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New Social Venture Sparks Howp for Kidney Patients wi Smairter Donor Match
A life-savin project has taen shape as University o Glesga’s first nae-for-profit social enterprise spinoot. KEPsoft Collaborative, born frae da wark o fower European research institutions, plans tae boost da odds for kidney patients tae find life-chyngin matches wi livin donors. Da venture sprang frae da jynt wark o University o Glesga, INESC TEC in…
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Scotland Takkin Decolonisation Bid tae UN
Scotland has taen a bauld stap by beginnin a campaign tae eyn its ties tae external rule. On 7 Mairch, a group representin mair nor 17,000 memmers o Liberation Scotland sent an Advance Notice o Petition tae da UN Special Committee on Decolonisation. Da petition, alang wi supportin papers, is noo on view at www.liberation.scot….
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New Microbial Transplant Technique Fechts Cotton Leaf Curl Disease
Scientists fae da University o Glesga an Forman Christian College University in Pakistan are testin an innovative microbial transplant method for tae protect cotton plants fae da devastatin Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD). Dis virus his lang vrocht havoc on cotton crops, pairticularly in Pakistan—a heich producer o fine cotton—causin yield losses o up tae…
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Scotland Supports Peace-biggers on International Wimen’s Day
As da nation merked International Wimen’s Day, da Scottish Government annoonced renewed fundin for da Wimen in Conflict 1325 Fellowship programme—a key initiative supportin wimen peace-biggers aroond da warld. A fresh £400,000 injection o funds will support da programme, dat is delivered by Scotland-based NGO Beeyond Borders in pairtnership wi da University o Edinburgh Laa…
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Scotland Urges Swift Checks as Early Bird Campaign Shifts Focus tae Heid an Craig Cancer
A new push for early checks is unnerwey aa ower Scotland. Da latest stage o the Scottish Government’s Be Da Early Bird campaign turns da spotlicht on heid an craig cancer signs. Aroon 1,300 new cases will be fund ilka year. It staunds as Scotland’s saxt maist common cancer, but ainly a third is catcht…
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Glesga Laanches £1.3m Unnerwatter Sensor Netwark tae Track Waarmin Oceans
Researchers at da University o Glesga will heid a new project worth £1.3m dat aims tae bigg a wab o unnerwatter sensors tae haud watch on wir waarmin seas. Da wark is pairt o ARIA’s Forecastin Tippin Pynts programme, dat offers a total o £81m ower five year tae grasp early signs o climate shifts….