COVID-19 has put the role of the district nurse at the forefront of community care, triggering a huge rise in the number of applicants to GCU’s renowned advancing practice programme.…
Read More COVID-19 spotlight on district nursing triggers surge in bids for future leaders programme
GCU’s Health and Life Sciences Dean Professor Andrea Nelson has been appointed as a Trustee for the UK Council of Deans of Health (CODH). The COHD has recently become a…
Read More Dean appointed as Trustee for the UK Council of Deans of Health
GCU’s addictions expert Dr Andrew McAuley joined Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee virtual roundtable on problem drug use. The Senior Research Fellow was invited to share his expertise on Scotland’s drugs…
Read More Addiction expert’s virtual return to Westminster for drugs crisis roundtable
GCU is joining Science on The Sofa – Glasgow Science Online Festival. Running from September 9 to November 9, the free Science on The Sofa digital programme will be full of…
Read More Sit back and explore science from the comfort of your sofa
The British Skin Foundation is marking having awarded funding to universities in Glasgow since 2004 to research skin conditions. The British Skin Foundation is a UK charity set up in…
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Professor Lesley Price is co-ordinating the Scottish arm of the UK-wide SIREN study, in partnership with Public Health Scotland, and working closely with National Research Scotland…
Read More GCU leads Scottish arm of major UK-wide Covid-19 immunity study
Younger adults and people with pre-existing health conditions are more likely to suffer anxiety, depression, PTSD and higher levels of worry as a result of the COVID-19 measures, new research…
Read More Younger people hit hardest by COVID-19 lockdown – new research reveals
Research carried out by world-renowned sexual health expert Professor Claudia Estcourt, US research student Sarah Nakasone and colleagues has found that much more needs to be done to ensure women…
Read More Sexual health research highlights new ways of engaging women of colour at risk of HIV
GCU’s Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention (SHIP) Research Group has led an important review which could lead to improvements in antimicrobial stewardship in livestock farmers and vets. Antibiotic misuse in…
Read More Research helps farmers and vets reduce antibiotic overuse
World-renowned expert on ageing Professor Dawn Skelton has vehemently defended rehabilitation services for older people in England after a UK government policy U-turn. The Professor of Ageing and Health at…
Read More Leading ageing expert defends COVID-19 rehabilitation for older people