Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has teamed up with Sport Aberdeen to develop a new ProActive Minds programme designed to promote mental and physical health in children and young people across…
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Glasgow Caledonian University’s (GCU) Secretary and a professor have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their outstanding contribution to higher education in Scotland and infection prevention and…
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Researchers have uncovered a faster and easier way to help GPs get treatment to hepatitis C patients across Scotland. Over the past 10 years, there have been significant advances in…
People with weakened bones (osteoporosis) shouldn’t be afraid to exercise regularly, says a consensus statement drawn up by an expert panel on how to maximise bone health, reduce risk of…
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Glasgow Caledonian University’s global reputation as a world-leading provider of health research with real-world impact has been driven home in the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) published today. A…
Health experts are calling for urgent action after a new study found that depression among gay and bisexual men in Scotland was 44% higher than men in the wider population…
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A debate will take place in the Scottish Parliament today (May 11) about alcohol problems in Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community, highlighted in a study carried out by experts at Glasgow Caledonian…
Read More Scottish Parliament debates GCU study on alcohol problems in LGBTQ+ community
Glasgow Caledonian University Professor in Ageing and Health Dawn Skelton has featured in the Daily Telegraph newspaper talking about the right and wrong way to exercise in later life. The…
Read More Daily Telegraph takes advice from GCU ageing expert
Glasgow Caledonian University’s award-winning Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses (SHBBV) research group has received a letter of commendation from Scotland’s Public Health Minister Maree Todd MSP for their world-leading…
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Hand hygiene is everyone’s responsibility – that’s the key message from Glasgow Caledonian University’s Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention (SHIP) research group on World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5). This year’s theme…