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Updates on the teaching of the Life Sciences undergraduate portfolio across the College of MVLS at the University of Glasgow. Official enquiries please contact lifesci-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk. #TeamUofG 💘 #LifeSci
🆕 | A new initiative to support students in Gaza has launched following a strong response from colleagues across @uofglifesci.bsky.social.
Led by @uofgsii.bsky.social professors Olwyn Byron and Adnan Al-Hindi, PRGS shares valuable practical teaching resources.
🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...
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📈 | @uofglifesci.bsky.social has ranked 71st in the world for our subject area in the @timeshighered.bsky.social World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
This year’s placement is a rise of six places on 2025 and 10 places on 2024.
🔗 View the rankings: www.timeshighereducation.com/world-univer...
A graphic with two shades of yellow dividing two sections. The first is the LearnSci competition logo and the announcement of the winners. The right side is the winners of the award: Dr Laura McCaughey and Dr Claire Donald, Dr Anna McGregor, Dr Denise Hough, and Dr Donald Reid (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine), and Dr Pam Scott (School of Molecular Biosciences)
🆕 | A cross-@uofglifesci.bsky.social team has been recognised with a @learnsci.com Teaching Innovation Award for pioneering use of Smart Worksheets.
The LearnSci judges praised the project, by colleagues from Sii, SBOHVM, and SMB, as exceptional!
🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...
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🎄 | Wishing all @uofglifesci.bsky.social staff and students, past and present, and colleagues across @uofgmvls.bsky.social and #UofG, a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year!
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🤞🏻 | With the winter exam diet beginning today, everyone at @uofglifesci.bsky.social wishes our students the very best of luck in your upcoming exams and assessments!
📅 Timetable: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/re...
🔖 Check out the Sway Exam Pack sent out last Thursday for tips and guidance.
MSci is a five-year programme within @uofgmvls.bsky.social, providing students a unique opportunity to spend a year on placement in an industrial or academic research environment between their third and final years.
🔗 Learn more: gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
🗣️ | "The opportunities are in-sane!"
We recently celebrated @uofglifesci.bsky.social MSci students at our annual Conference Day on 29 October.
Hear from prize-winning students Ash Tyagi and Megan Greer, and course convenor Professor Rob Nibbs as they share the benefits of our flagship programme.
We're almost at the end of the training week of the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Tropical Marine Biology field course in the beautiful Red Sea. More updates and pictures to follow. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofglifesci.bsky.social
MSci Poster Prize winners Ash Tyagi and Megan Greer stood on stage in the Graham Kerr Zoology museum, holding their certificates presented by MSci Convenor Professor Rob Nibbs, who is stood to their left and clapping.
Two individuals in discussion while stood in front of a poster stand in the Graham Kerr Zoology Museum. They are surrounded by animal specimens on display in glass cases.
Staff and students mingle and review poster stands in the Graham Kerr Zoology Museum. They are surrounded by animal specimens on display and under a blue Zoology banner.
Staff and students mingle and review poster stands in the Graham Kerr Zoology Museum. They are framed from a straight on angle showing the whole room, and under a prominent blue Zoology banner.
👥 | The annual @uofglifesci.bsky.social MSci Conference Day took place on Wed, 29 Oct 2025.
A huge congratulations to our Poster Prize winners: Ash Tyagi (@astra-zeneca.bsky.social) and Megan Greer (SIPBS).
The SoMB pair were selected from a fantastic field by Prof Rob Nibbs & Dr Leanne McKay.
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🏰 | Our @uofglifesci.bsky.social Undergraduate Open Day takes place this Saturday, 18 October 2025, with presentations and stands running across two locations.
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at @uofgmvls.bsky.social.
📋 Our Programme: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
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👋 | A big #TeamUofG welcome to all new and returning students joining us @uofglifesci.bsky.social this September.
Wishing you a brilliant start to your time at @uofglasgow.bsky.social.
Have a wonderful year! 💘
🗣️ DEGREE TALKS REPEAT SESSIONS
📍 Lecture Theatre 1, Boyd Orr Building
⏺️ 12.40pm | Infection Biology
⏺️ 1.20pm | Animal Biology
⏺️ 2pm | Molecular Biosciences
⏺️ 2.40pm | Human Biology
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👥 STANDS
📍 Wolfson Medical School (9am-3pm)
🗣️ DEGREE TALKS
📍 Lecture Theatre 1, Boyd Orr Building
⏺️ 10am | Infection Biology
⏺️ 10.40am | Animal Biology
⏺️ 11.20am | Molecular Biosciences
⏺️ 12 noon | Human Biology
📍 LT 438, James McCune Smith
⏺️ 1.15pm | Psychology
Three prospective students stood smiling and chatting outside the main gates in front of the famous UofG Sir Gilbert Scott Building. The building is surrounded by colourful signage advertising the open day and with the text 'welcome'.
🏰 | Our @uofglifesci.bsky.social Undergraduate Open Day takes place tomorrow, Wed, 3 September, with presentations and stands running across three locations.
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social.
🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/visi...
Programme 👇
Anatomy students stood together holding prize-winning certificates in an outdoor setting, on steps outside a UofG building, with academics Michelle Welsh (left) and Ourania Varsou (right) stood on either side.
Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Neuroscience students sat and stood together holding prize-winning certificates in an indoor setting, with wooden floor and panels behind.
Marine & Freshwater Biology and Zoology students stood together holding prize-winning certificates in an outdoor setting, on grass with a tree above and behind the group.
Microbiology students stood together holding prize-winning certificates in an indoor setting, in the stairwell of the SGDB with large windows behind.
🎓 | Everyone at @uofglifesci.bsky.social sends our warmest congratulations to the Class of 2025 on their recent graduation!
Students across our portfolio graduated at ceremonies between Friday, 4 July and Tuesday, 8 July 2025, and enjoyed special receptions beforehand.
#UofGGrad2025
Two student guides stood either side of the glass doors at the entrance to the University of Glasgow's Bower Building and welcoming potential students to a past open day.
🏰 | Our @uofglifesci.bsky.social Undergraduate Open Day takes place on Thursday, 19 June 2025, with presentations and stands running across two locations.
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at #UofG!
✍️ www.gla.ac.uk/explore/visi...
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www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
🎓 | Life After #UofG Careers Event
A careers event to help new @uofglasgow.bsky.social graduates figure out 'what's next'.
📅 3-5 June 2025
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www.glasgow.targetconnect.net/leap/events.html?filters=dynamicstringslc_eventtype%253alife+after+uofg&clearStoredSelections=true&service=Careers%20Service
👥 Led by Dr Michelle Welsh and supported by Dr Ourania Varsou, the pilot - three online workshops focused on themes of EDI grounded in anatomical sciences education - enabled students to explore cultural contexts and ethical considerations in anatomy teaching.
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Dr Ourania Varsou and Dr Michelle Welsh stood together in front of a pull-up banner with AdvanceHE in text and colourful and patterned designs across it.
🆕 | An exciting new Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) initiative was piloted this academic year between @uofglifesci.bsky.social Anatomy students and biomedical science students from the University of Hong Kong.
🔗 Full story: www.facebook.com/UofGLifeSci/...
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The prospective marine and freshwater biology society logo, including a stylised cartoon image of a turtle.
🐢 | Student Catherine Hughes is aiming to launch a Marine and Freshwater Biology Society (MFB) at @uofglasgow.bsky.social and wanted to gauge appetite for such a group.
ℹ️ Learn more: www.facebook.com/UofGLifeSci/...
✍️To register or ask a question, please email: mfbsoc_glasgow@outlook.com
💙 Visit the MyGlasgow Students Exam Support page for resources to help you revise, relax, and prepare for your exams: gla.ac/4iuy0RM
Check out @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social's Spring Exam De-Stress programme to help you take a break and manage stress: gla.ac/42QYequ
📰 For exam information, please refer to the Life Sciences information pack sent out last Tuesday via email.
This SWAY communication is full of lots of valuable information, advice, and resources that we believe will help in the upcoming diet.
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🤞 | Today, Monday, 28 April 2025, we enter the first week of the April-May examination diet.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our Life Sciences students the very best of luck!
#YouGotThis | #TeamUofG
🗓️ Timetable: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
Dr Laura McCaughey, hons student Emma Boles, and Dr Anna McGregor stood in front of the RSB logo on a pull-up stand at the RSB ceremony. The trio are each holding certificates of the 16 accredited degrees
🆕 | We are pleased to announce that the 16 MSci degrees across the @uofglifesci.bsky.social portfolio have been awarded Advanced Accreditation by @royalsocbio.bsky.social.
The achievement comes three years on from the accreditation of our 16 BSc degrees.
🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
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🐣 | Happy Easter!
As we head into the Easter weekend, we wish our staff and students a peaceful and joyful break.
Whether you're celebrating the season's deeper meaning or simply enjoying some well-earned rest, may this time bring renewal, hope, and time with loved ones. 🌸
🗳️ | Calling all @uofglifesci.bsky.social students!
Want to help shape the student journey and influence the @uofglasgow.bsky.social marketing campaigns?
SMAP are looking for representation across subjects and Colleges, including @uofgmvls.bsky.social.
🔗Find out more: www.gla.ac.uk/study/studen...
Presentations
📍 Boyd Orr Building
10am: Starting Biology
Dr Mary McVey
10.45am: Animal Biology
Professor Neil Metcalfe
11.30am: Molecular Bioscience
Professor Kevin O'Dell
12.15pm: Human Biology
Dr Graeme Sills
1pm: Infection Biology
Professor Olwyn Byron
🏰 | The @uofglasgow.bsky.social Offer Holders' Open Day takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 April, with @uofglifesci.bsky.social presentations and stands running across two locations.
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at UofG!
✍️ www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Programme 👇
Stands, advice from staff & students, careers advice
📍 Wolfson Medical Building Atrium
⏰9am – 3pm
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💡 | @uofglasgow.bsky.social Enterprise FemTech Hackathon
📆 14-16 March 2025
📍 ARC
👥 60 places open to staff, students, and researchers
Closing date for noting interest: 3 March 2025.
See poster or visit forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... for full details 👇
