧡 We’re pleased to welcome Victim Support Scotland to the Byres Community Hub at the Clarice Pears Building. They provide free and confidential emotional and practical support to anyone affected by crime, no matter when it happened or if it’s been reported.

🧡 We’re pleased to welcome Victim Support Scotland to the Byres Community Hub at the Clarice Pears Building. They provide free and confidential emotional and practical support to anyone affected by crime, no matter when it happened or if it’s been reported.

📢 Delighted to share that Prof David Lewis will be delivering his SCS Inaugural Professorial Lecture on Wednesday 3rd of December at 4pm in the Robertson Lecture Theatre. 🎓 Join us for an inspiring talk from one of our leading researchers. #MVLS

Congrats to the team at the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory who led the Research for Everyone project which has been shortlisted for a UK Knowledge Exchange Award 👏 There is still time to cast your vote for UofG! Vote by 21 Nov ⬇️ @uofgmvls.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Antonia Ho from UofG’s Centre for Virus Research who has been awarded the prestigious Fleming Prize by the Microbiology Society. Her internationally recognised work on respiratory viral infections and emerging pathogens has shaped national and global responses,

🎁 MVLS is supporting the Sunny Govan Toy Appeal 🎁 We’re helping bring Christmas joy to local children, with new toy donations welcomed until 17 Dec. Last year over 400 gifts were donated, so let’s do it again. 📍 Drop-off points: • Wolfson Medical School Building • Mary Stewart Building (Garscube)

Discover our campus | SCENE 🌿 Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE) Located in the heart of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, SCENE is the University of Glasgow’s pioneering field research and teaching station. 🏞️

🎄 Christmas Event 🎄 We’re excited to welcome the festive season with a brand-new event taking place right here in the Clarice Pears Building, home to the School of Health & Wellbeing at MVLS. With loads of activities, this festive afternoon is one you won’t want to miss.

🎓 Postgraduate Open Evening! Thinking about postgraduate study? Come along to our MVLS Postgraduate Open Evening to find out more about studying at the University of Glasgow. 💙 👉 Find out more and register here: www.gla.ac.uk/study/worldc...

🦠🔬 A closer look at a microscopic parasite This striking image of Leishmania parasites was captured using a scanning electron microscope at our Cellular Analysis Facility. These slender, flagellated organisms are responsible for leishmaniasis, a disease transmitted by sand flies and studied

🌍 The University of Glasgow is heading stateside! From Monday 10th to Monday 17th November, Professor Neil Evans and Dr Lorenzo Viora will be visiting our Feepass partner institutions across New England and California. During their visit, they’ll be: 🎓 Presenting to Animal Science students

Get ready to explore the amazing diversity of the human body at our interactive public engagement evening 🧠💬 From anatomy demos to sexual health activities and body-positivity chats, this is your chance to learn, ask questions and celebrate how brilliant our bodies really are.

Want to make your voices heard? Join us for the launch event of MVLS Student Voice 📢 November 3 (2-3 pm) - Room 253 Yudowitz, Wolfson Medical School November 7 (12-1 pm) - Online All attendees get a £10 Love2Shop voucher! 🎟️ Sign up here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Interested in postgraduate study at UofG? Don’t miss our Postgraduate Online Event on Tuesday 4th of November. Chat to staff and students to discover what it’s like to study at our world-changing campus!

🧡 We’re pleased to welcome Victim Support Scotland to the Byres Community Hub at the Clarice Pears Building. They provide free and confidential emotional and practical support to anyone affected by crime, no matter when it happened or if it’s been reported.

#WorldPolioDay 💜 We’ll light the tower in purple tonight to raise awareness of polio eradication, supporting Rotary’s global fight to #EndPolioNow. The threat still exists, and vaccination remains key to stopping it. Learn more: www.endpolio.org

🎓🌍 A warm MVLS welcome to our new postgraduate taught students! We loved meeting everyone at our PGT Welcome Event, where new students picked up their MVLS hoodies and had the chance to chat with our Student Support Officer. In our video, you’ll hear students share where they’ve travelled from,

🧫🔬 Life at the microscopic level! This fascinating image of bacteria was captured using a scanning electron microscope at our Cellular Analysis Facility. The high-resolution detail reveals the intricate shapes and surface structures of these tiny organisms that play vital roles in ecosystems

Shaping the Future of Stem Cell Manufacturing 🌱 We were delighted to host the kick-off meeting for MAINSTREAM, the new EPSRC Research and Partnership Hub led by Professor Matthew Dalby at the University of Glasgow. Backed by £11 million EPSRC funding and £1.5 million in partner support, MAINSTREAM

A huge thank you to all our speakers who spoke at our Life Sciences Partnerships Day last week! If you missed out on any of the talks and are interested in finding out more or want access to the presentations, please get in touch with the MVLS partnerships team at [email protected]

Glasgow Science Festival will run in venues across the city from the 4th-14th June with the theme 'Cheers For 20 Years'. Proposals are open for researchers to submit ideas until the 12th Jan 2026. Find more info and apply on the #GlaSciFest website www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

Last week, the highly anticipated sell-out Life Sciences Partnerships Day, hosted by the MVLS Partnerships team, brought together a vibrant mix of academic researchers, industry leaders, funders, and external organisations for a full day of collaboration, knowledge exchange, and strategic

📢 Professor Donal Wall from the School of Infection and Immunity was one of just six experts, selected from over 300, invited to give oral evidence to the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology (SIT) Committee as part of its inquiry into the UK’s microbiome research landscape.

Thanks to all attendees yesterday at our Life Sciences Partnerships event 💙 What a great day it was! #MVLSPartnerships

Today is the day! We are looking forward to welcoming our partners, future partners and colleagues to the Life Sciences Partnerships Day today for a day full of networking, partnership opportunities and more. #MVLSPartnerships

🎙️ New Podcast Episode: Nicol Keith - Failure, Collaboration, and the Culture of Research Professor Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology, shares candid reflections from a decades-long career in cancer research. From the role of failure and self-doubt to the power of interdisciplinary

🎙️ New Podcast Episode: Nicol Keith - Failure, Collaboration, and the Culture of Research Professor Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology, shares candid reflections from a decades-long career in cancer research. From the role of failure and self-doubt to the power of interdisciplinary

One week to go before the Life Sciences Partnerships Day! We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our sold-out event next week. There will be talks from our academics, our Innovation and Impact team and from partners such as AstraZeneca.

A big #TeamUofG welcome to all #MVLS students starting or continuing their journey with us this week ♥️ Wishing you every success and a fantastic year ahead!

🌸🔬 Nature’s patterns revealed! This detailed image of pollen grains was captured using a scanning electron microscope at our Cellular Analysis Facility. Each grain shows unique textures and structures, tiny designs that play a huge role in plant reproduction and biodiversity.

Calling all adventure seekers! 🧗♀️🎓 Want to push yourself beyond the classroom and do good? Join UofG’s first-ever abseil down the iconic JMS building on Oct 2nd! Spaces are limited, secure your spot now! Open to all staff and students

🎉 Congratulations to our own Cassandra Sampaio Baptista, who has been awarded the prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award! "This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research

📺 We’ll be live on BBC Reporting Scotland tonight at 7pm. Tune in to hear first-hand experiences of living with a rare, incurable autoimmune condition, Generalised Myasthenia Gravis, and why this inspired a journey into medicine.

🔬 Spatial Biology Symposium 📅 Wednesday 8th October 📍 Robertson Trust Lecture Theatre, CRUK Scotland Institute, Garscube 🕑 2pm - 6pm Join the School of Cancer Sciences, CRUK-Scotland Institute and Lunaphore to celebrate the newly-installed COMET™ instruments in the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research

🎶🔬 Music in microscopic detail! This striking image of a vinyl record groove was captured using a scanning electron microscope at our Cellular Analysis Facility. Each ridge holds the physical imprint of soundwaves, translating vibrations into the rich analogue audio we love.

🍎 Tackling diet and health inequalities in Glasgow 🍎 Researchers, local government and food organisations are coming together to tackle poor diet and ill health in some of the most deprived areas in Glasgow. Led by Dr Ada Garcia at UofG, this £1m+ @ukri.org -funded project will: